Helping Uninsured Americans Get The Medicines They Need
As recently noted in the Queens Chronicle, a nationwide partnership, consisting of more than 475 public and private assistance programs, is helping qualified patients save money on their medicines. Since its launch in April 2005, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) has helped connect more than 6.2 million people to patient assistance programs that may [...]
Breast Stem Cells' Hormone Sensitivity Presents Drug Target
Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered that breast stem cells are exquisitely sensitive to the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, a finding that opens the way for the development of new preventions and treatments for breast cancer… Source:Breast Stem Cells' Hormone Sensitivity Presents Drug Target
Frisky Yeast Know Who To 'Shmoo' After 2 Minutes
Yeast cells decide whether to have sex with each other within two minutes of meeting, according to new research published in Nature. One of the authors of the study, from Imperial College London, says the new insights into how yeast cells decide to mate could be helpful for researchers looking at how cancer cells and [...]
State Round Up: Colorado's Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Insurance Discounts For Wellness; Florida's Pain Clinic Oversight Legislation
Hundreds of new medical marijuana dispensaries have cropped up in Denver, Boulder and other Colorado cities, causing the state to stop accepting walk-up applications from people seeking cards that allow them to buy the plant, CNBC/USA Today reports. Would-be medical-marijuana consumers will now have to mail in their applications… Source:State Round Up: Colorado's Medical Marijuana [...]
Potential Benefit From Supplement To Increase Stem Cell Production
A nutritional supplement could stimulate the production of stem cells integral for repairing the body… Source:Potential Benefit From Supplement To Increase Stem Cell Production
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