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Advanced Clinical Announces Bernice Welles as a Core Member of its Strategic Advisory Ecosystem

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

Advanced Clinical , a leading provider of clinical research services, announces Bernice Welles as a core member of its strategic advisory ecosystem.

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Popular Mechanics award given to artificial retina team

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

Technician Terri Delima inspects an array. The team that helped to develop the Argus II retinal implant, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been recognized with a Popular Mechanics 2010 Breakthrough Award.

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Older Australians Deserve Healthcare Security

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

Australian Nursing Federation’s federal secretary Lee Thomas, said that tomorrow, International Day of Older Persons, is a good time to remember that Australia is failing many of its older citizens. The ANF is concerned that there is no healthcare guarantee for older Australians; many people who are expecting to be cared for are finding themselves in limbo…

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AMA, Physician Groups Tell Congress: Action Needed To Stop Medicare Crisis For Seniors

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

The AMA, along with medical societies representing 50 states and the District of Columbia and 65 national physician organizations, united to send a strong message to Congress – immediate action is needed to stop the drastic 30 percent Medicare payment cuts looming at the end of this year to protect seniors’ access to health care…

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Oxygen’s effects healthful, harmful

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

The term ‘antioxidant’ is tossed around a lot, but many of you still aren’t sure exactly what antioxidants are or why they’re important.

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Young sculptors’ replica of Anne Frank house featured at Westport Country Playhouse

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

A girl’s experience in Nazi Germany during World War II and a stage production of “The Diary of Anne Frank ” inspired a noted local sculptor to create a large replica of the Anne Frank home that debuted Tuesday in the lobby of the Westport Country Playhouse .

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Brightwood man convicted of tree-cutting scam

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

It took 91-year-old Raymond Roberts Sr. a while to make his way from the witne ss box to the beefy figure at the defense table on the other side of the courtroom Wednesday.

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Racial Disparity In Psychological Elder Abuse

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

In the first population-based survey to indicate a racial disparity in the psychological abuse of senior citizens, University of Pittsburgh researchers found that African American seniors could be twice as likely to be mistreated than elders of other races. The survey also revealed that African American elders could be up to five times more susceptible to being swindled…

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Researchers receive award to investigate regenerative potential of retinal cells

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

Zhang and co-principal investigators Sheng Ding, PhD, from The Scripps Research Institute, and Thomas Reh, PhD from the University of Washington, received the highest possible scores for their proposal to investigate the regenerative potential of retinal cells. Their long-term goal is to restore visual function lost through diseases such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

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UCSD receives NIH Transformative R01 Award for stimulation of neuron … – EurekAlert (press release)

September 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

UCSD receives NIH Transformative R01 Award for stimulation of neuron …EurekAlert (press release)Their long-term goal is to restore visual function lost through diseases such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. "The success of this work …

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