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  Japanese team creates cancer-specific killer T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 11 Feb 2013

  World Health Matters – Japan – by Eoghan McNeill – Researchers from the RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology in Japan report today that they have succeeded… read more.

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  Could obesity make Alzheimer’s worse?

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 11 Feb 2013

  World Health Matters – France – by Gary Finnegan – The detrimental effects of obesity are well-documented with public health specialists warning of a tidal wave of diabetes… read more.

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  ‘Second-hand smoke’ increases dementia risk

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 11 Feb 2013

  World Health Matters – China – by Gary Finnegan –  A study of nearly 6,000 people in five provinces in China has shown that people exposed to passive… read more.

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  ‘Fat tax’ could improve behaviour

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 11 Feb 2013

  World Health Matters – New Zealand – by Gary Finnegan –  Taxes on sugary drinks and foods high in saturated fats, along with subsidies for fruit and vegetables,… read more.

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  Drug companies facing higher fees

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 8 Feb 2013

  EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – Pharmaceutical companies will have to pay more to have their new medicines evaluated, if the European Medicines Agency is to balance its… read more.

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  Green light for new medicines

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 8 Feb 2013

  EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – Several new medicines have been approved by the EMA’s influential Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), including the first non-surgical… read more.

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  New guideline on cancer medicines

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 8 Feb 2013

  EMA Highlights by Eoghan McNeill – The EMA has published revised guidelines on the evaluation of anti-cancer medicines to take account of advances in research and new therapeutic… read more.

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  Psoriasis drug shows potential for crohn’s disease

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 7 Feb 2013

  Taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Ustekinumab, a drug used to treat psoriasis, appears to decrease the debilitating effects of… read more.

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  Psoriasis drug shows potential for crohn's disease

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 7 Feb 2013

  Taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Ustekinumab, a drug used to treat psoriasis, appears to decrease the debilitating effects of… read more.

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  Daily multivitamin use by men does not lower cardiovascular disease risk

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 7 Feb 2013

  Taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester – Daily multivitamin use by men does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,… read more.

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  Rituximab appears to benefit clinical problems tied to antiphospholipid antibodies

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 7 Feb 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – According to a study published online on Nov. 20, 2012 in Arthritis and Rheumatism, rituximab appears to benefit patients with antiphospholipid antibodies… read more.

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  Metformin treatment associated with improved survival in Ovarian Cancer

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 7 Feb 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Women with ovarian cancer and diabetes who took metformin for their diabetes have achieved a better survival rate than patients who did… read more.