Indonesia denies human to human spread of bird flu
The Indonesian government has been forced to speak out about the continued spread of bird flu in the vast archipelago following the release of an analysis which suggests the deadly virus had been spread by person to person contact.
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Study Points To Relief From Seasonal Allergies
The results of a new Creighton University study may soon spell relief for some of the estimated 40 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) caused by pollens such as grass and ragweed. According to Creighton (Cray-ton) researchers, noninhaled, intranasal carbon dioxide (CO2) may offer a
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Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury Enhanced By Brain Compensatory Mechanisms
A research team led by Tadashi Isa, a professor at the Japanese National Institute for Physiological Sciences, NIPS (SEIRIKEN), and Dr. Yukio Nishimura (University of Washington, Seattle), have found that brain compensatory mechanisms contribute to recovery from spinal cord injury. This study was conducted in collaboration with Hamamatsu
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Diamyd Medical: Diamyd Receives FDA Approval To Initiate Clinical Study In Chronic Pain
Diamyd Medical (NASDAQ:DMYDY)(STO:DIAMB) announced that it has received approval from the U.S. FDA to initiate a Phase I study in chronic pain using NP2, the company’s first drug candidate in its Nerve Targeting Drug Delivery System (NTDDS) gene therapy platform. NP2, developed by the company’s U.S.
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New Neuropathic Pain Guidelines For Primary Care Will Benefit Patients With Debilitating Neuropathic Pain Such As Post-Herpetic Neuralgia, UK
New primary care guidelines on diagnosing and managing neuropathic pain published in Guidelines - summarising clinical guidelines for primary care will benefit sufferers of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), the debilitating neuropathic pain that follows a shingles infection as well as other causes of neuropathic pain. More: continued here
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RNs Call On Service Employees Union (SEIU) President Stern To Renounce Violence Following Brutal Attack On Labor Event
In the wake of a brutal attack on a labor conference in Michigan Saturday night by staff of the Service Employees International Union, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Monday called on SEIU President Andrew Stern to “renounce the use of violence, and stop targeting women,
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Task Force Presents Evidence Based Recommendations On Neck Pain
A long-awaited report by a special international Task Force underscores the need for a systematic, evidence-based approach to the common, costly, and underestimated problem of neck pain. The report will appear in print as a supplement to the Feb. More: continued here
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Javelin Pharmaceuticals Dyloject(R) Added To Hospital Formulary In UK
Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:JAV) announced late yesterday at its New York analyst and investor day that the UK approval of Dyloject (its proprietary injectable formulation of diclofenac sodium) heralds its emergence as a commercial entity. Previously a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development of pain products, it
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Xyzal: A New Option for Allergy Sufferers
The latest in allergy medications, Xyzal (levocetirizine dihydrochloride) is now available by prescription in the United States. The drug is the first new oral antihistamine approved in several years, and could provide improved relief to millions of the country’s allergy sufferers.

According to the Asthma
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Holiday Health Check
The sweet scent brings back a flurry of childhood memories the minute mom opens the door. She bakes gingerbread cookies just once a year and it’s the smell that says “Home for the holidays.” Physicians with University of California, San Diego Medical Center and School of Medicine say
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