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Definitive Outcomes Of Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus Using The HALO Ablation System Reported At The Digestive Disease Week
Results from a number of clinical trials were presented during the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in Chicago this week, revealing new outcomes data related to endoscopic radiofrequency ablation using the HALO ablation system for eradicating a pre-cancerous esophageal condition known as Barrett"s esophagus. Among them, reports included durability outcomes from a randomized sham-controlled trial, safety and efficacy outcomes from a large U.S. registry of 429 patients, a randomized trial comparing ablation to endoscopic resection, and the largest European series to date in patients with high-grade dysplasia and early cancer.

A Potential Drug For Liver Carcinoma
Looking for efficient anti-tumor drugs is a hot research area. Chrysin (5,7-dihydroxy flavone), a natural widely-distributed flavonoid, has been reported to have many different biological activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-virus, antidiabetogenic activity and clear anxiolytic effect. However, Chrysin is limited in its clinical application because of its modest absorption in the intestine and rapid in vivo glycosylation. To improve the biological activity of chrysin, a number of its derivatives have been prepared for biological testing. 5-allyl-7-gen-difluoromethylenechrysin (ADFMChR) is one of them.
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Region's Top Psychologists To Share Research In Sheffield
Around 100 of the region"s psychologists are meeting in Sheffield on 26th June 2009 to hear the latest theories and research, at the British Psychological Society"s North East of England branch Annual Conference.
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As Patients Age, Future Physicians Develop End Of Life Skills

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation"s oldest and largest, independent association for physicians-in-training, is pleased to present the graduates of the AMSA Foundation-VITAS End of Life Education Fellowship Program. Five medical students have spent the past six weeks immersing themselves in end of life (EOL) care issues. The End of Life Education Fellowship Program is a six-week summer experience that combines an orientation to EOL care with weekly seminars and field placements at local hospices, nursing homes and inpatient units. VITAS, the nation"s leading provider of end-of-life care, has partnered with AMSA for the past five years. The program graduates are: - Dannie Chang, University of Michigan Medical School - Michelle Cormier, Florida State University College of Medicine - Brian Cousino, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine - April Morrison, Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine - Khash Touloei, Western University of Osteopathic Medicine Students were part of an interdisciplinary hospice team consisting of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors and volunteers. They developed and practiced basic interviewing and communication skills essential to EOL care, while understanding the psychological, sociological, cultural and spiritual aspects of death and dying. While at their program sites, students developed EOL curricula to be implemented at their medical schools and to be shared with medical schools across the nation. "As the Baby Boomer generation ages, end of life skills are an essential part of medical education," says Dr. Lauren Hughes, MPH, AMSA national president. "AMSA urges all medical schools and residency programs to provide training to educate medical students and residents in issues of death and dying." For more information, please visit http://amsa.org/eol. American Medical Student Association


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