Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With Chronic Pain In Women Low vitamin D levels may contribute to chronic pain among women, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The findings are based on the blood analyses and pain scores of almost 7000 45 year old men and women from across England, Scotland and Wales, all of whom were born during one week in March 1958. Smokers, non-drinkers, the overweight and the underweight all reported higher rates of chronic pain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMerrimack Pharmaceuticals Initiates Enrollment In A Phase 1 Study Of MM-121, An ErbB3 Antagonist Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the first patient has received an initial dose in a Phase 1 clinical study of the Company's first oncology product, MM-121, a fully human monoclonal antibody and a first-in-class therapeutic designed to block signaling of the ErbB3 receptor. ErbB3 is a receptor in the ErbB family, a pathway that plays a critical role in cancer signaling.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReport Says Female Condoms Effective But Underused Because Of Insufficient Marketing, Investment Studies have repeatedly shown that female condoms are widely accepted and that many women prefer them to male condoms, but the hesitance of policy makers to promote and invest in their use has hindered their ability to protect women from HIV/AIDS, according to an Oxfam report presented Thursday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, Toronto's
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