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New Research Identifies Infection and Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Across the U.S.

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In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have created the first U.S. map that pinpoints hotspots for infection and severe sepsis related-deaths – with notable clusters [...]

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‘Rise to the Challenge’ Prompts Students to Energize Their Best Business Ideas

It’s true in life, and in business: Every person’s ideas have value, every contribution can be a positive...

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Small Molecule Unlocks Key Prostate Cancer Survival Tactic

The most recent in a series of studies from a team at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has shown that a single...

April 9, 2013, 10:29 pm 0
Addressing Hunger Essential to Improving Health, Video

We learn from an early age that “you are what you eat” and consuming fruits and vegetables is important. What...

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Increased Rates of Hospitalization Linked to Elder Abuse

Older adults who are subject to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation face a greater risk of being hospitalized than other seniors, according to the results of a study published in the April 8 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. “Elder abuse is independently associated with increased mortality risk, especially for cardiovascular related [...]

Novel Inhibitor to Overcome Drug Resistance Induced by RAF, MEK Inhibitors

A new class of investigational medicines may help to treat patients with cancers driven by mutations in genes such as BRAF or KRAS/NRAS, including those patients who have become resistant to therapies that target BRAF directly, according to preclinical data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, held in Washington, [...]

Targeted Toxin Active in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancers

A new antibody-guided drug has shown promising activity in a phase I trial involving ovarian cancer patients with platinum drug-resistant disease, researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will report today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. The findings (abstract LB-290) will be discussed at a press [...]