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A study in which interventional cardiologists injected muscle cells into scarred areas of the heart using a needle-tipped catheter has reported mixed results in patients with congestive heart failure.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will study the safety of cloned animals for food, after a report concluded there is no biological difference in the meat and milk of cloned and non-cloned cattle, officials said on Wednesday.

The Minister for health and Children, Mary Harney TD, welcomed the publication of the report of the Independent review of Symptomatic Breast Care Services at Barrington's Hospital, LimerickThe Minister thanked Dr Henrietta Campbell and her team for undertaking the review in a timely fashion.

Families of children with cancer support research using tissue samples left over after operations, a new study has found. Contrary to reports of a public crisis of confidence in tissue-based research, a team led by the University of Leicester found that all 20 children and 59 parents they interviewed would be happy to consent to donating samples to a tissue bank for childhood cancer research.

Repros Therapeutics Inc. (NasdaqGM:RPRX) announced that the safety of Repros' drug Proellex® appears to be enhanced with repeated cycles of treatment followed by off drug intervals. Repros is currently conducting a long term extension study of its previously reported Proellex uterine fibroid Phase II study. The extension study has been underway for 15 months.

'This level of inappropriate care is a serious concern and should not occur in any health service provided in the country.' An independent review of breast cancer care at Barringtons' private hospital in Limerick has found that in two cases women experienced serious delays in their breast cancer diagnosis, potentially causing them ... via The Irish Times

ImQuest BioSciences, Inc. announced the publication of the results of an important structure- activity relationship study to investigate the efficacy and toxicity of a series of pyrimidinedione analogs against HIV-1 and HIV-2. The manuscript, published in the journal Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy, shows the results of ImQuest's HIV drug development program based on compounds which it licensed from Samjin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. The report, authored by Robert W.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intelligence centers run by U.S. states have access to personal information about millions of Americans, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISTA), reported topline results of a clinical trial of Xibrom(TM) (bromfenac sodium ophthalmic solution) QD (once-daily) 0.18% formulation, a new formulation of ISTA's ocular, non- steroidal anti-inflammatory agent. The findings demonstrated equivalence between the 0.18% formulation and ISTA's 0.09% formulation of Xibrom given once daily in achieving the primary efficacy endpoint of absence of ocular inflammation 15 days following surgery.

A study published in the open-access journal PLoS ONEreports that during sexual interactions with female mice, male miceemit high-frequency sounds. Researcher Haoran Wang (University ofToronto) and colleagues found that the vocalizations are linked toapproach behaviors and genes that are in charge of positive emotions.It has long been known in the scientific community that emotions andother personalitytraits and disorders are correlated across family members.