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• M. D. Anderson announces collaboration with India's largest yoga research institution
  ...The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center and the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (Research Foundation), Bangalore, India, today announced a research collaboration to scientifically validate the age-old belief that mind-body interventions have a beneficial impact on the health of cancer patients... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:00 EST
  
• M. D. Anderson Announces Collaboration With The National Cancer Institute Of Mexico
  ...Building on a relationship that spans more than three decades, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCAN) in Mexico City (the National Cancer Institute of Mexico) have announced a formal agreement to expand opportunities for collaboration in clinical cancer research, prevention and education.The agreement between M. D. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
  
• M. D. Anderson Reports First Drug Activity In T315I-Positive CML, ALL And JAK-2-Positive MPD
  ... Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported today that MK-0457 (VX-680), a novel multi-kinase inhibitor, is clinically active against multiple target mutations in two types of leukemia and myeloproliferative disorders, and produces few side effects for patients.Francis J. Giles, M.D., professor in the Department of Leukemia at M. D. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
  
• M. D. Anderson, BCM, Launch Research Effort Targeting Asthma And Allergic Diseases
  ...A new research alliance focuses on a molecular master switch suspected of igniting the inflammatory immune response that drives asthma and other allergic diseases.The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine have launched the Texas Medical Center Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Center, funded by a $5. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:00 EST
  
• M. D. Anderson: Setting The Benchmark In Brain Tumor Treatment
  ...M. D. Anderson: Setting the Benchmark in Brain Tumor TreatmentPromising chemo, therapeutic viruses, cutting-edge surgery debut at Brain Tumor CenterBrain tumor specialists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are poised on the brink of a new era. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 May 2006 02:00 EST
  
• M. J. Romansky Dies at 95; Modified Penicillin
  ...During World War II, Monroe J. Romansky developed a formulation of penicillin using beeswax and peanut oil that prolonged its action....
  New York Times - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:00 EST
  
• M.D. Anderson Collaborates With Federal Ministry Of Health In Nigeria
  ...In a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic effort to address cancer disparities among Nigerian and Nigerian-American populations, The University of Texas M. D. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
  
• M.R.I. Scanners'' Strong Magnets Are Cited in a Rash of Accidents
  ...As the number of magnetic resonance imaging scanners has soared, and as magnets have quadrupled in power, careless accidents have become more frequent....
  New York Times - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:00 EST
  
• M.S. Drug Tied to a Death
  ...Biogen Idec and the Elan Corporation said that a third patient had developed a fatal nervous system disorder linked to the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri....
  New York Times - Thu, 31 Mar 2005 04:00 EST
  
• Ma'am, the robot will see you now
  ...When a patient arrives at an emergency room with symptoms of a stroke, doctors must act fast. But the crucial decisions that can prevent death or severe disability are harder to make without a neurologist, and not every hospital has one on call....
  MSNBC - Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:29 EST
  
• MabThera First-line Treatment Helps Patients With Indolent Lymphoma Live Longer
  ...Roche has announced exciting results from a pivotal phase III study that has followed the outcome of patients with indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) treated with MabThera over four years ago. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
  
• MabThera(REG) Helps Patients With Lymphoma Stay Symptom Free And Live Longer
  ...A study published recently in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, has confirmed that patients who receive MabThera as maintenance therapy for lymphoma experience significantly longer remission and overall survival. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
  
• MAC Cosmetics Launches New Viva Glam Campaign To Raise Money For HIV/AIDS
  ...MAC Cosmetics on Wednesday will launch an advertising campaign in support of its Viva Glam lipstick and lip gloss line, which aims to raise money for the MAC AIDS Fund, USA Today reports. The campaign for the Viva Glam VI products will feature singer Deborah Harry, rapper Eve, dancer Dita von Teese and singer Lisa Marie Presley. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:00 EST
  
• MAC Treatment Can Cause Ocular Toxicity
  ...Ethambutol, a vital component of multidrug regimens for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease, can cause ocular toxicity if taken on a daily basis, according to a study in the second issue for July 2005 of the American Thoracic Society''s peer-reviewed journal... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Jul 2005 03:00 EST
  
