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In-Depth: Examining the Equine Eye  -  25 Mar 2008
TheHorse.com,Staining the eye with fluorescein dye indentifies defects in the corneal epithelium (the outer layer of the cornea) and the extent of an ulcer.

Ophelia Ford Back on the Job  -  25 Mar 2008
Eyewitness News Memphis,Ford was hospitalized in December 2007 - she says an ulcer kept her out of the legislature earlier this year. She also blamed an extreme case of anemia for

Low 1-Year Survival Observed With Radioactive Spheres in Advanced ...  -  25 Mar 2008
DG NewsFive of the patients in the study developed grade 3/4 liver toxicity and 1 patient developed a gastric ulcer believed to be related to treatment.

The 10 Best Stocks You Might Actually Buy  -  25 Mar 2008
Motley Fool...to generate market-beating gains with reliable, well-known companies, the kind of stocks you might actually buy, companies that won't give you an ulcer.

Couple reunited in Quincy nursing home after separation  -  25 Mar 2008
Enterprise News,After tests, doctors concluded she had anemia, a bleeding ulcer, difficulty eating and other problems. The result: she became Medicaid-eligible for skilled

Fairchild’s first spring kicking off  -  25 Mar 2008
ReporterHerald.com,Guard Scott Benedict (toe), linebacker Jeff Horinek (knee), safety Klint Kubiak (ulcer), Morton (ankle) and safety Mike Pagnotta (ankle) have all been

Syphilis Makes A Comeback, UK  -  25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Primary syphilis refers to the first infection, which usually shows as a lump or ulcer at the site of contact two to six weeks after infection.

Diabetic: Save your toes  -  25 Mar 2008
North West Star,...“We have an ulcer disciplinary team - nurses, doctors, diabetes educators - all working together, just trying to get the ulcers healed and patients back at

Flesh trade blame on CISF  -  25 Mar 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,Alarmingly, 8.2 per cent of the total sex workers in Dhanbad are suffering from genital ulcer. “The CISF men in the collieries are acting as agents,

50 percent of ulcer patients unaware of disease  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Post,He said endoscopy was the best way to diagnose ulcer. "Hepatitis A is transmitted by using contaminated water and unhygienic food and it was not much

KNILL PLEA PAYS  -  Mar 23, 2008
Sportinglife.com,But the Shakers will be without the services of defenders Dave Challinor and Paul Morgan, who miss out with knee and ulcer problems respectively.

Our View - Educ-Hater's budget cuts taxing state's last nerve  -  Mar 23, 2008
Daily 49er,California developed a societal ulcer when we found out Gray Davis was trying to tax us out of debt with DMV fees. Schwarzenegger will give us a bigger

PIMS to launch health awareness project  -  Mar 20, 2008
Daily Times,Stomach ulcer: Dr Khawaja told them that 50 percent patients of stomach ulcer came to know about their disease when bleeding or ulcer perforation started.

Bury vs. Mansfield  -  Mar 24, 2008
Sports betting previews,But defenders Challinor and Morgan miss out with knee and ulcer problems respectively. Mansfield could hand full debuts to Horlock and Wainwright.

Oculus announces encouraging data from Phase II foot ulcer trial  -  Mar 18, 2008
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewBy Staff Writer In the clinically evaluable population of the study, the clinical success rate at visit 3 (End of Therapy) for Microcyn-alone-treated

Ranbaxy may sell ulcer generic in US  -  Mar 13, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,NEW DELHI: Ranbaxy may sell the generic version of ulcer drug Nexium in the US, following a settlement with innovator firm AstraZeneca.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co to convert JV into wholly-owned unit  -  Mar 23, 2008
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...transfer it to Abott along with the development and marketing rights to some of TAP's pipeline compounds. * TAP will bring to Takeda its ulcer treatment

Foot Ulcer – Types And Treatment  -  Mar 12, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,A skin ulcer is where an area of skin has broken down and you can see the underlying tissue. Most skin ulcers occur on the lower legs or feet.

UPDATE 1-Takeda, Abbott say to equally split joint venture  -  Mar 19, 2008
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday they would equally split their long-standing joint venture, with Takeda receiving rights to blockbuster ulcer

Sen. Arlen Specter reflects on cancer battle  -  Mar 18, 2008
MSNBCIn the summer of 2003, Tauzin relates, he took excessive quantities of Motrin, which caused a bleeding ulcer and inflamed his immune system.

Oculus Innovative Sciences Diabetic Foot Ulcer Vaccine Microcyn ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
RTT News,3/14/2008 1:25:50 PM Friday, Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (OCLS), a biopharmaceutical company, announced additional positive results from US Phase II

Takeda to pay Abbott up to $1.5 billion in venture split  -  Mar 20, 2008
ReutersPrevacid is expected to face generic competition by late 2009 but the venture's newer ulcer and heartburn medicine, if approved by the US Food and Drug

Yttrium-90 Microsphere Treatment-Induced Gastrointestinal Ulcers ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
DG News..."The purpose of this study was to determine, after 90 Y microsphere treatment, the gastrointestinal ulcer rate, and patient or procedure characteristics

Derma Sciences Announces Clinical Poster on Use of MEDIHONEY(TM ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),It has been estimated that the average total cost of care to manage a non-healing leg ulcer is roughly $10000. Costs can increase dramatically if surgical

Nursing home under fire  -  Mar 21, 2008
San Mateo Daily Journal,By Michelle Durand The operator of a San Mateo nursing home failed to prevent a fist-sized ulcer and advanced bed on the back of an 86-year-old man,

Longport Extends Pressure Ulcer Prevention Sales into ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
Business Wire (press release),In 2008, Longport has also sold EPISCAN systems to a wound care provider as well making continued sales into long term care for pressure ulcer prevention.

