Cardiovascular Disease Doctors in Fort Defiance, AZ Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Richard Soney Rigmaiden Iii, MD Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: Corner Of Route N12 And N7, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 Phone: 928-729-8000

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Lung protein appears to play a key role in smoking-related emphysema

An international research team has identified a lung protein that appears to play a key role in smoking-related emphysema and have crafted an antibody to block its activity, Indiana University scientists reported.

Chemicals that helped solve global environmental crisis may make another problem worse: Scientists

Chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in the 1990s - the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer - may be making another problem - acid rain - worse, scientists are reporting. Their study on the chemicals that replaced the ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons once used in aerosol spray cans, air conditioners, refrigerators, and other products, appears in ACS' Journal of Physical Chemistry A, a weekly publication.

New approach reduces JAK2 activity by pharmacologically targeting HSP90 protein

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) comprise a family of blood cancers characterized by clonal expansion of a single blood cell type. Untreated, these cancers can progress to bone marrow failure and acute myeloid leukemia. Several groups have identified activating mutations in the JAK2 gene as associated with MPN; JAK2 inhibition has therefore emerged as approach to MPN therapy.

Capecitabine and Gemcitabine help battle pancreatic cancer

The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is poor but new therapies such as gemcitabine have contributed to improving the outcome for patients. Data presented at the 13th European Conference (ECCO) revealed that using the combination of gemcitabine and capecitabine increased overall survival in some patients.

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