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PTC124, an oral medication that changes the way muscle cells interpret genetic information, holds promise as a treatment for some patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the Muscular Dystrophy Association ( http://www.mda.org/ ) announced today.
While studying a large group of individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a Wilmot Cancer Institute scientific team made an important discovery - these patients had a sizable 600 percent higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
The Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County, Pa. - which runs a program that provides Hispanic women with education about HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention, as well as domestic violence - has received a five-year, $335,000 grant from HHS to continue the program, the Reading Eagle reports.
The National Science Foundation/U.S. News & World Report ask the question: "Airlines protect themselves from passenger 'no-shows' by overbooking. Could the same approach—overbooking patients—work in a doctor's office or hospital?" As part of a study examining such a question, the Center for Health Organization Transformation is looking at projects around the nation where "systems engineering" — the implementation of systems used in other industries — can reduce health care costs.
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