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• I Heard It Through the Diet Grapevine
  ...While popular diets and fasts come and go, master cleanse remains a perennial favorite....
  New York Times - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:44 EST
  
• I Want My Baby TV!
  ...New DirectTV 24-Hour Channel Targets Babies...
  ABC News - Thu, 11 May 2006 12:13 EST
  
• I''d Shake Your Hand, But ...
  ...Title: I''d Shake Your Hand, But ...Category: Health NewsCreated: 9/22/2005 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/22/2005 1:59:20 AM...
  MedicineNet - Thu, 22 Sep 2005 06:00 EST
  
• I-SaveRx to Expand to Australia
  ...Illinois'' Drug-Import Program, I-SaveRx, to Expand to Australia and New Zealand...
  ABC News - Mon, 18 Jul 2005 05:28 EST
  
• I.V. iron rapidly treats anemia of pregnancy
  ... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women with anemia of pregnancy related to iron deficiency and requiring treatment, intravenously administered iron increases hemoglobin faster and more effectively than iron pills, according to results of a Turkish study....
  Reuters - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 05:21 EST
  
• IADR Behavioral Science Award Presented To Dorthe Holst
  ...Dr. Dorthe Holst, of the University of Oslo, Norway, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Award, presented by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).Dr. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:00 EST
  
• IADR And GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Announce Winners Of 2006 Innovation In Oral Care Awards
  ...The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare announced the 2006 winners of the annual IADR/GSK Innovation in Oral Care Awards. The three winners were recognized during the 84th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in Brisbane, Australia, June 28 - July 1, 2006. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 02 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
  
• IADR Presents Major Award To Feine
  ...At the Opening Ceremonies of the 84th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the 2006 Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award was presented to Dr. Jocelyne Feine of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Dr. Feine's research centers on providing a scientific basis for the selection of therapies for chronic orofacial conditions. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:00 EST
  
• IADR Reinstates Isaac Schour Memorial Award
  ...The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announces the reinstatement of the IADR Isaac Schour Memorial Award. The award, which was discontinued in 1981 due to a lack of financial support, will now be fully funded through a generous donation from Dr. Bernard G. Sarnat, a former graduate student of Schour, and Rhoda G. Sarnat, through the Sarnat Family Foundation. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:00 EST
  
• IAME, SCCT And ACCF Join Forces To Present Symposium On New Cardiovascular Technology In New York City
  ...The Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME), in joint sponsorship with the Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) and co-sponsorship with the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), is presenting the first "Cardiovascular CT in New York" symposium December 6-7. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• IAMP Expresses Support For Disease Control Priorities Project
  ...The InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP), a global network of medical academies and medical divisions of academies of science and engineering, has officially endorsed the goals of the Disease Control Priorities Project (DCPP). The endorsement took place at the conclusion of IAMP's General Assembly in Beijing, China... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:00 EST
  
• IAS "Committed To Improving" AIDS Conferences, Opinion Piece Says
  ...Although the International AIDS Society "commends" Lancet editor Richard Horton for his "provocative" opinion piece regarding the XVI International AIDS Conference, which was held in Toronto in August, some of his statements "merit a response from the IAS as lead organizer of these meetings," IAS P [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:00 EST
  
• IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis,Treatment To Take Place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  ...Organizers of the third biannual... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:00 EST
  
• IAVI President Berkley To Advocate For Doubling HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research Funding At World Economic Forum
  ...International AIDS Vaccine Initiative President Seth Berkley ahead of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2006 this week in Davos, Switzerland, said he plans to advocate for a doubling of commitments from policymakers and other participants at the forum for HIV/AIDS vaccine research to at least $1... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
  
