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Deep-sea Mining can Damage Marine Ecosystem

...ing companies and their investors, undersea mining offers high concentrations of ore at relatively low production costs,' said Prof. Halfar. 'The mining operations will use a strip-mining approach to remove deposits within the top 20 metres of the seafloor, using remotely operated underwater mine cutter...

Researchers Develop Model That Aids in Treating Stroke Patients

...e therapies are still in their infancy. This study offers another potential option for treatment, he added. The work is reported in the May 2007 issue of Physics in Medicine and Biology....

Protein Folds Research Offers Insight into Metabolic Evolution

... metabolic protein architecture and their advance offers a new window on the evolutionary history of metabolism. Researchers at the University of Illinois published their work that appears this week in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their work relies on repu...

Nanocomposite Labeled Cancer Cells Targeted and Destroyed by Using Lasers

...ncapsulate different materials inside. This design offers researchers a wider choice of size, surface functionality and payload than traditional small in vivo devices where the agent is conjugated directly to the surface. A laser can be used to kill cells indiscriminately, but it is really a blunt instrum...

Work Less to Sustain Planet Earth, Say Activists

...stands, America is the only industrial nation that offers no legal protection for vacations. The average vacation in the United States is now only a long weekend, and 25 percent of American workers have no paid vacation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compare that to Sweden, which mandates 32 ...

New DNA Tests Advances Treatment of Lysosomal Storage Diseases

...rs and prenatal testing. Emory Genetics Laboratory offers the most comprehensive list of sequencing tests in the country for lysosomal storage diseases, according to Vanessa Rangel Miller, MS, CGC. "Before the availability of our tests, there were far fewer sequencing and DNA-based tests for lysosomal sto...

Pediatric Seizure Study Underway in US to Decide Between Diazepam and Lorazepam

...etermine which of the two medications is safer and offers more effective treatment. The study is the most...efinitive information possible on which medication offers the greater chance for successful treatment. Status epilepticus affects between 50,000 to 60,000 c...

Adult Down Syndrome Clinic Opened at UAB

...y Medicine to provide those services. The clinic offers services from a number of health disciplines, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, nutrition, psychology, social work, genetics and audiology. Lose says he hopes to add financial planning services in the near future....

Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs

...dicines, particularly new ones. The FDA's web site offers extensive information about medicines, herbal supplements, and vitamins, including safety alerts about the latest recalls and warnings for specific drugs. The international nonprofit group Healthy Skepticism counters misleading drug promotion and m...

New Device for Stroke Patients Improves Walking

...l palsy. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell also offers a similar device for rehabilitation of arm movement: the NESS H200. Additional devices used in stroke rehabilitation at the Hospital include the NeuroCom SMART Balance Master for objective evaluation and balance training, and the LiteGait partial-bod...

High Level ICU Facilities Afford Greater Survival Chances for Small Infants

...olume and high quality among NICUs, and this study offers further evidence of that relationship," said Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., AHRQs Director. "It is becoming increasingly clear that some very low birth weight infants are not getting the care they need, and that we need to make sure that patients and clini...

Brazil Slashes the Price of Contraceptives to Stop Illegal Abortions

... 3,500 "people's pharmacies," where the government offers subsidized medicines. The new programme comes amid a controversy between the Catholic Church and Lula's government over abortion. During his recent visit to Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI attacked the suggestion of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

FDA Approves ZYFLO CR(TM) (Zileuton) for Chronic Treatment of Asthma

... (zileuton) extended-release tablets. ZYFLO CR(TM) offers twice-daily, extended-release dosing. Under a co-promotion agreement executed between the two companies in March 2007, DEY will co-market Critical Therapeutics' ZYFLO CR(TM). ZYFLO CR(TM) and ZYFLO(R) (zileuton tablets) are the only FDA-approved le...

New Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Program in African Workplace

...response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Blueprint offers a step-by-step guide organized into seven modules, a specialized textbook providing additional details on how companies can implement an HIV/AIDS workplace program, and an economic impact software tool that conducts a cost/benefit analysis of an HIV/...

Genetic Testing Helping Cancer Survivors Fight For Their Loved Ones

...hereditary cancer risk assessment. Genetic testing offers early detection and the opportunity to not only reduce the risk of cancer, but to save lives. Genetic testing identifies whether or not an individual has an increased risk for certain types of cancer. While you don't inherit cancer, you can inherit...

Ayurveda Resorts in Kerala Gear Up for the Monsoon Season

...when they come here," Naveen told IANS. Ayurveda offers excellent treatments for skin problems, ailments related to stress and joint pains. The numerous resorts in the state have drawn out specific plans ranging from a few days to even three weeks. "For skin problems, we generally ask patients to stay...

Researchers Identify Genetic Mutations for Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

...east cancer. "The identification of CDH1 mutations offers the opportunity of cancer risk-reduction strategies for unaffected at-risk individuals," the authors write. Pardeep Kaurah, M.Sc., of the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, and colleagues conducted a study to assess the frequency of mutations in the CDH1...

Young Indians Say Cheers to White Spirits

... for new experiences. In fact, the premium segment offers huge potential for distinct brands like Eristoff," Kapur noted. With the premium vodka growing at 20 percent and accounting for 25 percent of the spirits market, Bacardi plans to produce 400,000 cases per month at its plant, which has a total produ...

Pazopanib Shows Positive in Advanced Renal Carcinoma, Ovarian Cancer and Soft Tissue Sarcoma

...esults clearly demonstrate the potential pazopanib offers as a future therapeutic option not only in renal cell cancer, but across many different tumor types," said Debasish Roychowdhury, MD, Vice President, Global Clinical Development, Oncology Medicine Development Centre, GSK. "The broad clinical developm...

Velcade(R) Plus Doxil(R) Improves Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma Patients

... combination fits perfectly into this paradigm and offers an important and powerful new opportunity to extend and improve patients' lives." DOXIL is a specially (liposomal) formulated version of the chemotherapy agent doxorubicin, and is approved for use in other forms of cancer. VELCADE, bortezomib, is a...

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