Canadian doctors unhappy at prescribing 'medicine'

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The author analyzes the aspect of smoking marijuana under medical supervision in Canada. Canada has become the first country in the world to sanction the medical use of marijuana and the concern of the Canadian Medical Association that physicians will have to act as gatekeepers to the unregulated 'medicine' is discussed.

England, Health aspects, Social aspects, Drugs, Medical marijuana, Canadian Medical Association

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Imaging metalloproteinase activity in vivo

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Research has been conducted on the correlation between cancer progression and extracellular proteinase expression. The dependence of the malignant cells on the matrix metalloproteinases and serine proteinases and the role of the matrix metalloproteinases in metastasis have been investigated and are reported.

United States, Genetic aspects, Cells (Biology), Cells, Metastasis, Cancer metastasis, Metalloenzymes

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Complete reversal of fatal pulmonary hypertension in rats by a serine elastase inhibitor

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Research of fatal pulmonary hypertension is presented. Elastase inhibitors are associated with suppression of tenascin-C and of inducing the growth of smooth muscle cells, which leads to the reversal of advanced pulmonary vascular diseases.

Care and treatment, Pulmonary hypertension, Elastases

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