Free Skin Cancer Screening Taken On A Whim May Have Saved Chicago-Area Woman's Life
At an employee health fair at Loyola University Medical Center in November, Joan Rojek thought it couldn’t hurt to have some strange-looking blemishes on her arm examined by a dermatologist. Dr. Sheetal Mehta, assistant professor, division of dermatology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, performed the examination. What she found [...]
AmeriCares Sending Medical Aid To Texas & Mexico
AmeriCares, a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization, is sending medical and infection control supplies to help several Texas health clinics treat and prevent the swine flu. The shipments include face masks, medicines and other vital supplies. Some clinics report patients with flu symptoms while others are taking precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. [...]
Using Liquid Nitrogen To Treat HPV
by: Michelle Lipke
Liquid nitrogen is a popular destructive treatment for warts. It is readily available in both dermatology and primary care offices. Verucca-Freeze and many similar brands available over the counter are a liquid applied from a spray can, but only freeze to -70C. Warts may not resolve with the over the counter freezing due [...]
Access To Health Care For People With Mental Disorders In Europe
Poverty and social exclusion continue to be serious challenges across the European union and for health systems in member states. People with mental disorders are at high risk of poverty, stigmatisation and social exclusion. They are also more likely to face physical health problems and to die prematurely. there is evidence that they do not [...]
Fate Therapeutics And Stemgent Launch Catalyst
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. and Stemgent, Inc. announced the formation of Catalyst, a collaborative one-of-a-kind program to provide pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with the most advanced induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell technology platform for drug discovery and development. Catalyst will include the revolutionary protein-based reprogramming technology pioneered by Sheng Ding, Ph.D., published for [...]
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