Archive for June, 2008

Diet Tip: Whiten Your Teeth and Prevent Snacking

When it’s about 6 p.m. and I start making dinner, I sometimes find it tough to resist snacking. whether that sounds familiar thereupon here’s an odd, but effective trick to keep you from munching. Try wearing Crest Whitestrips while you cook. For the 30 minutes they’re in your mouth, you cannot eat …

Food Review: Bear bare Fit Granola

I’m a huge fan of yogurt and granola, and that new Bear bare Granola has the word “fit” in the name, so I was curious to try some.

I am guessing that granola is “fit” considering it’s low in fat. But how does it taste and compare to regular Bear bare Granola? To find out
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BioTime Begins First total Database of Human Stem Cell Differentiations

BioTime Inc of Emeryville, California, a daughter company of Embryome Sciences, has launched an online database that aims to document and map all the different cells that were lab created out of human embryonic stem cells.

From the announcement:

In a paper published today [June 27, 2008]…

World Health Organization Seeks Rapid MDR-TB Test

The BBC reports that the World Health Organization is working with partners to prepare a rapid pop quiz for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The commentary says it sometimes takes as lengthy as two months to properly diagnose a MDR-TB patient.

MDR-TB responds poorly to standard treatmen…

G-Wire: Visually Positioned Guidewire for Faster, Safer Procedures


Israel’s MediGuide and Japans’ Asahi Intecc have announced that the two companies are teaming up to develop a new surgical guide wire that can be visually monitored and controlled in real duration using MediGuide’s Medical Positioning System (gMPS), a technology previously reported by us a…

Praxis’ Patient Recruitment Campaign Saves 380 Days Off Enrollment For Women’s Health Study

Praxis, a company specializing in centralized patient recruitment for clinical research studies, recently provided patient recruitment services to a major pharmaceutical company for a study to pop quiz an investigational medication for a women’s health indication. The recruitment program saved by 13…

Nerve Cells Made from Stem Cells Successfully Transplanted

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, CA have for the first moment converted stem cells to nerve cells, and implanted them into mice. The transplantation and accommodation of these cells was successful, and the scientists did not get into the common problem…

Genome Synthesis Technique for Virus Vaccine Development


A group at Stony Brook University has modified the polio virus to create a weakened version, which, when injected, went on to effectively immunize lab mice. The team of molecular biologists and computer scientists used a novel algorithm to sort through potential recordings of the genome th…

Fit Minute: Don’t Belong to a Gym? No Worries

If your favorite excuse for not working out is that you don’t belong to a gym, I have figured out many ways to work around that problem. Check out that Fit Minute from ExerciseTV to see some of my solutions to your problem.

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Zinc Finger DNA-Binding Protein Technology Gives T-Cells Shield Against HIV


Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., based in Richmond, California, is reporting positive news showing that CD4 T-cells can be made HIV resistant with the help of the company’s proprietary zinc finger DNA-binding protein nucleases (ZFN), specially developed transcription factors.

From Sangamo:

Sang…

Orexo Report Abstral (Rapinyl) Approval In Europe

Orexo AB (OMX: ORX), the Swedish pharmaceutical company, announces that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of Rapinyl, for breakthrough cancer pain. ProStrakan Group plc, the universal …

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