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Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. (Nasdaq: NSTK) announced today the issuance of a U.S. patent, No. 7,229,636, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, titled “Cyanocobalamin Low Viscosity Aqueous Formulations for Intranasal Delivery.” Issuance of this patent triggers an obligation by QOL Medical LLC to pay Nastech a $2 million milestone under the license agreement granting […]

ENPP1 gene, insulin resistance and related clinical outcomes.
Genes and cell metabolism Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 10(4):403-409, July 2007.
Bacci, Simonetta a; De Cosmo, Salvatore a; Prudente, Sabrina a,b; Trischitta, Vincenzo a,b,c
Abstract:
Purpose of review: Insulin resistance plays a significant role in both morbidity and mortality of the general population. Understanding the […]

Where you live may help determine how long you live, with residents of the lowest-ranking five states dying prematurely at a rate twice that of those in the top-ranked five.
The rate of premature death in Minnesota, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming and Alaska is half of that of the lowest-performing states, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana […]

That angry fifth-grader pounding classmates into the dirt may be miseducated, malnourished or poorly parented, experts have long said. A new study suggests that he may also be sleep-deprived.
Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed urban elementary school parents and teachers and found that kids identified as bullies were more than twice as likely […]

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Thirty-five patients died last year after failures in GP out-of-hours care, the Medical Defence Union has revealed.
Research following the case of Penny Campbell, 41, who died in 2005 after consulting eight out-of- hours GPs, has also revealed that the number of complaints over such services increased from 155 in 2005 to 182 last […]