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Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine - Proposal of Modification for the Definition of Genetic Heterogeneity in HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer
February 1, 2010 -- To the Editor.-In the recently published guidelines for HER2 testing in breast cancer, it defines HER2 genetic heterogeneity (GH) and provides...
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine - Is It Too Soon to Start Reporting HER2 Genetic Heterogeneity?/In Reply
February 1, 2010 -- To the Editor.-Guidelines for assessing and reporting HER2 results in invasive breast cancer were recently updated by the College of American...
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine - Resident Preparation for Practice/In Reply
February 1, 2010 -- To the Editor.-The article by Talbert et al1 astutely identifies gaps in knowledge, skills, and attitudes of medical students that may affect their...
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine - Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
February 1, 2010 -- The College of American Pathologists offers these protocols to assist pathologists in providing clinically useful and relevant information when...
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine - Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors (Carcinoid Tumors) of the Appendix
February 1, 2010 -- The College of American Pathologists offers these protocols to assist pathologists in providing clinically useful and relevant information when...
Age-related macular degeneration affects central vision in older Americans
Indianapolis resident Harry Traugott was an active retiree, participating in community events, driving and even teaching English as a second language at two community centers.

He’d been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the disease had not caused significant vision loss. It wasn’t until he had trouble seeing while driving, watching television
NHS to improve response to violence against women and children
The role of the NHS in responding to violence against women and children is the subject of a new report by an independent taskforce of experts including Gene Feder, Professor of Primary Health Care at the University of Bristol.
A new way to control blood pressure
The control of blood pressure is central to people's wellbeing. One in three Australians suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension), a condition which can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke and kidney failure.
Researchers identify a novel source of adult stem cells: Foreign body-induced granulation tissue
In a pioneering new study published in the journal Translational Research, Dr. Jilpa Patel and her research group at Hektoen Institute of Medicine and Cook County Hospital in Chicago have isolated and characterized adult stem cells from granulation tissue in rats. A granulation tissue is a new regenerating tissue formed in response to an inert foreign body placed in the subcutaneous tissue.
FDA provides guidance on Restanza clinical program in treatment of CABP
Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs in the therapeutic areas of infection, oncology and respiratory diseases, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided guidance on the clinical program required to assess the approvability of Restanza™ (cethromycin), a novel oral once-a-day antibiotic, in the treatment of outpatient community acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) as well as biodefense indications including anthrax, plague and tularemia.

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