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CytRx's Tamibarotene Demonstrates Statistically Significant Anti-Tumor Activity In Animal Trial For Multiple Myeloma
CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), a biopharmaceutical research and development company engaged in the development of high-value human therapeutics, announced that tamibarotene, currently under evaluation in a U.S. registration trial as a third-line treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), showed statistically significant anti-tumor activity in human myeloma cells transplanted into animals. Multiple myeloma is an incurable malignant tumor of the plasma cells of bone marrow. Results of the trial were published in the June 2009 peer-reviewed journal Cancer Science (Volume 100, No. 6, Pages 1137-1143).
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WorldCare Clinical Implements MCC's Imaging Performance Metrics In Support Of Standardized Peformance For Imaging Trials
45th DIA Annual Meeting -- Booth # 1501 -- WorldCare Clinical, LLC (WCC), a leading imaging CRO for clinical trials in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced that it is offering version 1.0 of the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) Imaging Performance Metrics to all sponsors" imaging trials beginning July 1, 2009, through its WorldPro™ technology solution.
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Preseason Shoulder Strength May Determine Injury Severity For Baseball Pitchers
Athletic injuries can derail any player"s ability to compete, but for a baseball pitcher his shoulder strength and control is critical. A new study to be presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine"s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, suggests that testing a pitcher"s shoulder strength through a series of exercises during the preseason may help create a focused strength training program to prevent serious injury during the season.
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Age Concern And Help The Aged On New Research On Dementia, UK

Commenting on the new research on Alzheimer"s by the the Institute of Psychiatry at King"s College London, Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director for Age Concern and Help the Aged said: "This research provides more scientific evidence that working is a crucial ingredient of that engaging and active lifestyle we know is key to healthy mental ageing. "Ensuring a more comfortable retirement is not the only reason why older workers want to work for longer. Keeping their brains active and their social relationships fresh are often equally important. "In an ageing society, where the cases of Alzheimer"s are predicted to rise to one million in the next 15 years, more research is needed to find out what can prevent or delay the onset of dementia." Age Concern England and Help the Aged have joined together to form a single charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people. Help The Aged


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