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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Science, Robert Cook, Science and Technology, Clarence Thomas
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U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Wildlife, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Government
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Deloitte asks court to dismiss U.S. SEC audit case; cites China deal
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The Chinese unit of accounting firm Deloitte on Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss efforts by U.S. regulators to obtain audit work papers through the courts, saying the documents may be obtained...Tags: Ernst & Young, KPMG, Business Enterprises, Judges, Financial Markets
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FDA panel favors easing safety limits on diabetes pill
WASHINGTON - Federal health experts are recommending changes to safety restrictions on former blockbuster diabetes pill Avandia, in light of a new analysis suggesting that the drug may not increase the risk of heart attack as much as previously thought....Tags: Chemical Industry, Actos (drug), Science and Technology, Avandia (drug), Education
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The Pill tied to lower ovarian cancer risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use birth control pills are less likely to develop ovarian cancer later in life, a new analysis of past studies suggests. Researchers pooled data from 24 studies and found Pill users had a 27 percent lower risk of...Tags: American Cancer Society, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Family Planning
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FDA panel recommends continued Avandia sales, with restrictions
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted to keep the diabetes drug Avandia on the market with a slate of restrictions on its use, and suggested that although evidence of the drug's safety problems may have been overblown,...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Education, Pharmaceuticals, Trials
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As professor, he shaped teacher training at UCF
Robert Douglas Martin, who steered the elementary-education program at the University of Central Florida during its formative years, devoted his career to teaching teachers. As a professor and department chairman in UCF's College of Education, he took a...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Teaching and Learning, Students, Winter Park, Education
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Avandia review by FDA examines whether dangers were overdrawn
Three years after the Food and Drug Administration was taken to task for overlooking safety problems with the diabetes drug Avandia, a panel of FDA advisors met Wednesday to open a two-day review of the research that guided the agency's actions. The...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Healthcare Provider, Science and Technology, Avandia (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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Babies born after mom's obesity surgery do better
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children's genes behave. In a first-...
Tags: Science and Technology, State University of New York, Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease
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UCF Medical School graduated its first class
And they're doctors. The first class of medical students to come out of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine graduated Friday morning during a ceremony on the UCF campus. The charter class of 36 graduates also was the first class of...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Orlando Health, Mayo Clinic, Graduation, Baylor University
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Top students in the Class of 2013
South Bend TribunePenn High School Valedictorians Maaz Arif, the son of Shazia and Abuzafar Arif, participated in Spell Bowl, track and field, Key Club, student council and was an executive freshman mentor. He plans to attend Loyola University. Stephanie Batalis, the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Soccer, Habitat for Humanity International
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