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Molecule Helps Breast Cancer Cells To Survive In The Bone Marrow
Patients who survive an initial diagnosis of breast cancer often succumb to the disease years later when the cancer shows up in a different part of the body. Now, scientists have identified key signals that support the long term survival of breast cancer cells after they have spread to the bone marrow. The research, published by Cell Press in the July issue of the journal Cancer Cell, may lead to development of treatment strategies that decrease the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence in the bone and other organs.
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New Heart Disease Risk Score Should Be Recommended In The UK, Say Experts
A new score for predicting a person"s risk of heart disease performs better than the existing test and should be recommended for use in the United Kingdom by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), say researchers in a paper published on bmj.com.
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Children's Hospitals And Clinics Of Minnesota Receive Level III Trauma Designation
The Minnesota Department of Health recently designated Children"s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota"s two hospital locations as Level III Trauma Hospitals. Children"s of Minnesota has the sixth busiest pediatric emergency department in the nation with over 84,000 visits per year, and already treats around 450 trauma cases each year. Children"s voluntarily participated in the intense designation process, which included an external review of the hospitals" res and capabilities to care for young trauma patients. Children"s met the required standards of commitment, clinical and equipment res, and staff training.
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Numbers Of People With MS Higher Than Previously Estimated

New research released by the MS Society has for the first time revealed an accurate estimate of the number of people living with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the UK. The results show that there is likely to be around 100,000 people with MS in the UK - a 20 per cent increase on previous estimates. The new study of GP records - funded by the MS Society - was carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and updates previous estimates of 85,000. The revised figure has major implications for health and social services and the study is a precursor to a pilot MS Register, which will provide much more information on exactly how MS affects individuals. MS Society Chief Executive, Simon Gillespie, said: "For the first time, we have the right information on the numbers of people with MS. Based on this information, we will seek to work with local health and social services across the UK to improve services for people with MS. "This is just the beginning. As part of its leadership of a European initiative, the MS Society will now fund a pilot MS Register, which will provide much more information on how MS affects individuals. "If this pilot proves successful, we hope the governments in all four nations of the UK will support the introduction of a complete register." The study was brought about following work carried out by MS Society members in Hampshire, who found that in their local area, the previous estimated prevelance rate was inaccurate. Knowing how many people have MS is important so that health and social services can provide the right types of care and support. In many areas of the country people do not currently have access to all the nursing care, drugs and treatment regime that they so desperately need. Read the full Strength in Numbers briefing document - MS prevalence study briefing June 2009.pdf (201 kb) Download the Strength in Numbers campaign leaflet - Strength in Numbers.pdf MS Society


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