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Adult cancer patients younger than 50 presenting with a limited number of brain metastases have improved overall survival after SRS alone

Atlanta, September 22, 2013—When treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), that is not combined with whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), adult brain cancer patients who were 50 years old and younger were found to have improved survival, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 55th Annual Meeting. Younger patients (under 50 years old) were also found to be at no greater risk of new brain metastases developing despite omission of WBRT. A highly advanced brain cancer treatment, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) utilizes precisely

Proton therapy is a cost-effective treatment for pediatric brain tumor patients

Due to decreased side effects, it may also be cost-savingAtlanta, September 22, 2013—Proton therapy, an external beam radiotherapy in which protons deliver precise radiation doses to a tumor and spare healthy organs and tissues, is cost-effective in treating medulloblastomas, fast-growing brain tumors that mainly affect children, when compared to standard photon radiation therapy, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 55th Annual Meeting. The study used a first-order Monte Carlo simulation model to examine a population of 18-year

Study shows cisplatin combined with high-dose brachytherapy for advanced cervical cancer may be more beneficial

Atlanta, September 22, 2013 — Adding the chemotherapy drug cisplatin to a treatment plan of radiation therapy (RT) and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRB) for stage IIIB cervical cancer is beneficial, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 55th Annual Meeting. The study also indicated that the combined treatments produced acceptable levels of toxicity. The randomized, controlled trial studied a total of 147 women in Brazil with stage IIIB squamous cell cervical cancer. A stage IIIB classification indicates that the cancer has

Sulfasalazine does not reduce diarrhea for patients receiving pelvic radiation therapy

Atlanta, September 22, 2013—Patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) for cancers in the pelvic region can experience diarrhea, a negative side effect of radiation treatment. Sulfasalazine, an oral tablet used to treat inflammation of the bowels, had been shown in a past trial of 31 patients to decrease diarrhea during pelvic RT (Killic 2001). Sulfasalazine does not reduce diarrhea, according to research presented today at the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 55thAnnual Meeting. The study also determined that the medication may be associated with a higher risk of diarrhea than

Encouraging outcomes for pediatric brain tumor patients treated with proton therapy

Atlanta, September 22, 2013—When used to treat pediatric patients with intracranial malignant tumors, proton therapy may limit the toxicity of radiation therapy while preserving tumor control, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 55th Annual Meeting. Typically, central nervous system malignancies are treated with surgical resection and post-operative radiation therapy. Proton therapy, an external beam radiation therapy in which protons deliver precise radiation doses to a tumor, offers significant sparing of healthy tissues

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TO HOST CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT IN HARRISBURG, PA

Event to feature Brooks Robinson, Bill Mazeroski, Jim Rice, Rollie Fingers and other MLB AlumniColorado Springs, Colo. – The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association will be hosting a “Swing with the Legends” golf tournament to benefit the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. The event, taking place on September 24th and 25th, will feature 40 retired MLB Hall of Famers, All-Stars, former Phillies, Pirates, and World Series champions. Celebrities attending include Brooks Robinson, Bill Mazeroski, Jim Rice, Rollie Fingers, Cal Ripken Jr., Mike Bielecki, Brian Boehringer, Frank Bolick, Larry

The sun shines on The Fallen, a massive sand art project on the beach of Arromanches, France, for Peace Day 2013

Today (Saturday 21 September 2013) saw the creation of The Fallen, a project undertaken by artists from Sand In Your Eye on the beach at Arromanches in France (one of the beaches which featured in the D-Day landings) to mark Peace Day.  Along with a host of volunteers, Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss hoped to rake the images of 9000 ‘fallen’ onto the beach – an artwork that would be washed away by the tide later on in the day. The sun shone on the beach, the artists and the volunteers, and you can see some of the spectacular results in our online photo library, which contains high resolution

Broadband's role moves up in post-2015 sustainable development

· Broadband Commission issuing new reports to be recognized by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the post-2015 development process · Task force report says that over the next 15 years, broadband's contribution to sustainable development will only increase in pace with its growth globally · New research shows how countries around the world use their national broadband plans as key policy instruments to leverage the full potential of broadband as an enabling infrastructure · Ten recommendations offered to meet sustainable development goals post 2015 The

Nucletron, an Elekta Company, Introduces Esteya, Electronic Brachytherapy for Treating Skin Cancer

