WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved a new indication for botulinum toxin type A (Botox) as a flexor muscle spasm treatment for the elbow, wrist, and fingers in adult patients. The drug blocks connections between nerves and muscles, resulting in a ...
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The gene sets of a four-member family were analyzed in research that suggested parents pass fewer gene mutations than thought to their offspring. Scanning the genomes of the family enabled the research team to pinpoint the ...
In honor of the silver anniversary of the Tennessee Women of Distinction Award, three past honorees have been jointly named to the 2010 award. They are Dr. Phyllis Miller, a physician and 2000 honoree; Susan Rich, an attorney and 1991 honoree; and ...
Understanding how parents pass mutations to their children may help narrow the search for genetic causes of diseases, said the research ... children, each of whom had a condition called Miller Syndrome that may cause cleft palates, misshapen ears and ...