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Most Americans think of tuberculosis as a disease of the past, but with HIV and drug-resistant strains fueling epidemics in India and Africa, TB kills someone every six seconds across the world.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a gene that, when repressed in tumor cells, puts a halt to cell growth and a range of processes needed for tumors to enlarge and spread to distant sites. The researchers hope that this so-called "master regulator" gene may be the key to developing a new treatment for tumors resistant to current drugs.
Just in time for Christmas, and as a result of a $100,000 Houston Benefits grant from Humana Inc. earlier this year, Star of Hope Mission is unveiling a new teen room complete with a lounge area, a big screen television, Nintendo Wii, computer station, study area and a bookshelf full of games. Located in the Mission's Transitional Living Center, the "Stars of 2morrow Teen Room" will be open daily. The grant also provided for two vans to shuttle the more than 30 members of the teen program to and from numerous other activities.
The Center for Justice & Democracy strongly opposes President Obama's plan to implement Bush Administration measures to limit the legal rights of severely injured patients, which has become part of the health care discussion apparently as a bargaining chip to reduce Republican opposition to much needed health care reform.
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