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Giant Microwave That Recycles Plastic Back into Diesel, Gas

...stry. Whatever does not have a hydrocarbon base is left behind, minus any water it contained as this gets evaporated in the microwave. Take a piece of copper wiring. It is encased in plastic a kind of hydrocarbon material. We release all the hydrocarbons, which strips the casing off the wire, said Meddic...

Desertification, a Major Threat, Says UN

...ties like farming and grazing. If the problem is left unchecked, some 50 million people could be forced from their homes over the next decade, the report said. "It is imperative that effective policies and sustainable agricultural practices be put in place to reverse the decline of dry lands," says Ha...

Meningitis Shots for Teens

... pin marks help distinguish the disease, which, if left untreated, can lead to brain damage, hearing loss, organ failure, loss of limbs and - sometimes - death. It is spread through the exchange of respiratory droplets, or by sharing drinks or utensils or by kissing or coughing and sneezing. It's easily...

Vaccine Ninety Percent Effective Against Cervical Cancer

... according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). If left untreated, invasive cervical cancer is almost always fatal. In a clinical trial, more than 9,000 women were vaccinated with the experimental drug, with a control group receiving a vaccine for hepatitis A. Over a 15-month follow up period, the dru...

Dengue Deaths Sweeping Cambodia Highlight Healthcare Failures

...king help in Krouch Chhmar. This combination has left Cambodia woefully unprepared for the current dengue outbreak. "People's understanding of sanitation is still very low," Mam Bun Heng says. "We are educating them," but about three million dollars will be needed to fight yearly outbreaks of dengue. ...

Impotence and Incontinence Greatly Reduced With New Prostate Cancer Treatment

...tional teletherapy, between 40-100% of men will be left impotent, and 35% of surgery patients will suffer incontinence. In brachytherapy, on the other hand, the tumour is irradiated from the inside. In prostate cancer therapy, this is achieved by introducing small tubes into the prostate at specific poi...

Novel Investigational Drug May Help American Women Suffering from Breast Pain

...lion women in the United States alone but is often left untreated leaving women feeling hopeless. As many as 50% of American women talk to their physician about breast pain including swelling, tenderness and lumps that increase prior and during menstruation and may continue for several days. The pain is...

Anxiety Disorders Show in Tiny Tots

...t kids if their mother leaves the room or they are left alone,' Professor Rapee said. 'It's sad when you see it particularly in really young children. It can be devastating. 'In many cases they don't have friends, they're too anxious to be able to sleep over at a friend's house and a lot of them can'...

Australian Grape Glut Dries Up as Drought Bites

...ess to plant vines while in others the drought has left plants stunted and fruitless. "If the drought just continues as is, we are going to see vines that are struggling to produce fruit at all," he told AFP. He too has been hit by capricious weather. "In February we had 80 millimetres (3.2 inches) of...

Uttar Pradesh Struggles to Contain Japanese Encephalitis

...er and respiratory distress. Many survivors are left mentally or physically handicapped. Every year, Japanese Encephalitis strikes the northern part of India, especially Uttar Pradesh, raising questions of hygiene and immunization....

Interview With a Surgeon Hidden Hero of the NHS

...ng a great service to these communities. Many have left the country for better prospects and like the comp... in surgery at the Government General Hospital, he left for UK where he pursued further surgical training and obtained the FRCS from Edinburgh. A typical co...

Lets Care For Our Physicians A Salute to Them on Doctors Day!

...y physician the world knows as Dr B.C Roy, who has left his footprints on the sands of time. His dedicatio...and politics. These self-motivated individuals are left sorting out parochial issues instead of sharing their expertise in home territory. Its as if India i...

Taj Mahal is Enveloped by Pollution and a Foul Smell

...ss. In Agra, homes, businesses and factories are left without electricity for hours every day, forcing many to depend on kerosene-operated generator sets, which number 40,000, for their power needs. Glass and other factories in neighbouring towns are being persuaded to use gas instead of coke in their...

The American Dream Comes True for 105-year-old Cuban

...ar. Beaming with pride, a US flag sewed onto his left shirt pocket, Temprana joined some 150 others in reciting the US pledge of allegiance, swearing to bear arms for the United States if called upon to do so. "Now I am American," he said, smiling and waving a small US flag. The crowd at the swearin...

Asian Workers Race Against Clock to Avoid Prison

...immigrants at 350,000, of whom nearly 250,000 have left their employers, saying they had been mistreated o...s heavy. In 2003, around 100,000 illegal workers left the UAE under a six-month amnesty. Nonetheless, the authorities later announced that 40,000 illegal ...

INVEGA Receives Marketing Authorization In EU For Treatment Of Schizophrenia

...looks like a tablet in your stool. This is what is left of the tablet after all the medicine has been released....

Britney Claims She was 'forced' into Rehab

...shocked fans when she shaved her hair off when she left rehab, has since performed several comeback gigs in the US....

Motion Analysis Helps Teen With Cerebral Palsy Regain Ability to Walk

...mericans with this crippling disorder, Anthony was left with few options and his family turned to Hospital for Special Surgery with the hope of finding answers to effectively address his condition. They were introduced to David M. Scher, M.D., a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Special Surgery, who also ...

Defective Defibrillators

...re common in women, younger people and those whose left ventricle was healthier when the device was implanted. It is a simple case wear and tear after many years of usage. The most common complication, responsible for 56 percent of lead defects, rose from insulation problems. Others included fractured w...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

...I had a bleeding nipple on the right and fed on my left the whole time which then became really sore. "It was really unbearable and I was half way to giving up at six weeks, and that's a big thing for me to admit, she recalls. Yet, luck was on her side. Through an online mothers support group, Nicola...

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