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Articles
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- Pet Turtles Pose Risk of Salmonella
Infection for Infants and Small Children
The Houston Office of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging consumers not to purchase live, baby turtles, with a carapace (shell) of less than 4 inches, as pets. The FDA has been alerted to a resurgence in sales of live, baby turtles in Houston area malls. FDA prohibited the distribution and sale of baby turtles with shells 4 inches in length or less in 1970 after a quarter million infants and small children were diagnosed with having turtle-associated salmonellosis. The agency...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- PET Scans Show Cigarette Smoke Affects Peripheral Organs
It is well known that smoking cigarettes can directly and often fatally damage the lungs. But new research, with support from the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy, shows that cigarette smoke also decreases levels of a critical enzyme called monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) in the kidneys, heart, lungs, and spleen. Too much or too little of this crucial enzyme can have an...
National Institutes of Health
- Pet Food: The Lowdown on Labels
By Linda Bren Choosing a pet food from among the cans, bags, and boxes stacked on store shelves can be a daunting experience. Which formulation of food is best? Is my dog old enough for "adult formula"? Does my cat really need "premium"? Will Fido be healthier on "natural" food and will Fluffy fully appreciate "gourmet"? U.S. consumers spend more than $11 billion a year on cat and dog food, according to the Pet Food Institute. And pet food manufacturers compete for these dollars by trying to...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
News
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- Ibuprofen rated best painkiller for injured kids: study
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:01 EST
- More pet lovers banking doggie sperm
MSNBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:02 EST
- A Big-Ticket Start-Up With a Nonprofit Vibe
Washington Post - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Hidden Allergy Triggers
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- PET Scans For Decision-Making In Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Single-Institution Evaluation
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
Clinical Trials
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- PET Imaging in Post Radiation Evaluation of Head and Neck Tumours "PET PREVENT"
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00147472 - Recruiting
Cancer of the Head and Neck
- Comparison of I-124 PET/CT, F-18 FDG PET/CT & I-123 Whole Body Scintigraphy for Recurrent Thyroid CA
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00373711 - Recruiting
Thyroid Cancer
- PET Imaging of Brain mGluR5 Receptors Using [18F]SP203
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00538798 - Recruiting
Glutamate Receptor; mGlur5 Protein; Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors; Drug Kinetics; PET Scan
- A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study to Assess the Degree of Dopamine-2 (D2) Receptor Occupancy in the Human Brain After Single Doses of BL-1020 or Perphenazine in Healthy Male Subjects Using [11C]Raclopride as PET Tracer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00480246 - Recruiting
Healthy
- PET Imaging in Potentially Surgically Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (ELPET Trial)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00136890 - Active, not recruiting
Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma

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