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The July issue of The American Journal of Medical Sciences presents a special symposium on the measurement and clinical implications of blood volume and its measurement. The Journal is published by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, provider of leading healthcare content, context and consulting. With more convenient measurement techniques, testing of blood volume may play a more visible role in the management of medical conditions such as heart failure, syncope (fainting), and others.

To recognize the extraordinary commitment of oncology nurses, Ortho Biotech Products, L. P. calls for submissions for CURE magazine’s 2008 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing, which honors one of the thousands of exceptional oncology nurses who demonstrate daily their unwavering dedication, compassion and helpfulness. Cancer patients and caregivers are asked to submit essays nominating oncology nurses who exemplify these characteristics. Three finalists, and those who nominated them, will be honored at a special reception during the Oncology Nursing Society’s Annual Congress in Philadelphia on May 15.

OTAVA Ltd. and Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at University of Edinburgh Announce Research Collaboration

The activity level of a large group of American children dropped sharply between age 9 and age 15, when most failed to reach the daily recommended activity level, according to the latest findings from a long-term study by the National Institutes of Health.

In a new video podcast, baseball hall-of-famer Rod Carew talks about his daughter's struggle with leukemia and encourages parents to bank umbilical cord blood stem cells.

New Jersey, US: InfoPro Learning, one of the world's leading providers of learning solutions, has announced the launch of its first ever, online training course on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG).

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The National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health, today announced grants expected to total about $31 million over the next four years for research aimed at gaining a better understanding of how specific genetic variants act to influence the risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other common diseases.

Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai, has become the first superspeciality hospital in South Asia to achieve accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI), USA. JCI is the gold standard in global healthcare standards. http://www.wockhardthospitals.net/medical-tourism-india.asp

Medisoft Telemedicine Pvt. Ltd. adopts SaaS delivery model for its innovative web based telemedicine product.

Agreement links evidence-based medicine with visual recognition and diagnosis support

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