Dow Acquires Wolff Walsrode from Bayer
...eate a new specialty business driven to become the preferred development partner and premier application expert in the cellulosics industry. Cellulosics and derivatives are widely used in formulations for food, personal care, pharmaceuticals, construction, paint and a variety of specialty industrial applicatio...Test-tube Babies: Mood Swings are Key to Fertility Choice
...ual and relationship stress and about whether they preferred to have a singleton, twin or triplet pregnancy, and which of these was considered more risky. The investigators found a clear link between a negative mood and a greater willingness to take risk -- to go for the multiple embryo transfer. The resea...Dinner Guest Recover Bodies in Freezer
... a thick file on him, she said. A neighbor, who preferred to remain anonymous, told La Dernire Heure: I knew him very well. Didier is a very violent man, especially when he has had a drink when he is no longer master of his words or behavior. Even if this drama is terrible it could have happened earlier. Fo...Indian Introduces Paan-flavoured Condoms
...ter mixture on their main market, sex workers, who preferred it to other flavours such as banana and chocolate, the Hindustan Times reported "The community loved it as most of the sex workers chew paan," Sanjeev Gaikwad, a director at advocacy group Family Health International who helped launch the new condo...Clinical Trials Registry Launched in India
...als being conducted in India, making our country a preferred clinical trial hub, said Prof. Ganguly, adding, However, as a series of incidences of unfortunate events associate with clinical trials came to light, there has been a growing call for transparency, accountability and accessibility of clinical trials...Purdue Pharma Agrees to Pay $600 Million Fine for Misbranding Oxycontin
...escription drug abuse. Jones said he would have preferred to have the plea agreements call for spending money on education of those at risk of drug abuse and treatment of those who are addicted to OxyContin. But Jones said he would not reject the agreement. "Many young people mistakenly believe today tha...Scientists Develop Artificial Blood Vessels for Vascular Grafts in Mice
...in grafts eventually fail. Arterial grafts are the preferred conduits because they are less prone to becoming obstructed. However, they are in very limited supply, as many patients require multiple grafts, which is why the researchers have been looking for the ideal small-caliber arterial substitute for re-v...US Parents Risk Jail When Their Teens Drink at Parties
...ules we had to follow," said the French mother who preferred to remain anonymous. "When I told him I was planning to hold a party for the kids at my house, he looked at me like I was crazy," she added. Armed with advice from a lawyer, she deputized a dozen parents as all-night chaperones. "We searched every ba...'Walk of Shame' Triggers Toilet Consciousness
...five districts. But most the 180-strong population preferred the old way of heading for open fields to ease themselves, reports Grassroots Features. Fed up with the stubborn refusal of villagers to use their private latrines, Sarpanch Dinesh Kaushik decided to take drastic action. He invited officials of th...Church Weddings for Gays Soon a Reality in Sweden
...f 9.1 million, said in an initial reaction that it preferred the term 'marriage' be reserved for heterosexual unions. It also said it wanted pastors to be free to choose whether or not to perform a gay marriage ceremony. However, the Church has yet to take a definitive stand on the issue. 'The official s...Why Humans Fail to Act on Climate Change
... Society of Psychology. "Short term advantages are preferred to the long-term variety." Ernst made his remarks as a scientific panel prepared to release a United Nations report on global warming, part of a massive effort every six or seven years by the UN to gather consensus among thousands of world scientis...Ontario Grants Fast-Track Compensation Rights for Work-Related Illnesses
... link certain cancers to firefighting, and instead preferred to work on a case-by-case basis. However, new studies have increasingly shown that firefighters are more likely to die of cancer than others....Gel-based Handrub Improves Hospital Hygiene
...the health care workers in the study reported they preferred the gel to the liquid-based product, indicating that it improved the condition of their skin. No cases of significant skin damage occurred with either formulation of the handrub. Alongside availability, improved skin tolerance is an important factor ...Researchers Identifies Molecules That is Effective in Fighting Against Breast Cancer
...ost common cancer among women and tamoxifen is the preferred drug for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer treatment. Many of these cancers are intrinsically resistant to tamoxifen or acquire resistance during treatment. Consequently, there is an ongoing need for breast cancer drugs that have different mol...Smokeless Cannabis Delivery Device Found Efficient and Less Toxic
... preferred. "By a significant majority, patients preferred vaporization to smoking, choosing the route of delivery with the fewest side effects and greatest efficiency," said Benowitz....Albuterol may Be Helpful for Infants Suffering from Bronchiolitis
... Principal Investigaor, Paul Walsh, MD, originally preferred epinephrine prior to conducting this study. The other investigators were Kemedy McQuillan MD, John Caldwel Pharm Dl and Stephen J Rothenberg PhD....Moderate Drinking Lowers Women's Risk of Heart Attack
...nvolved thosewho drank primarily liquor. Women who preferred liquor to wineexperienced a borderline increase in risk of heart attack, resultsshowed. "These findings have important implications, because heart disease isthe leading cause of death for women," said Joan M. Dorn, Ph.D.,associate professor of soci...A Tipple a Day may Be heart Friendly for Women
...volved those who drank primarily liquor. Women who preferred liquor to wine experienced a borderline increase in risk of heart attack, results showed. "These findings have important implications, because heart disease is the leading cause of death for women," said Joan M. Dorn, Ph.D., associate professor of...Appetite-regulating Peptides Influence Alcohol Cravings
...s typology of alcohol dependence, as well as their preferred type of alcoholic beverage. "The study showed that the involvement of appetite-regulating peptides in the neurobiology of alcohol craving is of different importance in specific subgroups," said Hillemacher. The researchers also stressed the nee...Heart-Assist Device Gives Culver City Man a Good Quality of Life
...secutive years, it has been named Los Angeles most preferred hospital for all health needs in an independent survey of area residents. Cedars-Sinai is internationally renowned for its diagnostic and treatment capabilities as well as breakthroughs in biomedical research and superlative medical education. It ran...