US is unprepared for a bio-terrorist attack
...he US are. These conclusions were arrived at after conducting a survey of 20 leading public-health experts, and over 1,800 members belonging to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology across the country. The health workers in the country also need to be assured that their own fam......till under investigation. And Vancouver police are conducting their own investigation. The man's death has also triggered a review of the conditions under which emergency shelters should be opened in Canada. Normally, the shelters only open when temperatures dip below -4 C, or when there is significant snowfa...Stroke Destroys Nearly 32, 000 Neurons In Just A Second!
...ology at the University of California who has been conducting three different lines of research on stroke has hi... single minute following the attack. He has been conducting extensive research on brain imaging (helps quantify the size of a stroke), stroke treatment and quan...Cell Implants May Help Those Who Suffer From Parkinson's
...om advanced stages of the Parkinson disease, after conducting experiments upon animals. Efficacy evaluations were performed by the researchers on the patients who received the implants. After a period of 12 months, an improvement of 48% was seen, and even after two years had passed, the improvement remained s...Poultry Workers To Adopt Anti-Flu Guidelines
...re inclusive of controlling infection of birds and conducting local risk assessment. Contact with the birds that are infected should also be minimized according to the guidelines. The use of anti-viral drugs has been suggested in addition to helmets, gloves, and masks when dealing with birds which are suspected...Baby Lennox Gets Liver Transplant
...rugs everyday. Mark Stringer, the liver surgeon is conducting the surgery....New device to help spinal cord injury cases walk
...ore the therapy. Popovic and colleagues are now conducting a similar study on a larger scale. Popovic believes that in the next couple of years, someone could develop a suitable functional electrical stimulator for this therapy and market it. The research was funded by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, C...New Device To Help Patients Walk
...ers said the results were preliminary and they are conducting further studies on the device, with results expected in a year. --IANS...Cancer Clinical Research in India
India would be the focus for conducting clinical trials of new drugs developed and would make India a Hub for clinical trials as it has the largest potential of patients and diseases. Pharmaceutical companies say that by 2010 // International pharmaceutical companies would invest more than...Both Kidneys Robbed From A Poor Rickshaw Driver In Bihar
...neys were removed by a doctor under the pretext of conducting an appendicitis operation. With his demise, his family of four has lost the sole breadwinner. The state health department has ordered an inquiry. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also asked state police chief A R Sinha to conduct an inquiry into th...Nanocubes Designed For Delivering Cells
...could reject the device. The researchers are now conducting tests using magnetic resonance imaging technology to locate the metallic cubes as they move through a microscopic channel filled with fluid. Edited (ANI)...Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia Using Gene Therapy.
...c disease Thalassemia which will be very useful in conducting human trials and studying the results of their sickle cell therapy. The medical community appreciated the research and said the faster the cure more the lives will be saved. At present 1000 children are suffering from the disease and it would save ...Unique Smoking Helpline Launched In Manchester
...respiratory illnesses. The M.E.N. campaign is also conducting a Manchester versus Cancer concert at the MEN Arena on January 28, the report revealed. "The NHS is proud to be associated with the concert. We hope everyone will turn out for an amazing night of entertainment and take home the message that we are al...Unique Smoking Helpline Launched In Manchester
...respiratory illnesses. The M.E.N. campaign is also conducting a Manchester versus Cancer concert at the MEN Arena on January 28, the report revealed. "The NHS is proud to be associated with the concert. We hope everyone will turn out for an amazing night of entertainment and take home the message that we are al...Rural Health Mission Appointments To Be Cancelled
...ter about the cancellation of the appointments and conducting the interviews again.......er is still a mystery which has to be unraveled by conducting further research. The treatment of this disorder is usually lithium. Lithium is apparently the first mood-stabilizing agent approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But the mode of action of lithium is not yet understood in detail...Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Can Be Prevented?
...r further studies. Meanwhile Brunet and Pitman are conducting experiments in Montréal including participants who were traumatized as long as 20 or 30 years ago by child abuse, sexual assault or a serious accident. Such memories don’t decay and researchers are asking the patients to explain about their experie...Designer Rats Reveal Possible Heart Disease Genes
...sed in Rockville, Md., has been a genomics leader, conducting research critical to medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment and biodefence....Home Based HIV counseling in African Countries
...ting and counseling as done in Uganda. //Uganda is conducting this program and as been found very effective in early diagnosis of HIV and also helps in avoiding social stigma of violence against HIV positive person due to ignorance about the disease. The home based counseling and testing helps in maintaining ...Ramadoss to Take Severe Action against Fertility Clinics Conducting Stem Cell Therapy
...ion that some of the private fertility clinics are conducting embryonic stem cell therapy. // Hence it has ordered the enquiry and said that severe measures will be taken against those found violating the rules. One such fertility clinic at East Delhi is said to have conducted the stem cell therapy on many ...