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In a message to the Ambassador of Israel in Italy, Gideon Meir, the president of "Israel 60", Giancarlo Elia Valori, expressed solidarity with the Jewish people and confirmed the strong condemnation to the terrorist actions of Hamas, stressing that the effects of these brutal acts "damages the interests and legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people, digging a ditch between two civil societies destined to live side by side."

By: Kathy Bliss and Dr. Mark Yurkofsky
Gloucestertimes.com
How we deal with death and dying says a lot about who we are and what we value as a society. In America, we tend to focus our efforts on doing everything medically possible to prolong life until an individual's last dying breath.
QuantRx Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: QTXB - News), a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Company 510(k) clearance on its RapidSense drugs-of-abuse (DOA) Methamphetamine test. The RapidSense Methamphetamine test is the first of QuantRx’ DOA tests based solely on its proprietary technology approved by the FDA.
Nyaya Health operates the regional health center and mobile medical care services in Achham, a large district in Nepal. Achham is one of the poorest regions in South Asia, and shoulders some of the world’s highest mortality rates, particularly among women. Following a decade-long civil conflict, the health infrastructure of the region has been ravaged. Nyaya provides essential primary care to the region, as requested and directed by community members. We work in partnership with local government officials as part of an initiative to rebuild the public sector health system.

By: Nathan Schulhof
In 1994, I was patenting and building the first devise known as "The MP3 Player," and making plans to engage the predominant cable companies for the delivery method. That same year, we received a lot of national Press and TV coverage over the announcement of our intentions to build the first portable digital downloadable player which drove mail and phone calls. Cable companies had the only infrastructure in place, high speed cable lines in place with which to send color and video for TVs. I could see a perfect marriage to download audio content through their high speed cable to your computer and then to a portable device… hence The MP3 Player ( www.nathanschulhof.com ).
New treatments and clinical trials help a woman win her battle against breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the cells of the breast in women and men. Worldwide, breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer after lung cancer (10.4% of all cancer incidence, both sexes counted) and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. In 2005, breast cancer caused 502,000 deaths worldwide (7% of cancer deaths; almost 1% of all deaths).
The lifecycle of a G-type star, like The Sun.
In astronomy, a G V star is a main-sequence star of spectral type G and luminosity class V. Such a star, which can also be called a yellow dwarf, is small (about 0.8 to 1.0 solar masses) and has a surface temperature of between 5,300 and 6,000 K., Tables VII, VIII. Like other main-sequence stars, a G V star is in the process of converting hydrogen to helium in its core by means of nuclear fusion. Our Sun is the most well-known (and most visible) example of a G V star. Each second, it fuses approximately 600 million tons of hydrogen to helium, converting about 4 million tons of matter to energy. Other G V stars include Alpha Centauri A, Tau Ceti, and 51 Pegasi.

Source: About.com
It's common and completely normal for patients facing a terminal illness to experience loss of appetite with a decreased interest in food or drink and weight loss. As the illness progresses, patients will either be unable to take in food or fluid by mouth or they will refuse to eat or drink.

Source: About.com
The decision to voluntarily stop eating and drinking at the natural end of life is a choice a patient makes with the intent to hasten the dying process.
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Caring for dying person is the ultimate act of love.
Being a caregiver for someone with a chronic or life-limiting illness is stressful, exhausting and, at times confusing -- while usually quite rewarding, as well. Once the ill person starts the dying process, the task becomes more demanding and the emotions more intense. You may find yourself wondering if you’re doing the right thing, saying the right thing, even thinking the right thing.
In a recent column, I discussed caring for the whole patient and recommended the use of a tool such as the NCCN’s Distress Thermometer to assess for distress and its cause. The other aspect of caring for patients is discussing end-of-life care.
In a recent article in Journal of Palliative Medicine, Dr. Vicki Jackson reported findings of a survey and qualitative interviews of oncologists whose patients had recently died in the hospital. This study included both solid tumors and transplant oncologists. The study identified several areas where the oncologists differed in their approach to their patients. These areas included how oncologists viewed their role, how oncologists approached patients and families, and the potential impact of these interactions on themselves.
Proof of Safety and Activity Demonstrated in Phase II Curaxin CBLC102 Trial Establishes Path to Clinic for Next Generation Lead Molecule Curaxin CBLC137; New Mechanistic Discoveries Enable Optimal Design of Treatment Regimens and Potential Combination Therapies
Dr. Susan Swetter of Stanford describes the technique of examining high risk patients for signs of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin but also in the bowel and the eye. It is one of the rarer types of skin cancer but causes the majority of skin cancer related deaths. Malignant melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. It is due to uncontrolled growth of pigment cells, called melanocytes. Despite many years of intensive laboratory and clinical research, the sole effective cure is surgical resection of the primary tumor before it achieves a Breslow thickness greater than 1 mm.
The World Health Organization estimates that over 180 million people worldwide have diabetes and predicts that will more than double by 2030.
But a new Israeli breakthrough could save your life or the life of someone you love.
Dr.Eli Lewis and researchers from Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, Israel, in collaboration with, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia and the University of Colorado, have discovered a novel method for transplanting healthy insulin producing cells into the diabetic pancreas.
Patients, including a young leukemia patient, talk movingly about their relationship with nurses.
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes).
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By: Davey James
Owning and running a car is an essential but expensive part of life for many of us.
Today, with soaring fuel prices, US gas at $4 a gallon and diesel in the UK at a pump price of up to 1.30GBP a litre (that equates to over US $11 a gallon) any way of reducing these costs must be considered.
Here are some of the ways this can be achieved.

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Researchers have developed a new generation of microscopic particles for molecular imaging, constituting one of the first promising nanoparticle platforms that may be readily adapted for tumor targeting and treatment in the clinic.
The FDA has just announced it's approval of a new birth control pill that can dramatically change a woman's life.
The first-of-its-kind pill by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals not only prevents pregnancy, but has another major benefit.
CBS 2's Dr. Holly Phillips reports.
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From our "Mind/Body Medicine Show", this segment gives an overview and demostration of acupuncture. (www.mazurmediacom.com)