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• Zactima offers chance of progression free survival advantage for lung cancer patients
  ...First inhibitor of VEGF* and EGF** signalling to show anti-tumour activity both as monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy - AstraZeneca today reported new findings from two Phase II studies, Trials 003 and 006, in the 2nd-line treatment of NSCLC, with ZD6474 (ZACTIMA™), its novel selective inhibitor of key signalling pathways in cancer... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 10 Jul 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Zactima Phase III Trials to Start for Lung Cancer Treatment
  ...AstraZeneca announced that it is to progress to Phase III studies with its novel oncology compound ZD6474 - now to be known by its trade name, ZACTIMATM... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 10 Jul 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Zambia introduces free health care after debt relief
  ... KAFUE, Zambia (Reuters) - Peter Chibize wiped the dust off a bench with a handkerchief and waited, agonizing over how he would convince the doctor to give him free treatment for his chest pains, headache and bad cough....
  Reuters - Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:27 EST
  
• Zambia leader rejects HIV order
  ...President Levy Mwanawasa rejects suggestions by Zambian doctors that presidential candidates reveal their HIV status....
  BBC - Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:08 EST
  
• Zambia Needs To Implement Policies Addressing AIDS Orphans, Health Official Says
  ... About one million children in Zambia will have lost one or both parents by 2015 -- in large part because of HIV/AIDS -- unless effective policies and strategies are implemented, acting Health Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha said on Thursday, Xinhua/People's Daily reports. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Zambia to Receive $115M in PEPFAR Funding in 2005, Up From Nearly $82M in 2004
  ...The United States will grant $115 million in... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 15 May 2005 05:00 EST
  
• Zambia To Receive $150M In HIV/AIDS-Related Funding From U.S. In 2006, Ambassador Says
  ...The U.S. in fiscal year 2006 has allocated about $150 million to fight HIV/AIDS in Zambia, up from $135 million in FY 2005, U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Carmen Martinez said on Monday, the Times of Zambia/AllAfrica.com reports. Speaking at the opening of an HIV/AIDS comprehensive care center in Ndola, Zambia -- which was built at the Ndola Central Hospital using funds from the President''s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief -- Martinez said the U... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Zambia''s Ministry of Health To Distribute Free Antiretrovirals to 100,000 HIV-Positive People
  ...Zambia''s Ministry of Health has procured enough antiretroviral drugs to distribute them at no cost to 100,000 HIV-positive people in the country by December, MOH spokesperson Victor Mukonka said last week, the... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
  
• Zambian Government Announces Results Of Clinical Trials Of HIV/AIDS Herbal Remedies
  ...The Zambian government on Friday announced that clinical trials of three herbal HIV/AIDS remedies found that the treatments are not effective cures for the disease, AFP/Yahoo! News reports. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Zambian Government Must Focus On Quality Of ARV Treatment, Information Management Systems, HIV/AIDS Advocates Say
  ...HIV/AIDS advocates and health officials in Zambia say efforts to treat HIV-positive people in the country over the past year should have focused more on the quality of treatment rather than the number of people receiving treatment, South Africa''s Independent Online reports. Zambia in 2005 aimed to have 100,000 HIV-positive people receiving antiretroviral drugs by the end of the year, but the country was able to reach only about half its target in that time, Albert Mwango, national coordinator of antiretroviral treatment at the Central Board of Health, said... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Zambian Government, ILO Collaborate on Program To Prevent Child Labor; Many Child Laborers Affected by HIV/AIDS
  ...The Zambian government on Wednesday announced it is launching a three-year program aimed at lowering the number of children affected by HIV/AIDS who are recruited for child labor,... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:00 EST
  
• Zambian leader says AIDS threatens economy
  ...LUSAKA (Reuters) - AIDS and poverty are threatening Zambia's economic gains achieved since independence from Britain in 1964, President Levy Mwanawasa said on Monday....
  Reuters - Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:57 EST
  
• Zanzibar Adopts First HIV/AIDS Policy, Rejects Conservative Muslim Recommendations
  ...The Zanzibar parliament on Friday adopted its first HIV/AIDS policy but turned down the request of some conservative Muslim lawmakers to close all bars and outlaw revealing clothing as part of the strategy, AFP/Yahoo! News reports. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:00 EST
  
