Mystery outbreak causes Canadian University to shut down
...University in New Brunswick and in the surrounding university town of Sackville. Public health officials have been asked by university officials to investigate the outbreak. "They spent three hours on campus and they haven't found anyt...Computer-Driven System Reduces Patient Mechanical Ventilation Time Significantly
...cal guidelines, representing the usual care in the university centers involved in respiratory and weaning research.” The authors noted that automation of the weaning protocol could explain an essential part of their results. The system was designed to perform several tasks comparable to a ventilator weaning p...University to Campaign Against Female Foeticide in Punjab
For a technical university preparing engineers and other professionals, femal...chancellor S.K. Salwan will launch the campaign, a university spokesman said. Concerned over the ever widening male and female ratio and the menace of drug addi...College students acquire wisdom and weight!
...udy was conducted on 907 students at a huge public university in the Midwest. According to the study results, bo...r study was conducted on 383 students at a private university in the Northeast. The results showed that guys gained an average of 5.6 pounds while the girls an av...Attitude Towards Ethnic Identity Impacts Stress Levels
...ological well-being, according to a release on the university website. Each participant was asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding their feelings about their ethnic identity. For two weeks, the students filled out a three-page checklist at the end of each day indicating the kinds of stress they experie...Alzheimer's Vaccine- A Realistic Prospect
...first trial. <br?Now the research team fom the university will be checking to see if the typical symptoms of the disease such as memory loss have been reduced or halted. James Nicoll, professor of neuropathology at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, who is leading the research is hopeful that immun...Tidbits on Tarantula bites and fiery Pepper sensations!
...at was published by scientists from UCSF a leading university that advances health worldwide by conducting advanced biomedical research //it was established that the same nerves are sensitized when tarantula venom is introduced to mice as hot chili peppers when fed to them. This experiment throws interestingl...Once a Lawn Mower, a Self-made Billionaire Makes a Lasting Gift to Virginia Tech
...d do to honor your and Dot's commitment to a great university VPI. Thanks for being so close to us for so long.' The Torgersen-Schmidt friendship started in the late 1960s. A few years after the Torgersens moved to Palmer Drive in Blacksburg in 1969, their next-door neighbors became Wilson and Ellie Schmidt. ...Yeast Model Shows Promise as Alzheimer's Test
...rch tool developed by Susan Liebman, distinguished university professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, may ultimately provide a means for treating the earliest stage of Alzheimer's, thereby stemming its progression. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the formation of pl...SARS Transmitted By Civet Cat – Say Scientists In Chin
... in Beijing and Guangzhou, in cooperation with the university of Hong Kong, matched in terms of genetic alignment of the SARS corona virus, which was found in a waitress in Guangzhou in 2004. This evidence resulted in a permanent ban on the sale and consumption of civet cats by Guangdong authorities and thousa...How to Overcome Egg Allergy in Children
...ording to the report of the scientists of the Duke university medical centre and the university of Arkansas, the egg allergy in small children can be cured by the consumption of the same at a much...Tune Your Brain To Fight Disorders
...ique was introduced in Korea in 2003. At first, university hospitals including Kyung Hee University Medical Center adopted this technique, but now it is being used widely by many health centers like Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center, Gangnam Cha General Hospital, Yeungnam University...Surgeries Stalled For Fear Of CJD Outbreak
...en controlled and the risk to others coming to the university health center is extremely low....Madhya Pradesh to Set Up Medical University
...ent is considering setting up a medical and health university to promote the study //of various systems of medicine, Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi said Tuesday. "The government will soon start the process of seeking permission from the Medical Council of India for opening the university," Vishnoi told IANS, ad...Art of Living Foundation to Set Up University in Orissa
...piritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will set up a university in Orissa// by 2008 that will be an "amalgamation ...on department, for the proposed multi-disciplinary university near Bhubaneswar, an official said. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and offici...Light Therapy Fights Depression With Sun Substitute
... Malek Bajbouj, psychiatrist at Berlin's Charité university hospital, said a person is said to be suffering winter depression when the depressive state occurs every day, lasts two weeks or longer and when the episodes occur in at least two consecutive years. Light therapy is the most practical solution, an ...Outbreak Of Hepatitis-A Among College Students Causes Concern In Nanchang
...ier. A preliminary investigation showed that two university canteen workers, who were hepatitis A carriers, might have caused the outbreak. Further investigation is in progress. The health department has provided vaccinations for over 2,000 students from the university, said Liu Hongning, President of the u...Uric Acid Levels (High-Normal) Associated With Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
...study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins and Yale university medical schools, reported in the January issue//of Neuropsychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA), shows that a simple blood test to measure uric acid, a measure of kidney function, might reveal a risk factor for cognitive...Fast-Multiplying Lawsuits Can Stymie Medical Science, Authors Warn
...ure requests. "I'm fortunate in that I work for a university that was willing to defend the value and privacy of our research data," Racette says. "Other scientists aren't so lucky." The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) prohibits release of data that can be used to identify ...... Rs.8 million ($1.5 million) will be set up in the university premises. The city-based National Ayurveda Institute is also participating in the research. The lab would involve modern scientific gadgets and instruments like high-capacity binoculars, telescope, cameras etc to enable scholars to observe the plan...