Oculus reaches end point in Phase II diabetic foot ulcer trial  -  Feb 28, 2008
Pharmaceutical Business Review...including: presence of erythema less than two centimeters around the ulcer, detectable increase in temperature of the wound or periwound area,

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association  -  Mar 17, 2008
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)Patients who healed within 6 months of enrollment were included in a 12-month follow-up study for assessment of ulcer recurrence.

Texas Podiatrist Draws Big Funding in His Efforts To Help People ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Diabetes Health (press release),At high risk for developing another ulcer, Adain was a prime candidate for the thermometer. Between one third and two thirds of patients with a prior

Finding hot spots on soles helps diabetics avoid dangerous foot ulcers  -  Mar 15, 2008
North County Times,Diabetics, watch out: A hot spot on your foot can signal an ulcer is brewing, a wound that could cost your limb. New research shows that using a special

Oculus Innovative Sciences Announces Positive Top-Line Phase II ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
FOXBusinessThe average cost of treatment is $8000 for a single ulcer, $17000 for an infected ulcer, and $45000 for an ulcer requiring major amputation.

'All I know is what I read in the papers'  -  Mar 19, 2008
South Alabamian,...guru of economics, but to follow at a time when the economy isn't so hot has to be working especially hard on his ulcer (and I am sure he has an ulcer!

UMH executive presents at national conference  -  Mar 20, 2008
Press & Sun-Bulletin,How to Survive Regulatory Expectations and Operational Realities for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment." Savage focuses on regulatory compliance and

Licorice Information - Side Effects, Uses and Benefits - Herbal ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Best Syndication,Glycyrrhizin may stimulate gastric mucous synthesis through effects on prostaglandins, which may explain its ulcer-healing properties.

Don't laugh, sugar pills are the future  -  Feb 29, 2008
Guardian,Firstly, a study by Daniel Moerman looked at 117 studies of ulcer drugs from 1975 to 1994 and found that the drugs may interact in a way you might not

Maine involved in multiple lawsuits  -  Mar 19, 2008
Mainebiz Daily...to settle claims it substituted tablets of a common anti-ulcer medicine with a pricier capsule form of the drug, resulting in higher Medicaid payments,

Coding in the Long-Term Acute  -  Mar 20, 2008
ADVANCE,Patient is admitted to the STAC with diabetic foot ulcer and gangrene, undergoes a transmetatarsal amputation of the toes, develops osteomyletis at the

The Andromeda Strain Is Coming!  -  Mar 18, 2008
Screen Rant,Everyone that is except for a crying baby and an old man with ulcer. The race is on to determine why these two very different people were immune to this

Takeda and Abbot Say Goodbye  -  Mar 20, 2008
Forbes,North Chicago-based Abbott gets the all current and future rights and revenue to the oncology treatment, Lupron and Takeda gets the same for the ulcer

The Right to Bear Legs—An Amendment to Healthcare: How Preventing ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)Up to 25% of individuals with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer during their lifetime. 6 Foot ulcers and infections are the most common reason for hospital

Business news  -  Mar 18, 2008
Ocean Pines Independent,Shore Foot & Ankle provides services for all foot and ankle problems, including: diabetic preventative foot care, ulcer and wound management, swelling and

Another day, another vet bill  -  Mar 11, 2008
Quad City Times,The vet found and ulcer on her eye, which seems to be a fancy term for she scratched it somehow yesterday or today. Thankfully it isn’t anything serious and

Preop anterior segment inflammation may hinder graft transparency ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Corneal perforations were caused by herpetic keratitis in five eyes, bacterial ulcer in one eye, fungal ulcer in one eye, neurotrophic ulcer in three eyes,

Jury: $825G for neglect death at jail  -  Mar 11, 2008
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com,His intestines were burned from the inside by stomach acid, the result of a burst ulcer that pained Williams for a day and a half but was never treated.

What Are The Odds? Understanding Risk  -  Mar 11, 2008
Gather.com,If three out of 100 people taking a high-dose anti-inflammatory medication (such as ibuprofen) develop a stomach ulcer each year (that is, if the yearly

Auriga Laboratories Announces The Launch Of Extendryl(R) PEM And ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),...hypertension, cardiac disease, hyperthyroidism, urinary retention, peptic ulcer, patients on MAO inhibitor therapy and during an asthmatic attack.

Treatment denied to detained opposition MP  -  Mar 3, 2008
Mizzima.com,Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, an elected MP of the 1990 election from Amarapura Township of Mandalay Division, has reportedly suffered from peptic ulcer and piles.

It's medical speak  -  Mar 3, 2008
Manchester Evening News,...the stomach and the duodenum which is the first part of the small intestines after the stomach and where one can get an ulcer (duodenal ulcer).

IOL Chemicals plans Rs 3 bn expansion  -  Mar 15, 2008
Myiris.com,...new segment of proton pump inhibitors by undertaking the implementation of project to manufacture Rabiprazole, and anti-ulcer drug and its derivatives.

Cardium and Tissue Repair Company's Excellarate Candidate for ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)The study will enroll patients diagnosed with Type I or II diabetes with a non-healing foot ulcer present that have been present for at least six weeks and

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