UN Calls for Pedal Power to Reduce Environmental Damage
...re, Thailand and Vietnam have gathered to identify innovative ways to combat climate change. Omi said proposals from the gathering to fight climate change would be discussed at an inaugural regional forum on environment and health in Thailand next month. A key UN report released earlier this year warned tha...Benefits From the Use of the Internet in Healthcare Applications Highlighted
...tnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele tha...Indian Fashion Beckons International Models
...ifs blindly. India emerged as a country exhibiting innovative silhouettes as well as becoming a profitable business destination for international buyers. Indian fashion designers have also started showcasing their clothes in top international fashion weeks with Manish Malhotra, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Rohit Bal...Fat Horses Face Health Problems
...ationally renowned veterinary nutritionist, on the innovative research project. Dr. Ray Geor, the Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Middleburg, Va., and Dr. Francois E...Boffins Identify Gene That can Protect Humans from Nephronopthisis
...er and his group at EMBL have paved way to develop innovative treatment for the disease by working on a mouse model. "Our mice show striking similarities with NPHP patients. Very early on in their lives their kidney cells start to die and the mice develop all the characteristic disease symptoms. It is the fir...Government Policies and Booming Economy Keep Indian Healthcare in Top Shape
...dustry. Specifically, the country hopes to provide innovative drugs, expand healthcare insurance, as well as pro...tnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, gr...Pharmacogenomic Market Gaining Greater Acceptance Across Europe
...tnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele tha...Olive-pomace Oil Compound Inhibits HIV Spread
...products to fight against HIV, as well as in other innovative research projects....Wear Headgear While Playing Soccer
...on results from the field instead of the lab, this innovative study was carried out just after the 2006 soccer season and included 268 adolescents, aged 12 to 17 years, from the Oakville Soccer Club. Although only 52 of them wore headgear during this period, the results are significant: the risk of concussion w...Lobster Shells Have Great Healing and Antiseptic Properties
...ation through traditional techniques and some more innovative ones, the study of their properties, the development of new by-products and the testing of their practical applications in areas useful for this Caribbean country, such as agriculture and biomedicine,' Prof. Peniche said. The research has led to th...Asia Must Overcome HIV Stigma, Say Research Chiefs
...ack to breaking down the taboos regarding HIV with innovative education campaigns such as traffic police handing out condoms, an initiative dubbed "Cops and Rubbers." The country, which has experienced about half a million AIDS deaths and has about the same number of HIV cases, has slashed infection rates sin...New Book Pays Homage to Madrid's Eclectic Culinary Traditions
...de Gastronomia de Vanguardia en Madrid" (A year of innovative cooking in Madrid). Rincon came up with the book after the capital hosted the Madrid Fusion gastronomic summit in January last year, inviting top chefs from around the world to show off their skills. "Madrid has in recent years become a real Euro...Hip and Knee Replacements Becoming More Patient-friendly
... two doctors explained the multiple benefits this innovative technology offers to patients. Detailing the new treatment modalities, Dr. Randle said, "Globally the technology around joint replacements is moving towards a combination of new techniques, more patient friendly joints and higher patient care. Surg...Scientists Identify Previously Undetected Drug-resistant Forms of HIV
...essor at the Yale School of Medicine, says that an innovative genome sequencing technology that quickly detects rare viral mutations was used during the study. We found that the fraction of HIV patients that harboured resistance mutations is at least twice as high as previously thought, said Dr. Kozal, who al...Roshan Announces Launch of Afghanistan's First Telemedicine Project
...iveness of wireless and broadband technology. This innovative use of technology and telecommunications to enhance healthcare delivery will help underpin our efforts to meet the nation's other development challenges," said Amirzai Sangin, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Islamic Republic of...Indian Projects Win Top Ashden Awards
...re highly impressed at Biotech's development of an innovative and exciting technology which, by turning food leftovers into biogas, converts a waste problem into clean, cheap power" Harish Hande from SELCO, based in Bangalore won the Outstanding Achievement Award(15,000 pounds) awarded to a past winner whose ...Cuban Healthcare Delivers, Experts Say
...its own molecular biology industry, which produces innovative drugs that prevent rejection in transplants. Cuba has developed the world's first Meningitis B vaccine which is available in Third World countries but not in Europe or the United States due to U.S. sanctions. Hickey said Cuba's health care budget...Roche Completes Acquisition of BioVeris
...ustomers for these expanded uses. This is a highly innovative technology that our customers and their patients will certainly benefit from," said Andy Thomson, Senior Vice President, Centralized Diagnostics, Roche Diagnostics Corporation. Today, Roche is a leader in immunochemistry, driven by its highly succe...Impotence and Incontinence Greatly Reduced With New Prostate Cancer Treatment
...a clinical study in which over 300 men received an innovative treatment for prostate cancer. HDR (high dose rate) brachytherapy in combination with an innovative new image-guidance technology was shown to be just as effective as conventional therapies, but much ...... interests are day case and short stay surgery and innovative care delivery. Hemadri has been cited as a Hidden Hero of the NHS by the British Medical Association. He currently holds the award of Leaders for Change from the Health Foundation, London. Interview: 1. India is gaining popularity as a healthc...