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Around the World in 86 Days ... on Motorbike With Double-hand Transplant

...eration, he still has to swallow immunodepressants every day to prevent his body from rejecting his new hands. A motorbike enthusiast since he was a teenager and a keen traveler, Kelz did a first 550-kilometre (342-mile) post-operation trip in October 2001 around his native Austria. In 2003, he rode ac...

Australia is Shamed by an Inquiry Report on Child Sexual Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

... year old. The abuse of children was reported in every one of the 45 communities the inquiry commission visited. In its 316-page report, the inquiry blamed lack of education, alcoholism, and serious social problems for the abuse of children. ``If governments fail to work together a long-term plan to ad...

Japanese are Weighed Down by Deviating from Their Traditional Diet

...ising sun. Japan's health ministry estimates that every second male and every fifth female over the age of 40 is obese and experts have identified a change in lifestyle as the ma...

Longer Term Breast-feeding Reduces the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women

...viduals were matched with four female controls for every case. Controls were identified as those alive and free from diagnosed RA when the index individual was diagnosed with RA. The median age of the onset of RA in the sample population was 63.3 years, with an average length of 5.5 years between enrolm...

Government Mulls Closure of Hospital Where a Woman Died Unattended in ER

...heck the emergency room waiting area at least once every eight-hour shift to ensure that no patient is left unattended. King-Harbor must still respond to a separate federal report, not yet released, that found emergency room patients in immediate jeopardy of harm or death. That survey was based, in part...

UK Suggestion for Restricted Use of Anti-AMD Drugs Draws Flak

... three four-weekly injections followed by a review every four weeks when the treating consultant decides about the need for further injections. In practice patients are likely to receive eight injections in the first year and six injections in the second year with further treatment depending on the progres...

Flower-power on a Plate in Paris

...and other culinary neophytes. "I use them almost every day," said Pierrette Nardo, who runs floral gastronomy workshops where she underlines what 20 to 30 flowers have to offer for gourmets. From begonia soup to green terrines using chrysanthemums and hemerocallis quiche, Nardo grows her own flowers and ...

Wine Woos World as Trade Fair Opens

...pment of vineyards and winemaking. Vinexpo is held every two years, and controversies from the last two shows are still causing ripples. In 2003, an unprecedented national heat wave plus an air conditioning breakdown in the temporary hall housing most of the "new world" producers left temperatures in whi...

Genome Annotation by Mutation

...udy human disease, we want to know the function of every piece of DNA in the mouse genome, says Sen Wu, a p...desired translocation of two chromosomes in one of every 1 million to 10 million cells cultured, Capecchi says, while the new method produces the desired res...

Obese Infant Kacey Causes Concern

...e a couple of ounce; it was like two, three pounds every week. And it was getting so fast her breathing was getting bad - she had bad asthma, running around she was getting so breathless. It was difficult picking her up or fitting her in a child seat. Today her premature growth spurt makes her stand out....

Questions Raised Over Safety of In-vitro Fertilization

...itain, ART accounts for 1.4 per cent of all births every year 10,242 in 2004 while many more women undergo treatment unsuccessfully (the success rate among women under 35 is 28.2 per cent, falling to 10.6 per cent for those aged 40-42). But many have begun to wonder, like noted fertility expert Professor...

AIDS No Longer a Death Sentence for South Africa's Children

...For me it's very hard to get them ready for school every day and help them with their homework...(they) always ask questions I don't know how to answer and it's very hard for me. I am being a mother to them," he said....

Major Surgeries and Operations Could Prove Deadly for Anaemic Older Men

..., increases the risk of death after surgery. For every percentage point of divergence from what is normal, the risk of death or major heart problem rose by 1.6 percent. While doctors have long known that people with confirmed anaemia and very high blood counts are at higher surgical risk, the accurate th...

Elton John's Free AIDS Awareness Concert in Ukraine

...hest HIV infection rates in Europe with a new case every 10 minutes, reports the BBC. The event which had the slogan 'Stop Aids before it stops us' has however been boycotted by a religious group that urged the people that the Grammy Award winning singer tried to promote his gay lifestyle through it. T...

42-year-old Cancer Patient Honored by British Queen for Her Fundraising Efforts

...r cannot be cured, she is living life to the full, every minute of the day. 'More people with cancer could not even contemplate doing some of the challenges Jane has undertaken but hearing about her has given then courage and hope.'...

Boffins Develop New Technique to Hunt Illness-causing Mutants in Non-gene DNA

... studied in mice, "we want to know the function of every piece of DNA in the mouse genome." "The best way to know the function of the genetic blueprint is by removing part of the DNA and seeing what goes wrong. We have found a way to do this job on a large scale that is simple and practical," added the r...

Etanercept Reduces Psoriasis

...od, safety and efficacy evaluations were completed every 12 weeks. Psoriasis severity was measured using the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score, where zero means no disease and 72 is the most severe disease. 'Exposure-adjusted rates of adverse events, serious adverse events, infections and se...

IIT-Kharagpur the Leading Technology College in India: Survey

...he rise of NIT-Hamirpur to a marked improvement in every parameter like increase in the number of IT companies visiting the campus for placements and average number of research papers. NIT-Calicut (Kerala), NIT-Kurukshetra (Haryana) and IIIT-Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) registered the highest growth in ter...

Mercury in Antiques can Pose a Hazard - Study

..." he said. "I rarely see them anymore, and I'm out every day." Still, researchers urge people to inspect old items containing mercury to make sure the seals are tight. They recommend removing or replacing mercury components when possible, though they warn never to drain the mercury. When moving a piece c...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine for the 12 Year Old

...arts. It could prevent about seven hundered deaths every year. The Health Office estimates that around 70... group, for example, Sarah Dean is intent on using every tool at her disposal to protect her five children's health. Some feel that its a good idea, theyre g...

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