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Thursday, 02 May 2013

New skin graft heals chronic leg ulcers (Tissue Regenix Group plc)

(Source: Tissue Regenix Group plc) NHS Blood and Transplant and Tissue Regenix collaborate to develop new treatment dCELL® Human Dermis available from NHSBT Tissue Services from Summer 2013 More than half of patients involved in the first trial of a new treatment for chronic leg ulcers have had their wounds completely healed. This trial of a new clinical product, produced by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) Tissue Services, used a novel graft prepared using Tissue Regenix' dCELL®...

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Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: Support to ADF Personnel Friday, May 3, 2013 (Australian Government) noodls

(Source: Australian Government) Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon today outlined how the 2013 Defence White Paper continues the Government's commitment to ensuring that ADF...

FDA rule on morning-after pill draws strong reaction The Miami Herald

By this summer, a 15-year-old girl will be able to walk into a drugstore, scan the shelves and purchase the morning-after pill without a prescription, a controversial national decision at the intersection of women’s reproductive rights, parenting, sciences and the role and reach of...

Okla. trying to find juvenile patients of dentist my SA

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's Office of Juvenile Affairs said Thursday it is working to track down at least 191 patients who while locked up at a state juvenile facility were treated by a Tulsa oral surgeon now being investigated for unsanitary conditions at his clinics. The agency collected...

Air Pollution Linked to Artery Hardening, Increased Stroke Risk Voa News

U.S. researchers say urban dwellers exposed to the highest levels of fine particulate air pollution had faster hardening of the arteries, putting them at increased risk of stroke, compared to people in less polluted sections of the same city. The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that...

State health officials won't expand Bethpage cancer study Newsday

Galleries Web links The state Department of Health has rejected a request from Nassau County to expand a study the agency conducted in a Bethpage neighborhood looking at cancer rates and exposures to toxins. County Executive Edward Mangano is pressing the matter and drafting a request for...

Brewer signs bill on foster kids' immunizations San Francisco Chronicle

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill allowing Arizonans to become foster parents even if their own...

Study: Brain cells track where we are and how we move (University of California) noodls

(Source: University of California) Study: Brain cells track where we are and how we move Date: 2013-05-02 Contact: Mark Wheeler Phone: 310-794-2265 Email: mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu Leaving the house in the morning may seem simple, but with every move we make, our brains are working feverishly...

NC, Prevent Toxic "Garbage Juice" Spills The Petition Site

We need your help to stop an effort that will allow toxic "garbage juice" to leak across our neighborhoods. Senate Bill 328 (S328), if passed, would...

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