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Europe: Empowering Society with Knowledge

... high on innovation. The initial task that the ESF proposes is to embark on a ‘New Forward Look’ that envisages the possibility of higher education across international borders. The research will aim to establish a relationship between knowledge that empowers society, to create a ‘Knowledge society’. Profes...

Malaysia to Beef in Medical Care to Fight against HFMD

...anagement Committee, said that the government also proposes to launch extensive information campaigns in interior areas to enhance the public awareness of the HFMD. Through the mass media such as radio and newspapers it plans to spread the message across to the public. The state health department has decide...

'Girlie' Needle And Thread help Japanese Men to De-Stress

...every session by first opening a can of beer as he proposes the day's projects. Then the members choose a needle from Ishizawa's set of more than 30, as if they were picking a favorite truffle out of a box of chocolates. After threading the eye with a colorful thread, they choose a piece of scrap fabric to ...

Shangai Citizens to Monitor Billboards

China's largest metropolis, Shangai proposes to start a citizen advisory panel, preventing advertisers from featuring billboards// with images that would offend local sensibilities. The move follows a series of recent complaints over a huge billboard in the city's commercial Xujiahui area tha...

NHS Recommends Further Cost Cutting Measures

...uce the estimated ￡750 million NHS deficit//. He proposes to unveil his plan at a No 10 seminar to the Prime Minister Tony Blair. Sir Ian believes the ￡10.3 billion spent every year on drugs and the ￡1 billion on temporary staff need to be reduced. Fears that patients would not be given expensive treatments...

Bill for Formal Regulation of Tanning Salons

...ed for formal regulation in this area." His bill proposes that salons obtain a licence from the local authorities before operations and permit inspection of their premises as well. The proposed bill will receive wide support from skin experts as well as cancer campaigners. According to professor Colin M...

More Help Needed for Children of Drug-Addicted Parents

...to protect such children effectively. The policy proposes plans to improve the identification of these children at risk, even before their birth so that support could be made available as early as possible. Plans were proposed to assess drug-addicted parents to assess their capability about functioning in t...

HIV affected blood donors may be jailed in Malaysia Putrajaya Malaysia

...ysia Putrajaya Malaysia, The Malaysian government proposes to impose mandatory jail sentence besides a fine on HIV/AIDS// sufferers who falsify information about their condition to donate blood. The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 would be amended to make this provision, Malaysian De...

iSTART Brain Model Reveals the possible Cause of Autism

...first//, called Adaptive Resonance Theory, or ART, proposes how the brain learns to recognize objects and even...articular view of a familiar friend's face. iSTART proposes that individuals with autism have their vigilance fixed at such a high setting that their learned re...

Study Says - Blocking 'aP2' Protein Prevents Airway Diseases

...ut the underlying causes of asthma. The hypothesis proposes that childhood infection and environmental factors such as diet and airborne pollution contribute to a predisposition to this condition. Michael Rolph and colleagues from The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, now show for the first time t...

Intermittent Treatment Found Effective In Malaria

... One of the advantages of the treatment is that it proposes a simple oral administration, does not require a new infrastructure, and is cost-efficient compared to other options. Each SP administration has an approximated cost of 2 US dollar, including the cost of the drug, its transport and distribution. Th...

IT for General Practitioners

...courage GPs to master information technology. He proposes beginning with an assessment of what changes need to take place, building consensus of these changes amongst all involved, and implementing the change with suitable training and educational support. Finally he stresses that acceptance of change is ...

Rajasthan to Conduct Audit to Find Out the Cause of Maternal Mortality

...d. Under the audit project, the state government proposes to form district level committees involving the government officials, NGO's, media representatives and village council representatives. The committee would find the reason behind the death rate followed by a yearly audit. According to some of the f...

Need for Change in Social Norms to Prevent Spread of HIV

...ational sources to about $8 billion this year she proposes that the spread of HIV has not met with success mainly because of the shift of focus from prevention to treatment of the disease. She states that much is needed to be done to integrate better prevention and treatment. Without that failure was cert...

Gestiva – the pre-term birth drug probed by FD

... either 32 or 35 weeks of gestation. But the study proposes that the drug does reduce births before 37th week. Weekly injections of Gestiva results in “substantial reduction” in preterm births among women most at risk, according to Adeza Biomedical Corp. in FDA filings. According to FDA, even this effect co...

Allergy Shots May Soon be a Thing of the Past.

... Dr. Ronald Dahl of Aarhus University in Denmark proposes that Grazax, a grass allergen tablet, rapidly dissolves under the tongue and this could be an easier alternative for patients. Grazax has already been approved in Sweden and its manufacturer, ALK-Abello, is applying for approval in other European c...

Memory Clinics are Diverting NHS Resources from High Quality Care

... carers, with support from the lay media, NICE now proposes restricting use to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. But doctors are concerned that it will be extremely difficult (perhaps impossible) to wait for a diagnosed patient to deteriorate before starting treatment. NICE has been unfairly accused of ageism a...

Anemia Affects Both Body and Mind

...es the supply of oxygen to the brain. Another view proposes that the fatigue accompanying anemia leads to inactivity and the loss of aerobic-fitness benefits to the prefrontal cortex. Source-Eurekalert NLA...

Cancer cell behavior during Metastasis – New finding

A recent study in rats proposes that the highly malignant tumor cells possess a "toggle switch" that allows them to convert into highly mobile cells// , which attack other tissues and nest in their new environment. According to the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers,...

Compulsory Rural Stint for Doctors: Ramadoss

The government proposes to revive the thorny issue of making a one-year rural stint compulsory for medical graduates, said Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Friday.// A proposal on the issue would be drafted by December and placed before the cabinet, the minister told rep...

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