Nursing Homes in Springfield, CO
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 Southeast Colorado Hospital Ltc Medicaid Location: 373 E 10th Ave, Springfield, Colorado 81073 Ratings: Phone: (719) 523-4501 |
News Archive
First Edition: February 4, 2010
Health care spending is taking an increasingly big bite out of the nation's economy, according to today's headlines.
More good news - Femara helps prevent the return of breast cancer
In more good news for women suffering from breast cancer a study by the the Swiss drugmaker Novartis has shown that their drug Femara benefits women with hormone-sensitive early breast cancer.
SAFit-ligands provide foundation for novel treatment of stress-related psychiatric disorders
The FK506-binding protein 51 (FKBP51) is an established risk factor for stress-related psychiatric disorders such as major depression. Drug discovery for FKBP51 has been hampered by the inability to pharmacologically differentiate against the very similar functional counterplayer FKBP52.
Selenium will have critical role in prostate cancer treatment
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia have come a step closer to understanding selenium's molecular role in causing prostate cancer cells to self-destruct. According to data presented today at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Anaheim, Calif., selenium helps malignant cells overcome their resistance to TRAIL-induced apopstosis (self-inflicted cell death).
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