Markey receives $6.25 million to study deadly cancer 
The Lane Report
(May 17, 2012) ? The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced Wednesday it is receiving more than $6 million to study a deadly blood and bone marrow disease often caused by chemotherapy or radiation treatments. A $5 million grant from the ...
UK receives $6.25 million research grant, gift for post-cancer ailment Lexington Herald Leader

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Colorado Adds 'Bubble Boy Disease' To List Of Newborn Tests 
CBS Local
This year the state added what's often called ?Bubble Boy Disease? to its list of newborn tests. The new screening just started on Feb. 1 and one baby has already been diagnosed with the rare disease. While having a child with the immune deficiency ...

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Make no bones about it: Strong bodies require the proper building blocks, the ... 
Stamford Advocate
One can find guidelines at the Centers for Disease Control website, www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/vitamins/calcium.html. Makes sure to incorporate weight-bearing and muscle-strengthing exercise into any workout routine. The stress on the bones ...

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These bones tell a story 
Hamilton Spectator
Like Reichs, Brickley tries to unravel the mysteries of the past by examining human bones for evidence of disease, gunshots and other trauma. But her latest project has her examining bones from the War of 1812, leading to some interesting revelations.

 

SLU Hospital to break ground on $3 million bone marrow transplant center 
St. Louis Business Journal
Bone marrow transplants are used to restore stem cells after bone marrow has been destroyed by disease, chemotherapy or radiation. The treatment is used to treat diseases such as leukemia, lymph node tumors, aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma and ...

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Researchers discover mutation causing genetic disorder in humans 
pharmabiz.com
The work lends new insights into common ailments such as heart disease, osteoporosis, blood disorders and possibly sterility. Hamamy syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which is marked by abnormal facial features and defects in the heart, bone, ...

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FDA Reports Fosamax May Not Help Women Long Term 
Albany Times Union
Fosamax, manufactured by Merck, is a drug developed to treat osteoporosis and other bone-related diseases. It was approved by the FDA in 1995. On February 27th, 2012, a jury trial began in the Superior Court for Atlantic County, New Jersey in In re: ...

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Study identifies a hormone that may help hibernating bears avoid bone loss 
Medical Xpress
Researchers hope that greater understanding of the role of leptin in bone biology can contribute to our understanding of ? and better treatments of ? skeleton-related diseases, such as osteoporosis.

 

'Life, Interrupted' By Cancer Diagnosis At 22 
WBUR
Cancer is never welcome at any time of life, but the onset of a life-threatening disease in the 20s presents a unique set of challenges. Cancer, Suleika Jaouad writes in The New York Times, has forced me to pause my life at a time when my peers are ...

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UAMS receives $8 million research grant 
Arkansas News
LITTLE ROCK ? The Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a five-year competitive award of $8 million to continue research into the diseases. The grant from the National ...
UAMS receives $8M grant to study osteoporosis Washington Examiner

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