Nursing Homes in Elma, IA
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 Colonial Manor Of Elma Medicare and Medicaid Location: 407 9th Street, Elma, Iowa 50628 Ratings: Phone: (641) 393-2134 |
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Intrexon Corporation, ZIOPHARM enter partnership to develop, commercialize DNA-based therapeutics
ZIOPHARM Oncology, a small molecule late-stage oncology drug development company, and Intrexon Corporation, a next generation synthetic biology company, announced today a global exclusive channel partnership in oncology where ZIOPHARM will develop and commercialize DNA-based therapeutics using Intrexon's UltraVector Technology.
Trial confirms standard three-week dosing of chemotherapy as first line treatment in ovarian cancer
European women with ovarian cancer can safely stick to the standard three-week dosing schedule for paclitaxel rather than boosting up to a weekly dose-dense regimen, according to results of the phase III ICON8 trial to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid.
72-hour Ecuador booze ban to investigate contamination
After 23 alcohol related deaths the police confiscated 28 containers each holding 55 gallons of contaminated alcohol in Los Rios, a coastal province of Ecuador. A 72-hour national dry law prohibiting the sale of alcohol has been declared to allow authorities to locate and discard the deadly methanol-contaminated liquor that affected so many individuals.
Study will help cancer survivors treated with radical hysterectomy regain their sexual health
When Linda Mercer underwent a radical hysterectomy to treat her cancer, she found herself and her husband struggling to regain a satisfying sex life.
Could new molecules - polyoxometalates - help treat cancer?
A fruitful collaboration between chemists and biologists has made it possible to identify the effects of a new class of molecules, polyoxometalates, primarily composed of metals and oxygen.
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