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  ESMO WCGC 2013 Report – Hot topics in Colon Cancer

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Sep 2013

  by Pam Harrison – MSI status has clear prognostic value in stage II CRC Julien Taieb, MD, PhD, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France Microsatellite instability (MSI), a… read more.

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  ESMO WCGC 2013 – Video Interview with Prof. Lenz

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 11 Sep 2013

  We ask Professor Heinz-Josef Lenz, Professor of Medicine, Associate Director Clinical Research what he thinks is going to be the next big thing in colorectal cancer for the… read more.

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  90% of dementia undetected in China

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 11 Sep 2013

  World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – China – An international team of scientists has found that over 90% of dementia cases in China go undetected, with the… read more.

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  Diet counteracts genetic stroke risk

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 10 Sep 2013

  World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Spain – A gene variant strongly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes appears to interact with a Mediterranean diet… read more.

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  Handful of doctors attract bulk of patient complaints

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 9 Sep 2013

  World Health Matters – Australia – by Gary Finnegan – Half of all formal complaints made to health ombudsmen in Australia concern just 3% of the country’s doctors,… read more.

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  Could a blood test predict suicide risk?

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 6 Sep 2013

  World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – United States – A series of RNA biomarkers have been found which researchers say could help to identify people at risk… read more.

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  Green light for new medicines

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 5 Sep 2013

  EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has a new member: Ivana Mikacic has been nominated by Croatia which… read more.

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  Health professionals get stronger say

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 4 Sep 2013

  EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – A new Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP) has been created by the European Medicines Agency in an effort to secure greater input… read more.

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  Trial data row puts regulator on the spot

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 3 Sep 2013

  EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) must perform a delicate balancing act as it finds itself centre stage in the on-going debate about… read more.

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  Ketamine shows antidepressant effect in refractory depression

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 2 Sep 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that, in a double-blind trial involving clinically depressed patients who had not responded to at least three prior antidepressants, intravenous… read more.

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  Haloperidol does not reduce delirium in critically ill patients

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 30 Aug 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Treatment with the antipsycotic drug haloperidol does not reduce symptoms of delirium in critically ill patients, UK researchers report.

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  Chemotherapy-refractory large B-cell lymphomas reprogrammed to respond to Azacitidine

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 29 Aug 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report from a phase I clinical trial report that diffuse, large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) resistant to chemotherapy have been successfully reprogrammed… read more.