ATLANTA, Sept. 21 – Nucletron, an Elekta company, and the world leader in brachytherapy, has launched Esteya®, a new approach for treating patients with skin cancer. Over the last 30 years, more people were diagnosed with skin cancer worldwide than all other cancers combined, making it the most common type of cancer[1]. This represents a challenge for health care providers in the years to come. With a cure rate of more than 95 percent[2], electronic brachytherapy offers a refined treatment modality with excellent cosmesis. Making high precision skin cancer treatment accessibleEsteya

Elekta Announces Monaco 5.0 – Comprehensive Radiation Treatment Planning Capabilities Brought Together in One System

New workflow and system architecture designed to improve processing speed, enhance planning productivityATLANTA, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ – Elekta today announced Monaco® 5.0, which consolidates support for all of the most clinically useful delivery techniques in a single treatment planning system, and features refinements to planning speed and precision. “This latest Monaco release brings together the best capabilities of Elekta’s treatment planning portfolio into a single planning system to achieve a greater level of convenience and clinical versatility for the radiation oncology team,”

SDRL - Seadrill announces pricing of offering of US$500 million of unsecured Senior Notes due 2020

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hamilton, Bermuda, September 21, 2013 - Seadrill Limited (the "Company" or"Seadrill") (NYSE: SDRL), a global offshore drilling contractor, announced todaythe pricing of its previously announced offering of $500 million in aggregateprincipal amount of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "Notes") in a privateoffering within the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant toRule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),and to certain other persons outside of the

SDRL - Seadrill announces pricing of offering of US$500 million of unsecured Senior Notes due 2020

Hamilton, Bermuda, September 20, 2013 - Seadrill Limited (the "Company" or "Seadrill") (NYSE: SDRL), a global offshore drilling contractor, announced today the pricing of its previously announced offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "Notes") in a private offering within the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain other persons outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.  The sale of

U.S. safe water nonprofit aids Mexico flood victims

Water Missions International provides disaster relief with clean, safe water for more than 20,000 peopleSeptember 20, 2013 - Water Missions International (WMI), in partnership with Operation Blessing and air-assistance from the Mexican military, has mobilized four safe water treatment systems to arrive in Acapulco, Mexico in response to disastrous flooding that has killed 97 people and impacted thousands to date. Together, the systems have the capacity to serve the daily drinking water needs of more than 20,000 people across the state of Guerrero. Safe drinking water will help provide

UT Arlington bioengineer wants to use nanomedicine to treat peripheral artery disease

Researcher lands American Heart Association grantA UT Arlington associate professor is working with the American Heart Association on a new method that could use injected nanoparticles to recruit stem cells from the patient’s own blood to build needed stents in a patient’s failing blood vessels. Kytai Nguyen, a bioengineering associate professor, is working on the two-year, $140,000 grant to develop ways to more effectively treat peripheral artery disease, a malady that affects about 8 million Americans. “It’s a narrowing of the arteries that affects so many people. There isn’t a lot

Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad Inaugurated

“Our purpose, is to educate the most talented young minds from many countries, for a global future,” says Aga KhanHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 20 September 2013 – The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, a new, not-for-profit school situated on an expansive 100-acre campus was officially inaugurated today by Chief Minister of the Government of Andhra Pradesh Hon Sri N Kiran Kumar Reddy and the Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr M.M Pallam Raju in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).  The Academy, situated near the Rajiv

Purple Heart Homes Opens Heart to Wounded War Hero in Project Homeward Bound Series on Designing Spaces on Lifetime TV

Designing Spaces™ and Purple Heart Homes team up to provide dream home to soldier injured in Iraq, his wife and three kids(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – September 20, 2013) Purple Heart Homes will be featured in the “Designing Spaces of Hope - Project Homeward Bound” series airing on Designing Spaces™ on Lifetime TV on Wed. Sept. 25, Thurs. Sept. 26 and Fri. Sept. 27th at 7:30am (ET/PT). The 3-part series “Project Homeward Bound” will chronicle the step-by-step renovation of a dilapidated foreclosed-on house into a dream home for a wounded war hero and his family. Purple Heart Homes, a

