PSA Awards ACT's Top Pharmacy Students, Australia PSA's ACT Branch presented awards to two of the top students graduating from the University of Canberra's Master of Pharmacy program at a ceremony in Canberra on July 29. PSA ACT Branch President Gabrielle Cooper said the newly formed branch had instituted the awards to provide the same level of service for students in the ACT as they would receive in other jurisdictions.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCosts Lower For Minimally Invasive Surgery Versus Open Results from a new study that focused on three common surgical procedures- hysterectomy, gallbladder removal and appendectomy - showed that minimally invasive surgery significantly reduced the overall cost of care and shortened hospital stays when compared to the more traditional option of open surgery.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTurned-off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth - CB1 Suppresses Tumors, A New Potential Path For Treatment, Prevention New preclinical research shows that cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays a tumor-suppressing role in human colorectal cancer, scientists report in the Aug. 1 edition of the journal Cancer Research. CB1 is well-established for relieving pain and nausea, elevating mood and stimulating appetite by serving as a docking station for the cannabinoid group of signaling molecules.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFrost & Sullivan Honours TransPharma Medical For Its Innovative ViaDerm Drug Delivery System The 2008 Frost & Sullivan European Transdermal Drug Delivery Product Innovation Award is conferred on Israel-based TransPharma Medical Ltd. in recognition of its innovative ViaDerm drug delivery system.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comScottish Study Adds Support For World-Wide Ban On Smoking In Public Places NHS
Health Scotland, the national
health improvement agency, has found a 17 per cent fall in admissions for heart attacks just one year after the smoking ban1 came into force. Undertaken by the University of Glasgow, this study is one of the most robust of its kind, and was commissioned as part of a national evaluation of the impact of Scotland's smokefree legislation.
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