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Proof in humans of RNA interference using targeted nanoparticles

A team of researchers and clinicians has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticle -- used as an experimental therapeutic and injected directly into a patient's bloodstream -- can traffic into tumors, deliver double-stranded small interfering RNAs, and turn off an important cancer gene ... (original story)

Researchers discover two new ways to kill TB bacteria; Findings could help tame extremely drug-resistant strains

Researchers have found two novel ways of killing the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, a disease responsible for an estimated two million deaths each year. (original story)

Direct injection of gold nanoparticles into tumors opens door to new treatment for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer -- known as the most fatal cancer with no known effective treatment -- requires a radical new therapy. A promising approach may come in the form of tiny gold nanoparticles -- loaded with a therapeutic agent to kill cancer -- in a novel procedure called "nanoembolization," said rese... (original story)

The Royal Society No 1: Susan Greenfield is professor of pharmacology at the University of Oxford

They have mapped the infinity of space, developed spray-on skin for burns victims, pioneered cancer-beating therapies, created cutting-edge computer chips, discovered the first radio pulsars, and won Nobel prizes. (original story)

Macrophage LRP-1 Controls Plaque Cellularity by Regulating...

From Atherosclerosis Research Unit , Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology , and Department of Pharmacology , Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn. (original story)

Variability as well as high blood pressure holds high risk of stroke

Three new articles show that it is variability in patients' blood pressure that predicts the risk of a stroke most powerfully and not a high average or usual blood pressure level. (original story)

URGENT FAX DOCUMENT AND PHONE LIST - STOP THE MOTHERS ACT AND HEALTH CARE BILL

Download and print this PDF. Fax the first two or five pages (your choice) to the numbers at the end (original story)

Colon Cancer Drugs Linked to Survival, Considerable Expense

New chemotherapy drugs for metastatic colon cancer are associated with longer survival, but at steep costs that Medicare may have difficulty covering in the future, according to research published online March 16 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. (original story)

FDA Says High-Dose Simvastatin Ups Myopathy Risk

On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified patients and health care professionals about the potential increased risk of myopathy related to simvastatin (Zocor) 80 mg. (original story)

Antiseptic Baths Reduce Infection in Critically Ill

Bathing critically ill patients daily with cloths containing chlorhexidine reduces bacterial infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, as well as catheter-related infections and MRSA ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study in the March issue of the Arch... (original story)





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