MP CELEBRATES FREE MILK IN SCHOOLS

MEDIA RELEASE 20th September 2013Michael Dugher, MP for Barnsley East, acted as milk monitor for the day in Sandhill Primary School in celebration of World School Milk Day. To mark the event, Sandhill School encouraged children to drink milk and understand the nutritional benefits milk provides, alongside hundreds of schools and nurseries across the UK throughout September and October 2013. World School Milk Day is on Wednesday 25th September. An initiative driven globally by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, World School Milk Day is funded in the UK by

MP CELEBRATES FREE MILK IN SCHOOLS

MEDIA RELEASE 20th September 2013Gordon Henderson, MP for Sittinghourne and Sheppey, acted as milk monitor for the day in Iwade CP School in celebration of World School Milk Day. To mark the event Iwade School encouraged children to drink milk and understand the nutritional benefits milk provides, alongside hundreds of schools and nurseries across the UK throughout September and October 2013. Mr Henderson commented “Milk is important for babies and young children as a source of protein, calcium and vitamin C to help them develop healthy teeth and bones. This is why I am supporting

UT Arlington wins federal funding to help veterans become nurses

The College of Nursing will use the grant to expand and adapt its popular online BSN program to educate pre-licensure nurses with military backgrounds that included medical training.Federal officials who aim to help veterans translate their military service into nursing careers have awarded a grant of almost $300,000 to the UT Arlington College of Nursing for to increase enrollment and graduation rates for veterans. Kelly Bowman, a 2003 graduate of the UT Arlington College of Nursing who served nine years active duty in the Navy, was deployed in Iraq and other areas of the Middle East.

Montgomery College President Named Advocate of the Year at County Hispanic Gala

Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard was be the recipient of the "Advocate of the Year Award" at the 2013 Steering Committee of the Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala (MCEHG) gala celebration on September 12 at The Fillmore Silver Spring. Dr. Pollard serves as president of Montgomery College, a three-campus community college in Montgomery County, Maryland where she oversees the education and student services for 60,000 credit and noncredit students. "Dr. Pollard has a strong commitment to teaching and learning while providing equity and access to all students.

MP CELEBRATES FREE MILK IN SCHOOLS

MEDIA RELEASE 20th September 2013Priti Patel, MP for Witham, acted as milk monitor for the day in Kelvedon St Mary’s C of E Primary School in celebration of World School Milk Day. To mark the event Kelvedon St Mary’s C of E Primary School encouraged children to drink milk and understand the nutritional benefits milk provides, alongside hundreds of schools and nurseries across the UK throughout September and October 2013. The staff at Kelvedon commented "Milk is provided free for children under 5 at school. Children are encouraged to drink in school at snack time to keep them

MARKETSTREET LYNNFIELD CELEBRATES MORE NEW STORES OPENING THIS WEEK

September 19, 2013 – MarketStreet Lynnfield, the hottest shopping destination on the North Shore is celebrating new stores opening every week. The project is a joint venture of two nationally recognized MA based developers; WS Development and National Development. MarketStreet Lynnfield is a new open air lifestyle center offering a unique mix of top name local, regional and national retailers, restaurants, and entertainment. New stores and restaurants open at MarketStreet Lynnfield include: · American Eagle Outfitters · Athleta · Boloco, globally inspired burritos ·

GP Practice Managers Get Finance Update

News release 20th September 2013Managers of GP practices learned how to save money and stay on the right side of the taxman at a Duncan & Toplis event yesterday (Thursday). The event was held at the Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa by the specialist healthcare team at Duncan & Toplis and brought together expert speakers to guide delegates through a range of financial issues. Mark Brown of cost reduction specialists BCR Associates explained how to save money on essential spend and led delegates through the minefield of comparisons relating to energy and telecom contracts. Adrian

RICHARD MILLE SUPPORTS FELIPE MASSA FOR THE 2014 FORMULA 1 SEASON

RICHARD MILLE SUPPORTS FELIPE MASSA FOR THE 2014 FORMULA 1 SEASON On September 11, Felipe Massa, 32, announced his departure from Scuderia Ferrari after seven years as an official team driver. Richard Mille will continue to support Felipe in this new chapter of his career. Felipe is a good listener with shrewd judgment, who is valued by his technicians. His record in the Italian team is exemplary: 132 starts, 11 victories, 15 pole positions, and second place in the 2008 World Championships, just one point behind Lewis Hamilton. Richard Mille has evolved alongside Felipe. As the brand’

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