Category Archives: Medicine

University of Illinois College of Medicine celebrates graduates

ROCKFORD — The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford presented diplomas to the Class of 2012 this morning at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Molecules to Medicine: Public Health or Impaired Penises?

Viagra Today s news starkly juxtaposed this countries priorities. [More]Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Medicine cabinet cleanout encouraged

It's time to look in medicine cabinets, round up unused or expired prescription drugs and turn them in to authorities, no questions asked.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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China to promote traditional medicine overseas

China will build 10 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) trading centers worldwide by 2015 to develop TCM services in Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The State Council Information Office held a news conference yesterday to discuss advice given by 14 administrative departments on measures to develop the TCM industry. Building trading centers was one of the eight key tasks announced at the news conference. Continue reading →

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Hicks named occupational medicine chief

Reliant Medical Group announced that Dr. Thomas Hicks has been named chief of Occupational Medicine. Continue reading →

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Medicine disposal dropoff is Saturday

Expired, unused or unwanted medicine in possession of the public will be accepted by police in several South Jersey communities on Saturday. Dubbed Operation Take Back New Jersey, the service is free and anonymous police will take your prescription drugs with no questions asked. Last October, take-back sites in each of the 50 states netted more than 188 tons of drugs for safe disposal. Continue reading →

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NSW Chinese medicine practitioner jailed

A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner has been jailed for the 1994 sexual assault of a client who believed he was a doctor.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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METC instructors selected as Navy medicine's best

Navy Medicine's top instructors for 2011 are assigned to Fort Sam Houston's Tri-Service Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), Navy Medicine's education and training director announced March 28. Eleanor Valentin, who manages Navy Medicine's training and education commands and programs, … Continue reading →

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Quintiles Grants $10,000 in Scholarships to City of Medicine Academy Graduates

Quintiles will grant four scholarships to 2012 graduates from the City of Medicine Academy in Durham, North Carolina as the biopharmaceutical services company celebrates its 30-yeaSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Hyperbaric medicine seminar

Hyperbaric medicine – the use of oxygen at a level higher than atmospheric pressure to heal problem wounds – will be the focus of a free seminar Community Memorial Health System is holding on Saturday, April 14.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Penn Medicine Cancer Team's "Serial Killer" T Cell Leukemia Treatment Named Among Nation's Top Clinical Research …

WASHINGTON — Carl June, MD , director of Translational Research for the Abramson Cancer Center and a professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania , has been named among the top … Continue reading →

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Traditional Chinese medicine OK'd for EU market

A Chinese traditional medicine has been authorised for sale in a European market for the first time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced yesterday. Industry experts said the approval would lead …..Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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European Sports Medicine Expert Shares on Models of Injury Prevention

Newswise ATLANTA, Ga. Roald Bahr, MD, PhD, will be presenting Models of Injury Prevention at the 21st American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, April 21, 2012 Continue reading →

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Diploma in Mountain Medicine Offered in U.S. Through the Wilderness Medical Society

The Wilderness Medical Society is partnering with the University of Utah and University of Colorado to introduce the Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM). Continue reading →

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Anti-aging medicine, anyone?

22-Apr-12, 2:14 PM | Euan Paulo C. Aonuevo, InterAksyon.com LifeScience Center faciities OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES STORIES InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 MANILA, Philippines – Anti-aging need not be cosmetic. This is according to a boutique medical-cum-wellness center, which promises to change Filipinos’ views on health care. Continue reading →

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Penn Medicine Study Calls for Range of Diagnostic Spinal Fluid Tests to Help Clinicians Differentiate Concurrent …

NEW ORLEANS Teasing out the exact type or types of dementia someone suffers from is no easy task; neurodegenerative brain diseases share common pathology and often co-occur. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are continuing efforts to differentiate diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), as FTLD is often clinically difficult to distinguish from atypical presentations of AD. In a series of studies being presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Penn researchers demonstrated that, while tests created for AD are effectively diagnosing the condition when it’s clear cut, additional tests are needed to address the many cases with mixed pathology Continue reading →

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MX.com Offers New Slate Of Healthcare Solutions Developed By Johns Hopkins Medicine

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — MX.com today announced the addition of five new hospital solutions developed at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Continue reading →

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New major to combine medicine, humanities

The Institute for Comparative Literature and Society is offering a new major next year to cater to students interested in the intersection of science and the humanities. Continue reading →

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First Chinese Traditional Medicine To Enter EU Market

April 19, 2012 11:21 AM First Chinese Traditional Medicine To Enter EU Market BEIJING, April 19 (Bernama) — A Chinese traditional medicine has been authorised for sale in a European market for the first time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. Continue reading →

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Regenerative medicine's potential impact explored at UAB forum

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The UAB College of Arts and Sciences held its third interdisciplinary innovation forum Tuesday, focusing on regenerative medicine. This can mean ways to replace failing parts of the body, or using human cells in novel systems that could speed drug discovery Continue reading →

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