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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
About 300 public health officials and researchers from around the world gathered on Wednesday for a two-day conference aimed at improving methods for collecting, analyzing and disseminating global health data, including information on HIV/AIDS, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which was ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
The American Pain Society (APS), http://www.ampainsoc.org/, has announced the recipients of its second annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing the nation's outstanding pain care centers. Six multidisciplinary pain programs were recognized. They are: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Richard Barrett Pain ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Data presented at this week's 28th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) suggest the potential of a significant impact of using biomarkers to reduce the need for biopsies and personalize transplant patient care. Non-invasive testing using gene-based blood or urine samples ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
The first American College of Nurse-Midwives Women's Health Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 24, 2008 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston in conjunction with the ACNM 53rd Annual Meeting & Exposition. The consumer-focused Expo will be an interactive women's health experience where attendees ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
What: 57th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) ConferenceWho: The CDC Disease Detectives will present findings from recent investigations, including these: -Adverse Events from Cough and Cold Medications in Children - United States, 2004-2007 -Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak Associated with an Interactive Splash Park - Idaho, 2007 -Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced the first 32 companies selected through a competitive screening process to present at the inaugural BIO National Venture Conference. A total of 50 presenting companies will be posted on the conference website on a rolling basis. To view the newly published list, ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
New research monitoring the effects of Islet cell transplantation resulted in near-normal metabolic control and decreased hypoglycemia. This research will be presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 17th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress, on Friday, May 16th, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando.During the ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Researchers and executives from Biomoda, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BMOD) (http://www.biomoda.com), a development stage medical diagnostics company, will present a paper entitled "New Non-Invasive Technology for the Early Detection of Cancer at the Cellular Level" at the 83rd Annual Multidisciplinary Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
New devices and research for mechanical circulatory support in pediatrics from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Pediatric Circulatory Support Program will be discussed at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 28th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. The meeting is ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) will hold its 56th Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM), Saturday, May 3, through Wednesday, May 7, at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. ACOG's ACM is one of the largest gatherings of obstetrician-gynecologists in the US. Thousands of physicians ...
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