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Unraveling Brain Tumors - Molecular Biologists Devise Strategy To Starve Brain Tumors
  

July 24, 2008 (Science Daily) Brain tumor researchers have found that brain tumors arise from cancer stem cells living within tiny protective areas formed by blood vessels in the brain. Killing those cells is a promising strategy to eliminate tumors and prevents them from re-growing. The researchers have found that drugs that block new blood vessel formation can destroy the protected areas and stop cancer from developing.
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Hormone Therapy Not Shown to Benefit Older Patients with Early Prostate Cancer
  

July 16, 2008 (American Cancer Society) A study of nearly 20,000 men aged 66 and older with early-stage prostate cancer found that those who were prescribed androgen deprivation hormone therapy instead of other treatments were no better off than their counterparts who adopted a "wait and see" approach. However, younger men who aren't good candidates for surgery or radiation should still consider the therapy, which reduces androgen levels and often makes prostate cancers shrink or grow more slowly.
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A Threat in a Grassy Stroll: Lyme Disease

July 15, 2008 (The New York Times) My friend Anne and her husband, Richard, spend summers at a resort in Westchester County that has a swimming lake, tennis courts, gardens and beautiful grounds surrounded by woods. But Anne never sets foot on the grass.
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What We Do:

MediGuide manages membership programs that offer remote Second Opinions from the world’s leading medical centers to people diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. MediGuide takes care of all the logistics involved in securing the Second Opinion, including providing for seamless communication between all parties involved.

Our Vision:

MediGuide believes that everyone diagnosed with a serious medical condition stands to benefit from the knowledge and experience accumulated by physicians around the world without regard to the patient's physical location. In an age where global communications and travel are affordable to many, those who might only have one attempt to get the diagnosis and treatment right the first time, not in retrospect, should have the right to unrestricted access, efficient communications, and expert guidance in decision making, when their or their loved one's life or well-being is at stake.

Our Programs:

We offer capitated programs to insurers and employers, membership programs to affinity groups, and individual membership plans.

Our Process:

MediGuide has developed worldwide resources to efficiently, economically and expeditiously serve its Members. Upon receiving a patient or physician request, we facilitate the collection of medical records, the identification of several renowned medical centers for the patient's specific medical condition, the reviewing and analyzing of a patient's medical files, and continuous communication between all parties. The Second Opinion result is delivered directly to patient, local physician, and payer so appropriate decision making and action can be taken. (Click here to see Diagram)

Who We Are:

MediGuide is an independent organization working for the welfare of a patient, in cooperation with physicians, medical centers, specialists, and payers (employers and insurance companies).