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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:05 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ CDC Confirms Four New Cases of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-Resistant H1N1 ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Tests performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the request of infectious disease experts at Duke University Medical Center have confirmed this week that isolates from four patients with H1N1 influenza at Duke University Hospital over the past six weeks were found to be resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu). Two oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 isolates were reported in western North Carolina earlier this summer. ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ New Heart Pump Extends Life of Heart Failure Patients ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In one of the largest studies conducted to date, a new heart pump, or left ventricular assist device (LVAD), demonstrated a four-fold increase in the survival of advanced heart failure patients without a stroke or device failure.  ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Duke Heart Center Receives American College of Cardiology Foundation Performance Achievement Award ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Duke Heart Center at Duke University Hospital (DUH) has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2009 -- one of only 121 hospitals nationwide to do so.  ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Duke Researchers Find Rapid Maturation of Neurons at Birth ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ At the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against which outside signals can be detected. ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ New Test May Predict Heart Disease Events and the Effect of Weight Loss on Insulin Resistance ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Chemical fingerprints produced by the body’s normal metabolic processes predict who will suffer cardiovascular events and who will benefit from weight loss by reduction of insulin resistance, according two new studies by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.  ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ One-Third of Maximum Radiation Dose Obtained in Single Heart Attack Hospitalization ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Acute heart attack patients receive an average dose of radiation that is 30 percent of the recommended annual limit -- equal to 725 chest X-rays -- during an average hospital admission, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.   ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ New Anti-Clotting Medication Not More Effective than Standard Care; Hint of Other Clinical Benefits ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Two large studies confirmed that an investigational, reversible anti-clotting medication failed to show greater effectiveness than clopidogrel or a placebo for patients undergoing a procedure to open blocked coronary arteries, according to researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. However, some data in the study suggest the potential for a different, more targeted use for cangrelor.  ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Duke Clinical Research Institute to Begin Nationwide Outcomes Study of Atrial Fibrillation Treatment ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ To address the need for more information to help improve the care of patients with atrial fibrillation, the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) is launching the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF). ORBIT-AF is a prospective, longitudinal, observational study, scheduled to begin in December, which will evaluate treatment patterns and the subsequent outcomes of 10,000 patients in the United States. ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Medanta – The Medicity and Duke Medicine Partner to Create Groundbreaking Global Translational Research Facility ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, India -- Medanta – The Medicity and Duke Medicine today signed a joint venture agreement with the vision to launch the Medanta Duke Research Institute (MDRI), a world class early phase clinical research facility at Medanta.  ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Duke University and Jubilant Organosys Announce Intent to Enter Global Research and Drug Development Partnership ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Duke University and Jubilant Organosys partner to advance both organizations’ mutual commitment to reducing global health disparities.  ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Explain Binding Action of Two Key HIV Antibodies; Could Lead to New Vaccine Design ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A very close and detailed study of how the most robust antibodies work to block the HIV virus as it seeks entry into healthy cells has revealed a new direction for researchers hoping to design an effective vaccine. ]]></description>

      <category>AIDS Research and Treatment Center (DART)</category>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Groundbreaking for Duke Medicine Cancer Center ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ State and local dignitaries will join leaders of Duke Medicine this Friday, Nov. 6, 2009), in breaking ground for the new Duke Medicine Cancer Center.  ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ New Initiative Strives to Keep North Carolinians’ Memories Healthy ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A new model for conducting prevention research in Alzheimer’s disease is being launched by Duke University Medical Center assisted by the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. ]]></description>

      <category>Neurological Disorders</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ R. Sanders “Sandy” Williams To Become President of The Gladstone Institutes ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ R. Sanders “Sandy” Williams, MD, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke University, has been named the new president of The J. David Gladstone Institutes, an independent non-profit biomedical research institute affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. Williams leaves Duke after having served for six years as dean of the Duke University School of Medicine and, most recently, two years as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Study Surprise Yields New Target for Assessing Genes Linked to Autism ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[  Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered a new genetic signature that correlates strongly with autism and which doesn ]]></description>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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