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Genetic test identifies breast cancer patients that can avoid chemotherapy and remain relapse-free following five years of hormone therapy
Genomic Health has announced the presentation of the first results1 from the Trial Assigning IndividuaLised Options for Treatment (Rx), or TAILORx, a large, prospectively conducted trial designed and conducted by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group under the sponsorship of the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI).
AngioDynamics introduces DuraMax chronic dialysis catheter in the U.S.
AngioDynamics announced today the U.S. launch and initial shipments of the next generation DuraMax stepped-tip chronic dialysis catheter and the DuraMaxVP kit.
Study provides new understanding of molecular mechanisms of HPV-induced tumors
The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated (HPV+) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) of the oropharynx has dramatically increased over the last decade and is now more frequently diagnosed than uterine cervical cancer in the United States.
Medications can be harmed by excessive heat
We all know that people and animals can be harmed by excessive heat; so can medications, states Dr. Amy Peak, director of Drug Information Services for Butler University.
Possible cure for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
University of Chicago researchers may have found a crucial clue to understanding and ultimately eliminating sudden infant death syndrome, the leading cause of post-neonatal mortality in the United States.
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Nurse Practitioner: (1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.