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[ad_1] Kelly Thomas makes an inch through the soft grass, using a walker to fight his way. Each step is exhilarating and exhausting. She pauses in the warmth and smiles of Florida …
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[ad_1] Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Singapore, and the incidence of this disease has tripled in the last three decades. Between 2011 and 2015, a total of …
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Read More »Fujifilm tests stem cells in the treatment of leukemia
[ad_1] TOKYO – Fujifilm will apply for authorization as early as this exercise to conduct clinical trials on a stem cell-derived adult tissue therapy, aiming to become the first Japanese company to …
Read More »Northern doctors beat pharmaceutical companies in fight to prescribe treatment for vision loss that will save millions
[ad_1] Northeast physicians triumphed over multinational drug companies in a battle to prescribe a drug for blindness. In a historic battle of the High Court, the NHS has earned the right to …
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