Netherlands to lift livestock restrictions over avian influenza
...ck markets in the region and sales of animals from nearby farms were banned. These restrictions are to be lifted today. The ministry has made an announcement this week that from September1, all poultry not vaccinated against bird flu must be detained. This has to be done to avoid the risk of the virus bei...Cooling Temperatures Help Crucian Carp
...-30 carp each month from a fish trap they set in a nearby pond. They began the experiment in May 2002 and finished in June 2003, tracking water temperature and examining the brains of the fish shortly after removing them from the pond. They found that as the water got colder in October and November, the ca...Ducks Culled As They Test Positive For H5N1 Virus
...led following the findings; however, ducks from 14 nearby farms tested negative for the virus. The official said that no one in nearby villages was sick from the disease and added that the source of the virus was unknown. The country ......n to become hair follicles send out signals to the nearby cells, inhibiting them from doing the same and thus produce a specific hair pattern. "The research, while not directly linked to male-pattern baldness, should be of interest to pharmaceutical companies working in this field as understanding the mol...Modern Radiation Therapy ups Lung Cancer Survival
... radiation to the tumor while keeping it away from nearby healthy tissues. Between 1978 and 2003, 200 patients with medically inoperable stage I NSCLC were treated with radiation therapy alone. Eighty-five received 3D-CRT while 115 received conventional therapy. Thirty-six percent of patients who received...Potential Diagnostic Marker Indicates Effectiveness of Anti-Angiogenic Drugs
...udy. “In addition to growing them directly from nearby blood vessels, tumors can also signal the body’s bone marrow to boost the supply of endothelial cells in the blood circulation,” Li added. Results were presented at the first international meeting on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Deve...Molecular Medicine And Diabetes
...their beloved Michigan cottage and settled in at a nearby hotel. Lilly was admitted to the CRC on a Monday and "we began to give her low doses of sulfonylurea and gradually to reduce her insulin," said Philipson. They doubled the sulfonylurea dose each day. "It was an intense experience," recalled Laurie....Cancer Hope Network, ASTRO Partner to Raise Awareness of Cancer Survivorship
...ugh radiation to kill the cancer while not harming nearby healthy tissue. Organizations like the Cancer Hope Network are an important tool in the fight against cancer as they give patients and their families support while they fight their disease,” said Prabhakar Tripuraneni, M.D., President of ASTRO. Wan......lood supply by releasing growth factors that cause nearby blood vessels to grow into the tumor." During investigation, scientists subjected cells to varying doses of aspirin. Dr Arthur commenting on the finding said, "Our experiments showed that low doses of aspirin had an effect on these cells, which tend...Simi Valley Nuclear Meltdown Effects Greater than Suspected
... studies looking at the impact of the field lab on nearby residents. The Santa Susana Field Lab Advisory Panel is made up of researchers, activists and residents. The work was paid for with $150,000 set aside by the state Legislature and $50,000 from a DOE citizens testing fund. Studies conducted before th...Delhi Death Toll Due to Dengue Rises to 24
...desh 18. Of the total cases coming to Delhi from nearby areas, Haryana tops the list with Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan following. Apart from struggling to control dengue, health officials are trying to tame another mosquito-borne virus - chikungunya - with 1.3 million suspected cases and 1,602 confirmed ...Spinach Contamination Traced to Wild Boar
...that none of the nine positive matches came from a nearby spinach field which was the source of the contaminated produce. Wild boars are assumed to have been responsible for bringing E. coli from the ranch to the spinach field. Reilly said,” Animals, wildlife and water were in close proximity to the field...Pregnant Women With Placental Infection Have Doubled Risk of Recurrence
... women who develop an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes in their first pregnancy have twice the risk of getting it in their second pregnancy, researchers// at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. The infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent of births. It can...Ebola-Outbreak Kills 5000 Gorillas
...eatedly linked to gorilla and chimpanzee deaths in nearby forests. //Hotly debated has been whether these wild ape deaths were isolated incidents or part of a massive die-off. New research published in the journal Science puts this debate to rest, providing strong evidence that Ebola killed at least 5,000 g...Researchers Find Two Biomarkers With Potential to Predict Breast Cancer Spread
... highly associated with spread of breast cancer to nearby lymph nodes, according to researchers who// say th...surrounds tissue cells, which is then processed by nearby draining lymph nodes, so checking these nodes for the presence of cancer is currently one of the mos...Smoking Out Rats from Fields to Mizoram’s Dining Table
...d hundreds of smoked rats come in to the city from nearby villages like Khawruhlian, Sesawng, Rawpuichhip every morning. "I don't keep records of my sales, but I normally sell about 200 smoked rats daily," Lalvenpuii, a New Market shopkeeper, told IANS. They don't come cheap either, with one smoked rat...For Kids With High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail
... bring blood to the kidneys. In some children, the nearby section of the aorta — the largest blood vessel in the body — also has narrowings. Children who have a genetic disease called neurofibromatosis are especially at risk. The kidneys play a major role in regulating blood pressure, by filtering waste ...Children's Killer Preyed On Victims For Two Years
... in search of work in the Indian capital and other nearby cities. According to reports, a doctor accused earlier of organ trade lives in a house adjacent to the Sector 31 bungalow of Mohinder Singh. The two houses are connected through a backyard passage, say some locals. "While Surendra initially confes...... bring blood to the kidneys. In some children, the nearby section of the aorta -- the largest blood vessel in the body -- also has narrowings. Children who have a genetic disease called neurofibromatosis are especially at risk. The kidneys play a major role in regulating blood pressure, by filtering waste...