• Zanzibar Officials Call For Targeted Response To Combat Spread Of HIV
  ...A targeted response is needed to combat the spread of HIV in Zanzibar, Chief Minister Shamsi Nahodha said at the recent launch of an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign targeting young people on the island, PlusNews reports. According to government statistics, HIV prevalence on Zanzibar has increased from 0.6% in 2002 to 0.9% in 2006. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Zapping Away Fat With Ultrasound
  ...Title: Zapping Away Fat With UltrasoundCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/27/2005Last Editorial Review: 9/27/2005...
  MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Zapping Away Fat With Ultrasound
  ...Nonsurgical fat removal that uses ultrasound may be the next big thing in cosmetic procedures....
  WebMD - Mon, 26 Sep 2005 06:15 EST
  
• Zapping Prostate Cancer With Radiation: How Does It Work?
  ...Men Have Two Main Options -- One External, One Internal...
  ABC News - Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:30 EST
  
• Zapping the Heart Back Into Rhythm
  ...If the electrical system in your house was going haywire, you''d call an electrician right away to fix it - But what if the electrical system in your heart was on the fritz? For 2... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Zapping The Heart Back Into Rhythm
  ...For 2.3 million Americans whose hearts beat too fast or don''t keep a regular rhythm, the answer is usually medicines and occasional electric shocks. But these can cause serious side effects and lose their power over time. That leaves many patients with an irregular heartbeat that saps their strength and raises their risk of having a stroke. Now, a new option offered at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center and a handful of other centers nationwide is proving to be a true, lasting cure for the vast majority of people who receive it....
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 07 Jun 2005 02:00 EST
  
• Zapping Zits with Light
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  ABC News - Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:45 EST
  
• Zarlink unveils wireless chip for medical implants
  ... OTTAWA (Reuters) - Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. unveiled a ground-breaking chip for medical devices on Tuesday that it says could let doctors monitor a patient''s pacemaker or even control a diabetic''s insulin dosage from miles away using wireless technology....
  Reuters - Tue, 31 May 2005 03:44 EST
  
• Zarlink unveils wireless chip for medical implants
  ... OTTAWA (Reuters) - Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. ZL.TO ZL.N unveiled a ground-breaking chip for medical devices on Tuesday that it says could let doctors monitor a patient''s pacemaker or even control a diabetic''s insulin dosage from miles away using wireless technology....
  Reuters - Tue, 31 May 2005 04:42 EST
  
• Zebra Finches Remember Songs Dad Sang - Discovery Of Memory Mechanism Provides Clues To How Humans Learn Speech
  ...Researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, believe they have located a place in the brain where songbirds store the memories of their parents'' songs. The discovery has implications for humans, because humans and songbirds are among the few animals that learn to vocalize by imitating their caregivers... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Zebrafish give cancer spread clue
  ...A tiny tropical fish is giving scientists clues about how the most serious form of skin cancer develops....
  BBC - Sat, 25 Jun 2005 10:27 EST
  
• Zebrafish may hold key to improved cancer research
  ...A new study has confirmed that research done with zebrafish may be able to play a critical role in learning about the genetic basis of cancer and the mutations that can lead to it - and identified one gene in particular, B-myb, whose function is essential to preventing tumors... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Sep 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Zebrafish Study Yield Novel Genes Critical In Organ Development
  ...Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a group of novel genes that are critical in organ development. The scientists studied the roles of genes in the zebrafish secretome. This group of genes makes proteins that are located on the surface or outside of cells in the body, and are responsible for directing "patterning" in the body, or ensuring that cells divide, differentiate and migrate to properly form vital organs in the correct places during development....
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Zelda Foster, 71, Pioneer in Hospice Care, Dies
  ...Zelda Foster was a social worker and early leader of the hospice movement....
  New York Times - Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Zero Gravity Surgery Removed Benign Tumour
  ...A volunteer patient, Philippe Sanchot, had a benign tumour removed successfully by French surgeons in a plane, a modified Airbus A300 called 'Zero-G', that made a series of swoops during a three-hour flight to create a near zero-gravity environment for periods of twenty-two seconds. The trial operation is part of a plan to eventually perform surgery in outer-space. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Zero Grip For Bacteria
  ... Patients suffering from kidney problems cannot filter the blood to remove body wastes. Some even have to go to the hospital several times a week to undergo haemodialysis (cleansing of the blood) - something which is extremely time-consuming. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Zero-gravity surgery 'a success'
  ...Doctors operate successfully on a human in "weightless" conditions, on a flight by a specially adapted plane....
  BBC - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:32 EST