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Climate Change Threatens Sundarbans and World Heritage Sites

... was estimated at about $294 million with a yearly maintenance budget of $6 million - much more than the amount currently spent on the conservation of the mangrove forests in the area. The UN body has said that though the sea level rise cannot be entirely prevented, conservation of remaining mangrove forests i...

Despite Control Efforts HBV Found to Transmit After Dental Surgery

...universal HBV vaccination in the US and meticulous maintenance of infection control for all patients in dental settings, they conclude. But in the accompanying editorial two infectious diseases specialists question whether such transmission can really be said to be rare (Allos and Schaffner). They say: "We...

Brief Intervention on HIV and Alcohol Risk Encourages Safer Sex

...alcohol risk reduction intervention components and maintenance intervention strategies”. “Risk reduction counselling is relatively inexpensive when delivered to individuals at greatest risk and is available now for use in clinical settings”, the report notes. Thus, a similar brief intervention could be widely...

Asthma can Be Checked, Experts are Confident

...t people understand the need to be on inhalers and maintenance dose of drugs," Dr. R.Narasimhan , chairman of the Respiratory Research Foundation of India, a non-governmental organization. Control of asthma keeps throwing up new areas of research and at times continues to be an enigma. For instance, a new stu...

Master Regulatory Gene of Epithelial Stem Cells Identified

...ing established that p63 was only important to the maintenance of stem cells, McKeon and his research team then used the epithelial stem cell cloning methods developed by Howard Green, MD, the George Higginson professor of cell biology at HMS, to show that p63’s key function was to provide the enhanced potential...

Bio-latrine Cleans Up Kenyan Slum and the Environment

...e are certain challenges to the bio-latrine. While maintenance is not as pricey as an ordinary toilet, it involves ensuring there is enough moisture in the bio-digester to keep producing gas and it can break down if there isn't. What's more, while the hot water does prove useful for some people, many will choo...

Altered Protein Structure was Found in Autism Patients

..., said Taylor. He added that synapse formation and maintenance occurs early in development when the infant brain is still plastic and formative. Therefore, by understanding the structural mutations that affect neurotransmission during development, new leads into drug therapies may emerge. We really dont know w...

Scientist Observes real Time Generation of Neurones in Mammals

...ng them with a sense of smell. The development and maintenance of such neurones in this area was assessed by time-lapse imaging over several days at different stages of development. Dr. Mizrahi revealed that dendritic formation was highly dynamic. He further said that once incorporated into the network, the a...

Appetite-regulating Peptides Influence Alcohol Cravings

...is an important contributor to the development and maintenance of alcoholism. Professor Otto Lesch of the University of Vienna has divided patients of alcohol dependence into four groups Type 1 that refers to people with heavy alcohol withdrawals who tend to use alcohol to weaken withdrawal symptoms, Type 2 pa...

Combo Therapy may Be Highly Beneficial in Asthma Control

...d, combination therapy indicated for the long-term maintenance treatment of asthma in patients 12 years of age and older. SYMBICORT does not replace fast-acting inhalers and should not be used to treat acute symptoms of asthma. SYMBICORT is a combination of two proven asthma medications budesonide, an inhaled...

Chronic Pain can Impair Memory and Concentration

...ck and Dr Rashiq suggest that pain may disrupt the maintenance of the memory trace that is required to hold information for processing and retain it for storage in longer-term memory stores. In other words, chronic pain can, quite literally, drive people to distraction. Participants in the studyall of whom ...

Risk of Traumatic Workplace Injury Increased by Obesity

...e injury , thus employer-sponsored weight loss and maintenance programs should be considered as part of a well-rounded workplace safety plan. BMI is a measure of body fat based on an adult's height and weight. It is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. According to the Centres...

Check Your Physiology Before You Choose A Diet

...eight off at the end of 18 months by following the maintenance portion of the program. Participants who secreted a lot of insulin but followed the low-fat plan lost 5 pounds in six months and kept off only 2.6 pounds at 18 months. It was also seen that those who secreted lower amounts of insulin and tended t...

Cutting Calories, Not Exercise, Plays Bigger Role In Maintaining Weight Loss

...ces. This calorie control led to successful weight maintenance despite the fact that these individuals did not me...s could have a positive long term effect on weight maintenance by giving individuals a more easily attainable physical activity goal, which they may be more likely...

Sewage Flows into Hudson River in a Torrent

...d," 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 repairs could take the better part of the month. He said an engineer was expected to survey the damage ...

Master Regulatory Gene of Epithelial Stem Cells Identified

...ing established that p63 was only important to the maintenance of stem cells, McKeon and his research team then used the epithelial stem cell cloning methods developed by Howard Green, MD, the George Higginson professor of cell biology at HMS, to show that p63s key function was to provide the enhanced potential ...

INVEGA(TM) Gets Marketing Authority from EU to Treat Schizophrenia

...EGA was also approved by the FDA for the long-term maintenance treatment of schizophrenia. INVEGA was discovered and jointly developed by ALZA Corporation and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC....

INVEGA Receives Marketing Authorization In EU For Treatment Of Schizophrenia

...EGA was also approved by the FDA for the long-term maintenance treatment of schizophrenia. INVEGA was discovered and jointly developed by ALZA Corporation and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC. Important Safety Information For INVEGA(TM) Elderly Patients with dementia-related ps...

'Missing Link' Stem Cells may Shorten Path to Therapies

...for human embryo stem cells in order to make their maintenance more straightforward and malleable," he said after reviewing the studies. Kevin Eggan, a researcher at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, also welcomed the studies, saying they could "shed light on the origin and nature of human embryonic stem cells....

Physical Activity can Be Increased by a Motivating Mail

...s effective as the contact tapered off through the maintenance phase. Future studies should examine whether the combination of the print and phone programs could produce even better results, and different delivery channels, such as email, text messaging and the Internet, Napolitano said....

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