Hospitals in Varnville, SC - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Hampton Regional Medical Center
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 595 West Carolina Avenue, Varnville, South Carolina 29944
Ratings: Phone: (803) 943-2771

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Statistical algorithm can now determine focus error in eyes, cameras

University of Texas at Austin researchers have discovered how to extract and use information in an individual image to determine how far objects are from the focus distance, a feat only accomplished by human and animal visual systems until now.

EDP Biotech receives $244,000 grant under QTDP program for colon cancer blood test

EDP Biotech Corporation was awarded a $244,000 grant from the federal government under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project program as a result of the company's work in the development of their ColoMarker test, an early detection blood test for colon cancer.

Epizyme publishes two new review papers on epigenetics

Epizyme, Inc., a company leading the discovery and development of first-in-class, targeted cancer therapeutics against epigenetic targets, announced today the publication of two new review papers in the area of epigenetics. Together, the articles provide an overview of the major epigenetic enzyme classes, as well as chemical biology approaches for discovering small molecule inhibitors of these epigenetic enzymes, and demonstrate Epizyme's scientific leadership in the area of epigenetics.

Nymox second-quarter net loss increases to $1.75 million

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2010. Nymox reported a net loss of $1,745,798, or $0.05 per share for the quarter and $3,015,348, or $0.10 per share for the six months ending June 30, 2010, compared to $1,220,152, or $0.04 per share for the quarter and $2,224,411, or $0.07 per share for the six months ending June 30, 2009. Net losses include stock compensation charges for the quarter of $245,245 in 2010 and $248,886 in 2009 and for the six months ending June 30 of $440,465 in 2010 and $558,536 in 2009.

Vegetables slow growth of prostate cancer in mice

Chemicals in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, watercress, cabbage and cauliflower, appear to stop human prostate cancer cells from growing in mice by affecting the expression of proteins, says a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute study

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