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<title>Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Collaborators Present Positive Phase II Sarcoma Trial Results At CTOS Annual Meeting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) ("Oncolytics" or the "Company")  announced updated results from a Phase II study of intravenous REOLYSIN(R) in patients with sarcomas metastatic to the lung in a poster presentation at the 15th Annual Connective Tissue Oncology Society Meeting held in Miami Beach, Florida, from November 5th to 7th.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A key player in a cascade that likely begins with stress and leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage has been identified by researchers who say the finding may lead to better ways to control both.    Medical College of Georgia researchers have found endothelin, a powerful blood vessel constrictor and inflammatory peptide, increases the number of T cells in the kidneys, which helps recruit other immune cells, causing inflammation and destruction.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The growing threat of the H1N1 pandemic and West Nile virus -- as well as other emerging zoonotic, food, or waterborne diseases and environmental changes -- has prompted experts to look for solutions to the increasingly integrated problems among animal, human, and environmental health. In turn, the nonprofit One Health Commission was created to develop a strategy for improved collaboration across human, animal, and ecosystem health sciences.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Premier international conference highlights breakthroughs in breast cancer research    What:    Now in its 32nd year, the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium remains the top venue for research and discovery in breast cancer. This year's conference will bring together delegates from all over the world. Among the expected highlights:     Five-year results of the groundbreaking Herceptin trial.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Symbiotic bacteria, which thrive on all plants and animals, are a key yet poorly understood facet of our natural world. Living in symbiosis with their hosts, these bacteria perform a variety of useful functions, such as processing or "fixing" gaseous nitrogen into forms usable by plants, and helping break down fibrous foods in the digestive tract of animals.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[With the current outbreak of influenza-like illnesses, many people are trying to boost their immune systems with supplements. Ginseng is often a key ingredient, but its therapeutic use may extend far beyond that. Researchers are now investigating whether ginseng can help relieve health problems ranging from diabetes to depression to erectile dysfunction.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Statins may provide potentially life-saving benefits for patients with cardiovascular disease by helping reduce the incidence of blood clots.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Radiation oncologists at Rush University Medical Center are intent on finding ways to avoid damage to the critically important hippocampus and limbic circuit of the brain when cranial radiation is required to treat existing or potential metastatic cancers.    The goal is to spare these areas, which are responsible for short-term memory, as well as emotions, motivation, and a range of executive functions, such as planning and decision-making.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Responders to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks, who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 9/11 disaster, suffer from asthma at a rate more than twice that of the general US population, according to new research presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[On November 13, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the New York Academy of Sciences will host a symposium to address the complex issues surrounding water and health. Cited as one of the "grand challenges facing the 21st century" by President Barack Obama, water remains a priority among many public health professionals and is the focus of Water and Health: Global Issues and Our Shared Responsibilities.]]></description>
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<title>Science In Action: Saving The Lives Of Africa&#x27;s Mothers, Newborns, And Children</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Science In Action: Saving The Lives Of Africa's Mothers, Newborns, And Children is being released on Nov. 9 at the fifth annual conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI) in Accra, Ghana.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[IVCC will showcase its new Malaria Decision Support System (MDSS) at the 5th Pan-African Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) conference in Nairobi, Kenya, 1-6 November 2009. A symposium a symposium to disseminate the latest advances in monitoring and evaluation of vector control programmes will also be held.]]></description>
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<title>Treating Breast Cancer With Adapted Space-Industry Technology</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.  The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[		The 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Conference "kicked off in Nairobi late Sunday with a call for substantial and sustained support for research to guide evidence-based policies and the development of new malaria tools, which together could save countless lives," Xinhua reports (11/2).]]></description>
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<title>Ocera Therapeutics Presents Clinical Data Demonstrating AST-120 Relieves Pruritus In Patients With Liver Cirrhosis At The 60th Annual AASLD Meeting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. announced that AST-120 (spherical carbon adsorbent) was shown to reduce the severity of pruritus (itching) in patients with chronic liver disease. The data were presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in a presentation titled, "Oral AST-120 (Spherical Carbon Adsorbent) Improves Pruritus and Lowers Serum Bile Acids in Patients with Cirrhosis of Various Etiologies.]]></description>
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<title>Advancing Medicine From The Frontlines To The Homefront</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, more servicemen and women are experiencing physical and emotional wounds. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) and the Tug McGraw Foundation (TMF) know that increased civilian/military partnerships can accelerate the pace of scientific advancements that will improve the identification and treatment of these wounds.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Even if the outcome of the December climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark, are positive, scientific forecasts suggest that temperature rises in the next few decades are unavoidable. Human societies and economies are vulnerable to the associated negative impacts, particularly in South America, Africa and Asia.    This week (4-6 November), an international group of experts meet in Brazil to discuss how global change will affect nations, with a focus on developing countries.]]></description>
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<title>StemEx(R) Noted As A Reliable Investigational Product Of An Expanded Population Of Stem Cells At Umbilical Cord Blood Symposium In Israel</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At a symposium today in Herzliya entitled Umbilical Cord Blood: An Alternative for Bone Marrow Transplantation in Adults, bone marrow transplantation experts Professor Patrick Stiff and Professor Guillermo Sanz addressed participants on the current challenges presented by bone marrow transplantation and the importance of investigating cord blood as an alternative source for treating patients with leukemia and lymphoma.]]></description>
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<title>Women And Cardiovascular Health Conference To Highlight Need For Gender Specific Research</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The 'Red Alert for Women's Hearts' conference, taking place on 5 November 2009, at the European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis, France, will address the subject of Women and CVD. The conference is jointly organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Heart Network (EHN), as part of Work Package 6 of the EuroHeart project (1).    Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death for women worldwide, killing more than 8.]]></description>
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<title>Bayer HealthCare Presents Florbetaben Phase II Study Results At World Congress Of Neurology</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bayer HealthCare presented results from a global Phase II study of florbetaben, its imaging agent in development for the detection of cerebral beta-Amyloid plaques, at the 19th World Congress of Neurology (WCN).    The purpose of the Phase II study was to investigate the efficacy of florbetaben in differentiating between patients with a clinical diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease and Healthy Volunteers (HVs).]]></description>
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<title>Travel May Be Hazardous To Dialysis Patients</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you're sick, traveling to a foreign land may boost your spirits, but jeopardize your health, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA. The findings indicate that dialysis patients who travel on vacation risk infections, anemia, and other complications that can compromise their dialysis treatments.]]></description>
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<title>AAPS And CRS Co-Sponsored Workshop To Take Place In Conjunction With The 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting And Exposition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[WHO: The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is a professional, scientific society of approximately 12,000 members employed in industry, academia, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to public health.]]></description>
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<title>Quantitative Model-Based Drug Development At The AAPS Workshop</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Educational event to take place prior to 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition    WHO: The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is a professional, scientific society of approximately 12,000 members employed in industry, academia, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to public health.]]></description>
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<title>Major Cancer Meeting Highlights Practice-Changing Cancer Studies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[4 news briefings with live webcast previewing studies    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will host four news briefings with accompanying live webcasts on the top cancer research papers from its 51st Annual Meeting.    News briefing 1    When: Monday, November 2, at 8:00 a.m. (Central); 9:00 a.m. (Eastern)    What: News briefing with live webcast from ASTRO's 51st Annual Meeting.]]></description>
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