Saturday, February 5th, 2011
University of Manchester scientists have shown that a protein involved in blood clotting can be used to diagnose and subsequently monitor the treatment of a group of childhood genetic diseases. In the study, published in the Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, the researchers were able to show that the clotting ...
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
In a study that supports the need for newborn screening and early treatment for a rare genetic disorder, researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) and Iowa State University found enzyme replacement therapy beginning at birth eliminated almost all of the symptoms associated with mucopolysaccharidosis type I, or ...
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
MPs need to scrutinise really closely the thinking behind the Bill to abolish nearly 200 quangos, Unite, the largest union in the country, said last Friday. The call for MPs to think again as the details of the Public Bodies (Reform) Bill were released came from Unite Joint General ...
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Failure to diagnose people who have a type of arthritis known as Ankylosing Spondylitis and give them the care they need is costing society dear, experts tell the UK government. A working group of doctors, healthcare professionals and clinical researchers are presenting members of parliament (MPs) at a ...
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
NHS European office director Elisabetta Zanon expressed delight that the European Parliament had listened to the concerns of NHS organisations and softened proposals to penalise public bodies for late payment of bills. The European Parliament has voted to significantly soften hard-line proposals that would have required NHS organisations and ...
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