News For: Vitro FertilizationAustralian clinic receives first license to clone embryos for stem cells An Australian in-vitro-fertilization firm has received its government's first license to clone human embryos to obtain embryonic stem cells, Reuters reports. If Sydney IVF is successful, it would be a world first. The company claims it has access to 7,200 human eggs. The chairman of the licensing committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council said the research would be monitored ... Pomona hospital has triplet boomlet POMONA - In the span of six weeks this summer, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center welcomed two sets of triplets into the world - as if to punctuate the hospital's baby-friendly status. ICMR rules to allow gays to become parents 12 Jul 2008, 0251 hrs IST, T S SREENIVASA RAGHAVAN,TNN CHENNAI: Homosexuality in India is still in legal limbo, but the Indian Council of Medical Research ICMR appears ready to champion the rights of gays and lesbians keen on becoming parents. The effective chemoradiotherapy method for pancreatic cancer In the present study, the retrospective analysis of chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer was performed, utilizing gemcitabine as a radiation sensitizer administered twice weekly at a dose of 40 mg/m2. The median survival was 15.0 months and the overall 1-year survival rate was 60%, while the median progression- free survival was 8 months. Patients developing liver metastases ... Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Sept. 18, 2008 Maternal diet can increase development and severity of asthma in offspring John Hollingsworth and colleagues, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, have generated evidence in mice that a maternal diet rich in methyl donors, of which one source is the prenatal supplement folate, increases the chance that the developing fetus will suffer from asthma after birth. ERBITUX(R) Now Available in Japan for Use in Treating Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer ImClone Systems Incorporated NASDAQ: IMCL, a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that ERBITUXR cetuximab has been commercially launched in Japan for use in treating patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer mCRC. The launch of ERBITUX in Japan is the result of a co-development and co-commercialization ... MicroRNA First Disclosed By Rosetta Genomics May Increase Efficacy Of Imatinib (Gleevec(R)(1)) In Glioblastoma A Collaborative Study by Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Scientists at Sheba Medical Center, With the aid of Rosetta Genomics, Demonstrated That Overexpression of miR-451 Inhibited Growth of Glioblastoma GBM Cells - Furthermore, Combining Imatinib GleevecR, a Agendia's MammaPrint(R) Included In 2008 Dutch Institute For Healthcare Improvement CBO Guidelines Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that its signature breast cancer tumor recurrence test, MammaPrintR, has been included in the updated 2008 guidelines of The Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO. DOR BioPharma Forms orBec�� European Medical Advisory Board DOR BioPharma, Inc. announced recently the formation of a European Medical Advisory Board MAB to provide medical/clinical strategic guidance to the Company as it relates to the ongoing development of orBec for the treatment of gastrointestinal Graft-versus-Host disease GI GVHD. New Breast Cancer Detector Allows Detailed 3D Imaging New research allows scientists to see breasts as they never have before, in order to ferret out cancer.... |