• IAVI Report Examines Initiative's History, AIDS Vaccine Timeline
  ..."Imagining a World Without AIDS," International AIDS Vaccine Initiative: The report examines IAVI's history and includes a timeline of milestones in IAVI and AIDS vaccine research. It also reviews various initiatives in the global effort to develop an AIDS vaccine (IAVI, "Imagining a World Without AIDS," December 2006). "Reprinted with permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• IAVI To Appoint Two Drug Industry Executives To Top Posts
  ...The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative on Wednesday said it plans to appoint two pharmaceutical industry executives to top scientific and management jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. As of June 1, Stephen Udem, vice president of exploratory vaccine discovery research at Wyeth Vaccines Research, a unit of Wyeth, will serve as IAVI's senior vice president of vaccine development. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 May 2006 09:00 EST
  
• IAVI To Propose New Scientific And Policy Initiatives To Advance The Search For An AIDS Vaccine At The XVI International AIDS Conference (15th Aug 06)
  ...With 40 million infections worldwide and 14,000 new infections occurring each day, the AIDS pandemic continues to grow, despite advances in prevention and treatment. A preventive vaccine is the best long-term solution to the pandemic. But much still remains to be done to discover and make a vaccine accessible globally. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:00 EST
  
• IAVI Welcomes New Canadian Collaborative Initiative To Complement And Enhance Ongoing AIDS Vaccine Efforts
  ...The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) issued this statement today following an announcement made by the Canadian government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to pledge up to CAD$139 million for the creation of a Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• IBD Interviews Patent Lawyer on AIDS Drug Price Dispute Between Brazil, Abbott Laboratories
  ...Investor''s Business Daily on Monday included an interview with patent attorney Ed Remus about the ongoing negotiations between Brazil and... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
  
• IBD Linked to Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
  ...People with inflammatory bowel disease have a higher than normal risk for developing multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders, new studies show....
  WebMD - Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:00 EST
  
• IBM Developing Project To Test Electronic Medical Records Sharing
  ...IBM officials on Monday said that the company is developing a test system to help identify the best standards for sharing electronic medical information among health care providers, insurance companies and patients, the... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Apr 2005 04:00 EST
  
• IBM links with Swiss team to build model of brain
  ... LONDON (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp (IBM) is linking with a team of Swiss scientists to create the world''s first accurate, computer-based model of the brain, the U.S. company said on Monday...
  Reuters - Mon, 06 Jun 2005 02:36 EST
  
• IBM to build first computer model of brain
  ...International Business Machines Corp is linking with a team of Swiss scientists to create the world’s first accurate, computer-based model of the brain, the U.S. company said....
  MSNBC - Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:25 EST
  
• IBM to Test Health Care Data Sharing
  ...IBM Developing Test System for Sharing Medical Data Among Hospitals, Agencies and Patients...
  ABC News - Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:00 EST
  
• IBM to Test Health Care Data Sharing
  ...IBM Developing Test System for Sharing Medical Data Among Hospitals, Agencies and Patients...
  ABC News - Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:21 EST
  
• IBS - Chinese, Tibetan And Indian Herbal Medicines May Help
  ...Traditional herbal medicines may improve symptoms of abdominal pain, disturbed bowel movements, and/or bloating and distension caused by Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This was the conclusion of a systematic review of clinical studies that is published in the latest update of The Cochrane Library. Authors searched for studies that evaluated the effectiveness of traditional herbs including Chinese, Tibetan and Indian herbal medicines and found 75 different randomised trials... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:00 EST
  
• IBS - Hundreds of identified genes involved in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease
  ...In a paper published in PLoS Medicine researchers from the German Genome Research Network have analysed the expression of thousands of genes from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease) using a genome wide approach to produce a comprehensive picture of which genes are activated in these conditions... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
  
• IBS linked to low birth weights
  ...Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is linked to low birth weights, according to a Norwegian study....
  BBC - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:59 EST
  
• IBS: Antibiotic May Ease IBS Long After Treatment
  ...Title: IBS: Antibiotic May Ease IBS Long After TreatmentCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/18/2006 2:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/18/2006...
  MedicineNet - Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Ibuprofen and Diclofenac in high doses double heart attack risk
  ...High doses of commonly used painkillers like ibuprofen and diclofenac can double the risk of a heart attack, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. However this risk occurs only in an extra three people per thousand when compared to people not using the drugs....
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:46 EST