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WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV

Last Updated: 4:13 PM 07/01/09 - The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine. (Full Story)
Obama takes health care pitch to Virginia

Last Updated: 4:13 PM 07/01/09 - President Barack Obama is taking his pitch for health care revisions to Virginia, holding a town hall forum and fielding questions via the Internet. (Full Story)
FDA panel to vote on painkiller restrictions to reduce overdoses

Last Updated: 8:45 AM 06/30/09 - Government experts are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether Nyquil and other combination cold medications should be pulled from the market to help curb deadly overdoses. (Full Story)
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Ivanhoe Medical Breakthroughs
  • New Predictors of IVF success
    In-vitro fertilization treatments (IVF) yield unpredictable results; the national success rate is between 30 and 40 percent for women under 38 years. New research may identify genetic predictors for the potential outcome for IVF patients.
  • Gene Therapy for Brain Cancer
    Researchers have identified a protein released by dying brain tumor cells that provides an effective way to gauge the effectiveness of a novel gene therapy treatment for brain cancer. The finding paves the way for a Phase 1 clinical trial expected to begin in late 2009.
  • Heart Disease Markers Linked to Sleep in Women
    Women who get less sleep are more likely to have higher levels of biomarkers linked to heart disease.
  • Questionable Biomarkers for Heart Risk
    Doctors know risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking put people at increased risk for heart attacks and strokes.
  • Study: Rotator Cuff Treatment Provides Immediate Tendonitis Relief
    A minimally invasive procedure to treat shoulder pain caused by tendonitis in the rotator cuff provides immediate and lasting relief, according to a new study.
  • Medicine's Not-So-Silent Killer: Human Guinea Pigs
    There are 40,000 clinical trials going on in the United States right now, and 20 million Americans are recruited into clinical trails annually by universities, medical centers and drug companies.
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