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Indonesia Confirms 81st Bird Flu Death

...mong humans, leading to a global pandemic with the potential to kill millions. The fear stems from past influenza pandemics. A flu pandemic in 1918, just after the end of World War I, killed 20 million people worldwide. Indonesia stepped up its campaign this year to battle bird flu, barring Jakarta residen...

Pennsylvania Government's Partial Shutdown Ends

...lamed Republicans, who control the Senate, for the potential furloughs, accusing them of dragging their feet on priorities he asked them to consider. Those include massive new funding for public school programs, transportation and alternative energy, as well as measures to cut health care costs. The spending...

Food Colour in Sausages, Burgers Could Trigger Cancer

... it cannot be excluded that aniline's carcinogenic potential is due to damage to the genetic material of the cells. It is therefore not possible to determine a level of intake for aniline which may be regarded as safe for humans," he added. A spokesman for the FSA said that once the meeting is concluded, the...

Scientists Find New Way to Kill Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

...troy bateria, they believe that the drugs have the potential to wipe out any E. coli carrying relaxase. "That it killed bacteria was a surprise," Dr. Redinbo, adding that by targeting these bacteria, the drugs act like birth control and prevent antibiotic resistance from spreading. The researcher, however...

Fossilized Midges can Predict Climate Change: Study

...ies have concluded that fossilized midges have the potential to predict climate change in the future . According to experts at the University of Liverpool, the University of Swansea; the Open University; the University of Exeter; the Edge Hill University and the University College London, two episodes of abr...

Two In One Drug For Smokers And Drinkers

...d safe for people trying to stop smoking, is now a potential drug to fight alcohol dependence." In the study,...n have liver damage. In addition, the drug has the potential to be considered as a treatment for addictions such as gambling and painkillers. The University of...

Folicacid Fortification Very Beneficial

...ates pivotal role in DNA synthesis also makes it a potential growth factor for cancerous or pre-cancerous cells, and when administered in large quantities to individuals who unknowingly harbor cancer cells, it could paradoxically enhance cancer development. The addition of substantial quantities of folic ac...

Insights into Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

...se findings not only identify the key elements and potential avenues for therapeutic targeting of RARA-mediated...Further, homotetrameric complexes and RXR have the potential to be useful therapeutic targets for RARA fusion-mediated cancers....

Electronic Health Records Shows No Improvement in Quality of Outpatient Care

...itionally, the more sophisticated systems can flag potential problems, such as mixing medications that might trigger a bad reaction, and provide advice about which tests to order or which medications to prescribe. Past studies have assessed the use of electronic health records in hospitals, where patients ar...

New Cancer Therapy in Clinical Trial

...cIAP2. These results also establish the clinical potential for combining TRAIL or other death receptor agonists with an orally bioavailable, low-toxicity multikinase inhibitor, sorafenib/Nexavar, thus providing an exciting approach for attacking cancers that harbor defective intrinsic apoptotic machinery, ex...

Eco-architecture Takes Root in Thailand, but Growth is Slow

...to go. "The policy makers will tell you that the potential is immense, but none of them are working on removal of barriers," he says. "It is imperative that governments and financial institutions enforce legislation and mandatory requirements for all new buildings to incorporate and adopt 'green building' ...

Parental Match-making Blossoms in a Beijing Park

...arental speed-dating. Despite their desire for a potential match, these proud parents are rigorous in their s... and well-paid jobs -- definite hurdles in finding potential husbands. -- Parents come in secret to find their children a perfect match -- One weary father h...

Study Confirms No HRT Benefit for Older Women

...is no overall disease prevention benefit, and some potential risk, for women who start hormone replacement therapy many years after menopause. The results are also consistent with the early findings of the WHI and other trials, and support the conclusion that combined oestrogen and progestogen therapy should...

Indian Luxury Hotel Boss Calls for Major City Clean-up

...Dubai. The reason, he said, was because too many potential tourists are put off by the country's shabby airports, pot-holed roads, frequent power cuts and rubbish-filled cities. "In most cities, people can't get anywhere on time and time is more valuable than money," Oberoi said. He was speaking at a fun...

Polyclinics Could Threaten NHS Services, Warns BMA

...homes may sound appealing but polyclinics have the potential to destabilise and fragment existing hospital and GP services. The review points out that many GP practices do not have the facilities to take on extra work, such as diagnostics and some hospital outpatient services, so surely it would make more s...

Contamination of the Environment by Antibiotics Fed to Livestock

...ability of plants to absorb antibiotics raises the potential for contamination of human food supply. However, S...University of Minnesota to further investigate the potential fate and transport of antibiotics introduced to the environment from livestock operations....

Analysis of Hemoglobin Level Control in Dialysis Patients

..., our method relied on few assumptions about their potential patterns." The results suggested that hemoglobin levels were affected by the negative feedback control systems being attempted in clinical management. "This system can be conceived as an oscillation, like a pendulum, with the hemoglobin value swingin...

Milk Thistle Extract Effective in Cancer Treatment

...preclinical and clinical studies demonstrating the potential role of milk thistle as an anticancer agent. No ot...ditors in their opening editorial. "The clinical potential for a liver-protective supplement in cancer care is significant, as I've observed in many years of i...

Anti-malarial Drug may Help Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

...ination therapy in the future, and to evaluate the potential role of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive agent for diabetes among high-risk individuals in the general population," the researchers concluded....

Drinking More Milk may Lessen Type 2 Diabetes Risk

..., like that found in milk, would have the greatest potential to help prevent diabetes, especially among those at highest risk for the disease. Examining the intake of milk and milk products exclusively, the researchers found that there was nearly a 15 percent lower risk for type 2 diabetes among individuals ...

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