Mesoblast improves RA cell therapy and other top stories.

• Mesoblast improves RA cell therapy

  

  Mesoblasts phase 2 trial results of cell therapy demonstrated a dose-related improvement in biologic refractory rheumatoid arthritis.Intravenous infusions of allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (MPCs) were well tolerated in biologic refractory RA patients and were without serious adverse events over 12 weeks.In patients who had previously received 1-2 biologics, a single infusion of 2 million MPC/kg resulted in 55% and 36% ACR50 and ACR70 responses, respectively, compared with 11% and 0% of p..

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• SE school drop-off leads to meth charge

  

  A 38-year-old SE woman has tested positive to methylamphetamine after a school drop-off. A 38-year-old woman from the SE yesterday tested positive to methylamphetamine after dropping her children off at a Limestone Coast school.She was one of five drivers detected drug driving yesterday, as part of a continued State-wide traffic campaign targeting drink and drug-affected motorists in SA school zones.Police patrols as part of Operation Stop Drink/Drug Driving conducted 1154 breath ..

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• Cupping: What were the marks on Michael Phelps' back?

  

  Cupping: What were the marks on Michael Phelps' back? By Jessica Haynes Updated August 09, 2016 15:36:41 When US Olympian Michael Phelps jumped into the pool this week in Rio, it wasn't just his 19th gold medal that made headlines.Phelps had large, circular bruises that covered his back and shoulders, causing some to question whether they were the result of a paintball session or perhaps falling asleep on all his medals.But as it turns out Phelps is a fan of cupp..

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• PETA launches bid to change Eggs and Bacon Bay to healthy alternative

  

  PETA launches bid to change Eggs and Bacon Bay to healthy alternative Updated August 09, 2016 20:18:17 Animal rights group PETA has taken issue with the name of southern Tasmania's Eggs and Bacon Bay and is lobbying for it to be changed to a vegan alternative. Key points:PETA asks Huon Valley Council to change name to Apple and Cherry BayGroup says current name "might as well be called Heart Attack Bay", alternative is "better, kinder, compassionate, healthy"Nomenclatu..

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• A Study Takes The Globe's Blood Pressure And Finds A Dramatic Rise

  

  A woman has her blood pressure checked at a center for the elderly in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha /AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lillian Suwanrumpha /AFP/Getty Images A woman has her blood pressure checked at a center for the elderly in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha /AFP/Getty Images High b..

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• Websites often promote unproven stem cell therapies

  

  Many websites marketing unproven stem cell therapies directly to consumers are popping up even in developed nations where laws have been passed to protect patients from false medical advertising, a new study suggests. Ireland, Singapore, Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S. have the highest per capita number of clinics engaging in direct-to-consumer marketing of stem cell therapies, according to the study published in Cell Stem Cell. "The direct-to-consumer marketing of stem cells espe..

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• Calls for Government to stop giving visas to overseas-trained doctors to address rural shortage

  

  Calls for Government to stop giving visas to overseas-trained doctors to address rural shortage Updated August 09, 2016 23:00:02 Senior members of Australia's medical community have urged the Federal Government to stop giving visas to overseas-trained doctors. Key points:Migration program to fix regional, remote skills shortage has failed, GP saysHealth Department made formal submission for changes to nation's immigration rules, The Australian report saysInternational ..

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• Pat McGrath Launches High Fashion's Answer to the Kylie Jenner Lip Kit

  

  If every action has an equal and opposite reaction then it was - scientifically speaking - totally inevitable that high-fashion would respond to the Kylie Jenner Lip Kit phenomenon. And who better to spearhead that reaction than Pat McGrath? 11 BEAUTY TIPS FROM TOP BEAUTY EXPERTS The legendary make-up artist announced via Instagram the release of a new five-piece kit, 'Labs Lust 004 Lip Kit', consisting of a vinyl gloss, the iconic McGrath gold pigment, a jar of loose glitter and two lipsticks...

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• Jillian Skinner under fire over China trip

  

  NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has defended her decision to spend nearly $85,000 on a taxpayer-funded trade mission to China while the chemotherapy dosage scandal was spreading in Sydney.Opposition Leader Luke Foley has accused the minister of making the 11-day trip in April just after she learned that patients at St George and Sutherland hospitals had been incorrectly treated for cancer in a similar fashion to others at St Vincent's hospital."The chemotherapy under-dosing scandal was unfol..

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• Scientists uncover secret hiding place of viruses

  

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