• Machine Learning Could Speed Up Radiation Therapy For Cancer Patients
  ...A new computer-based technique could eliminate hours of manual adjustment associated with a popular cancer treatment. In a paper published in the February 7 issue of Physics in Medicine and Biology, researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center describe an approach that has the potential to automatically determine acceptable radiation plans in a matter of minutes, without compromising the quality of treatment....
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Machine Learning Could Speed Up Radiation Therapy For Cancer Patients
  ...A new computer-based technique could eliminate hours of manual adjustment associated with a popular cancer treatment. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Machines To Support Motor Rehabilitation After Stroke: 10 Years Of Experience In Berlin
  ...The Klinik Berlin/Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, designs intelligent machines to intensify motor rehabilitation without overstressing therapists. We designed a gait trainer to intensify patient gait training and relieve the strenuous effort of therapists when assisting movement of the paretic limbs. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Macmillan Cancer Relief comments Queen's Speech, UK
  ...Peter Cardy, Chief Executive of leading cancer care charity Macmillan Cancer Relief comments on the Queen's Speech... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 18 May 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Macmillan Comments On News Of Free Vote On Smoking Ban, UK
  ...Peter Cardy said: "This is an important step forward but a complete smokingban in England is still far from certain. It is absolutely vital that asmany MPs as possible, from whichever political party, follow the advice ofthe Chief Medical Officer and the Health Select Committee and vote for acomplete ban... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Macular Degeneration - DTB Forces Change In Viteyes Marketing, UK
  ...Research by Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) has forced the Viteyes range of nutritional supplements to revise their marketing material and to stop making medicinal claims about slowing eye damage. Dr Ike Iheanacho, editor DTB, explains: "We are concerned about promotional claims for some nutritional supplements aimed at people worried about macular degeneration... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 05:00 EST
  
• Macular Degeneration Destroys Vision
  ...Title: Macular Degeneration Destroys VisionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/14/2006 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/14/2006 1:57:58 AM...
  MedicineNet - Tue, 14 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Macular Degeneration Drug Adds Vision
  ...Title: Macular Degeneration Drug Adds VisionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/5/2006Last Editorial Review: 10/5/2006...
  MedicineNet - Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Macular degeneration has a strong genetic link
  ...NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has fount that a specific form of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, called E2, increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration well beyond the age of 65, whereas another form of APOE called E4, may confer some protection....
  Reuters - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:57 EST
  
• Macular Vision Loss In Diabetics Slowed By Drug Treatment
  ...A drug commonly used to slow the loss of central vision has shown promise in stemming a common precursor of blindness in diabetics, which involves the same central light-sensitive area of retina, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute scientists report. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
  
• MacuSight Announces FDA Acceptance Of IND For Novel Ophthalmic Drug Candidate
  ... MacuSight, Inc., a developerof innovative therapeutics for the treatment of severe ocular diseases andconditions, today announced that the United States Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) has accepted the company's Investigational New Drug(IND) application for its proprietary formulation of sirolimus (rapamycin). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
  
• MacuSight(TM) Initiates First Phase I Study Of Novel Ophthalmic Drug Candidate
  ...MacuSight(TM), Inc., a developer of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of severe oculardiseases and conditions, today announced the initiation of a Phase I studyof its lead product candidate in patients with diabetic macular edema(DME). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• MacuSight(TM) Initiates Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Study
  ...MacuSight(TM), Inc., a developer of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of severe ocular diseases and conditions, today announced the initiation of a Phase I study of its lead product candidate in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Mad Cow Breakthrough? Genetically Modified Cattle Are Prion Free
  ...The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service have announced initial results of a research project involving prion-free cattle. ARS scientists evaluated cattle that have been genetically modified so they do not produce prions, and determined that there were no observable adverse effects on the animals' health....
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Mad cow disease case found in Austria
  ...A case of mad cow disease has been found in Austria, the second in this Alpine country’s history, the health and agriculture ministries said....
  MSNBC - Tue, 21 Jun 2005 03:17 EST
  
• Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In Canada
  ...Officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have confirmed that a cow in Alberta did have BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). This is the fourth case in Canada since 2003 (home-grown). A laboratory for BSE located in Winnipeg confirmed the BSE infection. BSE = Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy = Mad Cow DiseaseThe cow was a six-year old Holstein-Hereford cross-breed... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:00 EST