Archive for the 'General Biology' Category



CMS Strengthens Efforts To Fight Medicare Waste, Fraud And Abuse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is requiring certain durable medical equipment suppliers to post a surety bond. In addition, CMS is announcing that it has revoked the billing privileges of more than 1,100 medical equipment suppliers in south Florida and southern California and suspending payments to home health agencies in [...]

New Year’s Resolutions Could Be Bad For Your Mental Health

“New year, new you” is a popular phrase, but in the dawn of 2009, leading mental health charity Mind is urging people not to feel obliged to make New Year’s resolutions as they can be bad for your mental health.

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Key To Future Medical Breakthroughs Is Systems Biology, Say Leading European Scientists

Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson’s could be achieved by harnessing a powerful scientific approach called systems biology, according to leading scientists from across Europe.

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Viagra’s Other Talents: To Help A ‘Signaling’ Protein Shield The Heart From High Blood Pressure Damage

Johns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil amplifies the effects of a heart-protective protein.

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21st Century Challenge Of Ovarian Cancer In The Elderly, A Personal Perspective - Cancernetwork.com

The incidence of ovarian cancer is highest in women over 70 years old, and the disease is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancies in the United States and Europe. Nevertheless, improving the quality of medical care for elderly women with ovarian cancer continues to be a challenge. This paper presents the major issues [...]