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Cartoons to Dispel Science Phobia for Students

...rtoon characters, 'Boojho' and 'Paheli', who ask a lot of questions and are also on the lookout for answers. "Our aim is to dispel the fear of science from the mind of students. Through the cartoons we have tried to make the book interactive and student-friendly," said Hukum Singh, head of the departme...

Art in Hospitals to Enhance Patient Care

...d breast cancer. This radical plan has aroused a lot of controversy. There has been wide spread criticism of NHS trusts in the UK who have spent tens of thousands of pounds on art installations at a time when they are considering cutting services because of financial problems. Plans by NHS trust offici...

NASA Gets Ready To Address Tough Questions

... about mixed-sex crews, and there is going to be a lot of debate about it,' he predicts. There are documents that spell out some health policies in detail, such as how much radiation astronauts can be exposed to from space travel (No more radiation than the amount that would increase the risk of cancer...

Female Ducks Develop Complicated Genitals to Outwit Aggressive Males

...hat was puzzling and so Brennan's team looked at a lot of duck bottoms. What they found surprised them ... "What I think is really cool is this does speak a lot about the ability of the female to have these cryptic mechanisms of choice," Brennan said....

Good News for Sufferers of Heart Attack, Chest Pain

...ng in such patients. "The U.S. especially has a lot of ground to gain, compared with European and Canadian hospitals, in reducing the time lag between hospital presentation and acute coronary artery angioplasty," Eagle adds. "That's why efforts to improve hospitals' systems for providing this kind of ...

Maverick Gay Ex-governor Turns a New Leaf - Accepted at the Episcopalian Seminary

...r. McGreevy goes with this is up to him. We have a lot of people studying here who are not interested in ordination at all." It is not binding on priests serving at The Episcopal Church to remain celibate....

FDA Warns Against Buying of Counterfeit Drug Through Internet

...form anew drug which is highly dangerous. There is lot of risks involved in buying and consuming these counterfeit drugs obtained from the internet. Some times the validity period of the drug would have expired. There have even been instances when some drugs were found to be a composition of talc and sta...

American Cancer Society Launches Major New Study

...or a private corporation. While science can do a lot to explain the biology and genetics of cancer, some of the most valuable information we have is a direct result of the contributions of dedicated individuals over several generations, said Dr. Calle. We are once again looking to the dedication, compa...

One Man's 'Fortified' Bread is Another's Poison

...rth defects per year. So it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, particularly when there's a lot that's unknown about the long-term effects of folic acid.' He said. Today, the subject is being de...

Cause of Gender Differences in Blood Pressure, Kidney Damage Under Study

...he outer most part of their kidneys, males have a lot of the AT1 receptors that enables angiotensin 2 to...e shown these drugs dont work as well in women. A lot of women are on these drugs too and Im not sure its doing them a lot of good, she says. One of her ...

Singaporeans Rated as the Fastest Walkers in the World

...China. New Yorkers, who take pride in walking a lot and walking fast, were at eighth place. No Indian city was included in the study. But walking fast is not good for you, according to the study commissioned by British Council and headed by Richard Wiseman, a psychology professor at University of H...

Disease Outbreak Claims Trout From Idaho Hatchery

...ith ich at the Nampa hatchery. Theres not really a lot we could do, without a complete rebuild of the Nampa hatchery", Frew was quoted....

Sewage Flows into Hudson River in a Torrent

...insert new concrete pipe. "There's going to be a lot of work just getting the site prepared," Mike Facelle, Westchester County's director of maintenance said yesterday as he supervised the excavation work. "This is a big job, probably the most serious that I've seen." Facelle estimated that the repai...

Residues Go Merrily Down the Stream in Portland

... certain treatment plants. People just assumed a lot of that stuff was removed," said Sheree Stewart, d...n Department of Environmental Quality. "Actually a lot of what is in the raw water gets through," she added. The chemicals could be the surplus medicines...

Many Senior Citizens in the Grips of Malnutrition

... appears to be a common condition among the senior lot in Australia. This is not a good sign as it can slow their recovery process from an illness or accident. A study of 102 patients recuperating at Sydneys Prince of Wales Hospital showed that almost 80 per cent were malnourished. At the same time, t...

Brooding Could Kill, Warn Psychologists

... But new studies suggest that those who ruminate a lot may have higher blood pressure and heart rates, less effective immune systems, surges of stress hormones that strain the heart, more depression and perhaps even shorter life spans. Those who often react to stress by brooding have less of a blood p...

Cataloging the Structural Variations in Human Genetics

...is difficult and expensive, Eichler admits. It's a lot of work, because it's essentially doing 62 additional human genome projects, he says. Having been involved in the first one, I swore I would never do it again. But in this case we're looking at the coolest parts of the genome....

Studies Reveal Inappropriate Use Of Drug-Coated Stents

...patient is in the 'off-label' group, there isn't a lot of evidence and doctors should explain why they think a drug-coated stent's benefits might outweigh its risks. Says Harrington:' Doctors need to say, yes, we know that when we use these devices off label, there is a higher risk.'The doctor should s...

Louisiana Residents Warned Against Brown Recluse Spiders

...ing outdoors, especially in areas that don't get a lot of human activity. The brown recluse spider is not aggressive, and it normally bites only when crushed, handled or disturbed. Some people have been bitten in bed after inadvertently rolling over onto the spider. Others have been bitten after accide...

South Africa Increasing Efforts To Contain Drug-Resistant TB, Minister Says

...eku said. "How we actually manage this will give a lot of lessons to the world ... particularly (the relationship between) XDR-TB and HIV and AIDS," he said....

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