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Rhinovirus and the initiation of asthma.
Page: 73DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32831f8f1bAuthors: Gern, James E (Source: Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

To avoid another Depression, don't build barriers COLUMN >> - The Free Lance-Star

To avoid another Depression, don't build barriers COLUMN >>
The Free Lance-Star, VA - 10 hours ago
Asked what will keep our current miseries from turning into a 21st-century Great Depression, she said isolationism after the 1929 stock market crash was a ...

Gov. Gardner made major changes to North Carolina during Depression - Triangle Business Journal

Gov. Gardner made major changes to North Carolina during Depression
Triangle Business Journal, NC - 7 hours ago
As governor of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933, O. Max Gardner was dealt the hand of confronting the effects of the Great Depression. ...

U.S. was 'close' to collapse: Paulson - Calgary Herald

Mucosal immunology: Homing in on the friendliest of bacteria
Nature Reviews Immunology 9, 818 (2009). doi:10.1038/nri2679 Author: Katrina Ray The human gut is home to trillions of commensal microorganisms, and we are beginning to understand how these microorganisms interact with, and influence, the host immune system. New research published in Immunity and Cell now reveals that a specific commensal

Psychology Department hosts Neuroscience Colloquium tomorrow - UST Bulletin Today

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Psychology Department hosts Neuroscience Colloquium tomorrow
UST Bulletin Today, MN
His talk, "The Signature of Schizophrenia: a Problem With Prefrontal Cortex and How to Fix It," will be given from noon to 1 pm Tuesday, April 21, in the John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts lecture

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100 Worst Cities for Fall Allergies
McAllen, Texas, is the worst city in the U.S. this year for fall allergies, according to the new list of "fall allergy capitals" selected by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. (Source: WebMD Health)

Longitudinally extensive myelopathy in Caucasians: a West Australian study of 26 cases from the Perth Demyelinating Diseases Database
Conclusion LEM occurred as part of CMS or NMO or in isolation. Patients with LEM had highly heterogeneous clinical characteristics and a low rate of AQP4-IgG seropositivity. (Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry)

Effect of inhaled budesonide on surfactant protein expression in asthmatic mice

OXiGENE signs definitive agreement to sell Common Stock
OXiGENE, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics to treat cancer and eye diseases, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with certain institutional investors to sell 6,578,945 shares of its Common Stock and separate series of warrants to purchase Common Stock in a

PSA test is still the best option for diagnosing prostate cancer
When it comes to the documented 40 percent effectiveness of PSA testing in preventing death from prostate cancer, neither the American Cancer Society nor the discoverer of the PSA protein, Richard Ablin, are telling the public the complete story.

Researchers identify novel cellular mechanism that may aid in developing new strategies for cancer treatment
A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has discovered a previously unknown cellular "switch" that may provide researchers with a new means of triggering programmed cell death, findings with implications for treating cancer.

Survey: Employers plan to shift more health costs to workers
The Washington Post: "Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey to be released Thursday. ... Meanwhile, employees at many companies can expect significantly higher premiums, deductibles and co-payments, according to the annual survey by

Study explores incidence of eating disorders among type 1 diabetic patients
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said.

FDA warns healthcare professionals about bogus surgical mesh products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned health care providers and consumers about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C. R. Bard/Davol brand name. Surgical mesh products are used to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists.

AIDS 2010 to highlight epidemic in Eastern Europe, Central Asia regions
AIDS 2010, the International AIDS Conference to be held July 18-23 in Vienna, Austria, will "highlight the situation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, regions experiencing fast growing [HIV/AIDS] epidemics largely through unsafe injecting drug use," conference organizers announced Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports.

Intel, Mayo Clinic and GE launch new initiative to study care and benefits of home-based telemedicine
Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. was pleased on learning the news that Intel, The Mayo Clinic and GE Healthcare have launched a new initiative to study the care and cost benefits of home-based telemedicine for elderly patients with chronic illnesses.

Age-related macular degeneration affects central vision in older Americans
Indianapolis resident Harry Traugott was an active retiree, participating in community events, driving and even teaching English as a second language at two community centers.

He’d been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the disease had not caused significant vision loss. It wasn’t until he had

NHS to improve response to violence against women and children
The role of the NHS in responding to violence against women and children is the subject of a new report by an independent taskforce of experts including Gene Feder, Professor of Primary Health Care at the University of Bristol.