TORONTO _ Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have successfully grown lung cells from the stem cells of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This new research is a step towards individualizing medicine for patients with CF and possibly other lung diseases.
In an attempt to save time, money and resources, international pharmaceutical companies are increasingly outsourcing clinical trials to countries in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, according to a report by GBI Research.
MUNICH, GERMANY _ After a smoking ban was introduced in Bremen, Germany, the rate of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diminished by 26% in non-smokers but remained almost constant in active smokers.
