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Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have shown that a new antidote for the treatment of antifreeze poisoning is safer and more effective than the current method of treatment.

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A common surfactant and detergent found in many shampoos and toothpastes is the first topical microbicidal agent shown to kill animal and human papillomavirus

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New research from Penn State's College of Medicine shows that even one night of disrupted or missed sleep by a healthy person can drastically alter a person's chemical balance and cause daytime sleepiness and fatigue.

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For the first time physicians today implanted a new kind of heart-assist device to help a seriously ill patient survive.

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Physicians at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are now enrolling patients in a clinical trial to test a new drug to fight pancreatic cancer.

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For the first time physicians today implanted a new kind of heart-assist device to help a seriously ill patient survive.

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Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have identified a new gene that may help cancer patients.

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Science (12/17/99) hailed research on stem cells as the scientific breakthrough of the year.

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For people who suffer with diabetes and must prick their fingers several times a day for a blood sample to measure their glucose levels, there may be a new and painless way to take such a measurement using ultrasound (Nature Medicine, 3-00).

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The effectiveness of pamidronate as a palliative treatment for women with metastatic breast cancer to the skeleton is documented in the March 2000 Cancer.