Alliance to help children with cancer

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- Alliance to help children with cancer
- Dermatrends Announces Positive Developments In Moisturization And…
- Clinical trials
- Metastatic Testicular Cancer Patients Cured By High-Dose Chemotherapy…

Alliance to help children with cancer
signonsandiego.com – Jul 28, 2007
Rady officials have long acknowledged that their hospital's biggest weakness is its lack of pediatric research. Meanwhile the Moores UCSD Cancer Center in La Jolla is relatively new and focuses on adult cancers. “Now every San Diego family that hears their child has a cancer diagnosis will know that if needed. our doctors will have clinical research protocols available through this cooperative the best that are available at St. Jude” said Kathleen Sellick Rady's president and CE.

Dermatrends Announces Positive Developments In Moisturization And…
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Jul 28, 2007
The branded control products did not achieve the same positive results at the end of 24 hours or throughout the study. Dermatrends’ Chief Executive fficer Ted Schwarzrock said “We are very excited about these study results. The Hill Top Research moisturization and exfoliation study conducted with a high degree of scientific integrity by one of the world’s leading clinical research services companies clearly demonstrates the efficacy of our proprietary HRA technology in improving the efficacy of commonly used moisturizing and exfoliating agents. We are now ready to bring our technology platform to the marketplace through partnerships with cosmetic manufacturing and marketing firms. We look forward to developing these commercial partnerships and to participating in the $5 billion alpha- hydroxy skin care market. We look forward to evaluating further applications of our HRA technology with other molecules in the personal care marketplace. As we have demonstrated with salicylic acid for exfoliation Dermatrends believes this is just the tip of the iceberg in exploring synergies between HRA and molecules used in the personal care fields.

Clinical trials
North County Times – Jul 28, 2007
Payment is available for time and travel. James Quigley at Encompass Clinical Research in Encinitas at (760) 334-6100. besityverweight non-smoking non-diabetics who in overall good health may be eligibe for a drug therapy and behavioral modification study by researchers at UC Ssan Diego and Scripps Clinic Del Mar. Eligible patients receve exams including blood tests and electrocardiograms free. They will get weekly nutritional and lifestyle counseling at UCSD and either the drug or a placebo. Call the clinical research coordinator at (858) 822-2779.

Metastatic Testicular Cancer Patients Cured By High-Dose Chemotherapy…
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Jul 28, 2007
“This review confirms that high-dose chemotherapy combined with a stem cell transplant can provide a cure for a group of patients with relapsed testicular cancer” said Rafat Abonour M. Although the number of relapsed testicular cancer patients is small the IU Simon Cancer Center treats a majority of them. As a leader in this treatment the researchers were able to collect the necessary data for the NEJM retrospective. For the patients each year who are treated with this therapy there is renewed hope. “This is new medicine and it tells patients that cures are on the horizon” said Stephen D.

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