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Inability to Recognize Familiar Smells Could Signal Alzheimers

...ing familiar smells could be experiencing an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published Monday. Scientists already know that the first lesions of the degenerative brain disease tend to show up in an area of the brain that is home to olfactory senses. Doctors at the Rush Univers...

Live Earth Will Make the World More Aware of the Crisis Facing the Earth, Hopes Al Gore

...19 countries. Gore will use it to urge people to sign a seven-point pledge calling on governments to agree, within two years, an international treaty that cuts global warming pollution by 90 per cent in developed countries and by more than half worldwide. It also asks people to cut their own pollution, ...

Computer Games World Cup Kicks Off in Paris

... Paris for an intense weekend of virtual combat, a sign of the growth of the "electronic sports" industry . The players, selected from 500,000 candidates, will compete for a pool of 180,000 dollars (132,000 euros) in prize money at the Electronic Sports World Cup grand final, put on by the Games-Service...

BMA Scotland Calls for Public Debate on How Best to Increase Organ Donation Rates

...e number of people needing a transplant showing no sign of narrowing, doctors believe that the time is right to consider a review of the current organ donation system and look at new ways to improve donation rates. Dr George Fernie, a member of the BMAs Scottish Council, said: The BMA has actively su...

Americans Bloated On Happy Pills

...st psychiatrists, this statistic is good news - a sign that finally Americans feel comfortable asking for help with psychiatric problems. "Depression is a major public health issue," says Dr. Kelly Posner, an assistant professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. ...

Imaginary Friends are Good for Kids

...ndon also insists that imaginary friends are not a sign that your kid is having trouble with mixing with others of his or her age group, but a sign that your child has an active imagination. Such companions, Majors also states, offer their creato...

BioCryst Receives Special Protocol Assessment for Fodosine

...milestone in the development of Fodosine(TM) and a sign of our commitment to deliver on our goals," said Jon P. Stonehouse, Chief Executive Officer of BioCryst. "We would like to thank the FDA for their input and guidance during this SPA process. BioCryst is now well positioned to begin patient enrollment...

Pennsylvania Government's Partial Shutdown Ends

... of furloughs as a negotiating tool to get them to sign off on a sprawling energy policy that not only needs more public debate, but is peripheral to the budget. br> The Rendell administration lowered the reported total of employees on furlough, from more than 24,000 to 23,562. Their wages are $3.5 mi...

Gene Therapy Eradicates Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

...st half surviving for 14 months with no detectable sign of cancer recurrence. The researchers involved a pancreatic cancer line that spreads swiftly, in one test. They say that live imaging showed that in control mice the cancer spread to the liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, lungs, bone, and intestines....

Eco-architecture Takes Root in Thailand, but Growth is Slow

... it is getting there. With global warming, it is a sign that people have to think about the systems (they use)," he says. Electricity for the Bio-Solar House is generated by 62.5 square metres (672 square feet) of solar panelling. They provide a surplus of energy, and every month Soontorn sells up to 1,...

Paris Set for Pedal Power Revolution

...g the sights. Users simply click on a website to sign up or pick up a form from bakeries, newsagents or metro stations citywide. The stylishly-designed bike docking stations, spaced 300 metres (yards) apart, form a dense grid across the city, and cyclists can use the Internet or a mobile phone to chec...

Researchers Develop Tool to Gauge Quality of Life of Hepatitis B Patients

...e that this quick questionnaire can become a vital sign taken in the doctors office to help see how the patient is doing, added Spiegel. Spiegel notes that the questionnaire could also be used in clinical trials to help measure outcomes and also to equip patients with knowledge to help them better selec...

Paris at Her Self-obsessive Best

Paris Hilton has flashed the impressive sign of self-obsession till now; as she was seen sporting a T-shirt with her face printed on it, probably inspired by pop art figure Andy Warhol . The socialite, who famously said in an interview that she wanted to involve in social service after finis...

Los Angeles Diocese Opts for Huge Payout in Sexual Abuse Cases

...eral Roman Catholic religious orders. A judge must sign off on the agreement. The settlement also calls for the release of confidential priest personnel files after review by a judge assigned to oversee the litigation. The release of the priest documents was important to the agreement, Ray Boucher, th...

Psychiatric Patients Ill-treated in Emergency Rooms, US Officials Say

...se forcibly removed his pants. These cases are a sign of the growing strain on the state's overcrowded emergency rooms, doctors, nurses, patients and state officials said after investigating as many as 21 complaints in the last 18 months. They also conceded there was a very real shortage of services f...

Nodal Status is the Best Predictor in Esophageal Cancer

...e to the pre-surgery therapy, meaning there was no sign of cancer in the tissue samples. 31 (15%) of the remaining patients were classed as having stage 1 disease (the least advanced), 69 had stage 2 disease, and 72 (35%) had stage 3 disease. After a median follow up of 60 months, median survival for th...

New Technology Transforming Life for the Deaf

...tion at an event such as this. Communicating via sign language, she points to her small flatscreen phone...possible misinterpretations arising from differing sign language usage from one country to the next when it comes to face-to-face appointment-making. The ...

Gardasil Could Be Effective, but Aggressive Marketing Raises Ethical Concerns

...e the Commitment" website, women are challenged to sign the following pledge: "I, (your name), am making the commitment to talk with my healthcare professional in January about ways that I can prevent cervical cancer, including getting regular cervical cancer screenings." This pledge to talk with thei...

Virginity Rules-Meant To Be Broken?

... extensive study of abstinence education, found no sign that it delayed a teenagers sexual debut. This June, the abstinence programs received their first cut in financing from the Senate appropriations committee since 2001, though the final outcome is still in question. At the same time, it is observ...

Zambia to Get Anti-AIDS Drug Boost from Global Fund

...d Nations. The Zambian government is also due to sign up to a five million dollar UNITAID programme to finance costly second line antiretroviral drugs in Zambia, one of the countries worst affected by HIV/AIDS. UNITAID was launched last year by Brazil, Britain, France, Chile, Norway as an internationa...

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