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Ethanol Could Be Damaging for Human Health, New Study Says

...eric scientist Mark Z. Jacobson says that if every vehicle in the United States is powered by fuel made prim...ative energy inefficiency of ethanol remains. A vehicle would burn 1.4 times as much E85 as straight gasoline, the U.S. Department of Energy says. Besides...

Smoking Indicator of Alcohol Misuse

...l-related consequences such as injuries from motor vehicle crashes, hypertension, depression, and certain cancers. “Only an estimated 30 percent of individuals who had a primary care visit reported being screened for an alcohol or drug use problem,” McKee said. “Physicians are much more likely to ask patie...

HeartLander - Futuristic Medical Technology Takes Off

...for heart patients. "This could theoretically be a vehicle for delivering cell therapies to damaged areas of the heart, so could ultimately be a useful tool, but at the moment we still don't know if such therapies work. "A lot more research is needed to determine whether something delivered to the outside su...

World’s First Attempt To Restore Sight Using Gene Therap

...layer of cells at the back of the eye - using as a vehicle like a harmless virus or vector. The doctors operated first on Robert Johnson, a UK man born with a sight disorder which means he can see very little at night, and which deteriorates with age. Yet, it will be several months before the researcher...

Women Risk Their Lives by Driving in High Heels

...the female motorists kept a pair of shoes in their vehicle to change while driving. However, only 23 pct wanted to switch to shoes while driving, though they knew it was safer. Almost 65 per cent said that they need better guidelines for appropriate footwear. Dianne Ferreira, of the road safety charity B...

Lack of Sleep Affects Eye-steering Coordination Needed While Driving

... when a driver is in danger of losing control of a vehicle due to fatigue, before the driver actually falls asleep," said Chattington. Experts recommend that adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep each night to maintain good health and optimum performance. Persons who think they might be sufferi...

Scientists Develop Liquid Body Armour

...has said the same technique could also be used for vehicle suspension systems and medical devices such as splints....

Older Motorists Improve Driving Performance With Physical Conditioning

...fety issues about home safety, fall prevention and vehicle care. The intervention group also received these materials. Participants completed an on-road driving evaluation on a mix of highway driving, parking lot maneuvers and low, medium and high traffic density areas. Either a specially trained occupatio...

Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury can Be Predicted Using MRI

...ated 7,800 new cases of SCI occur each year. Motor vehicle accidents account for 44 percent of these injuries...majority of the patients had been injured in motor vehicle accidents. MRI exams were obtained within 24 to 48 hours of injury. The research team studied thre...

Yale F&ES Graduation to Offset Gas Linked to Global Warming

...wn African elephants. Carbon dioxide, emitted from vehicle tailpipe and smokestacks, is the principal greenhouse gas linked to global warming. Carbon offsets are generated by projects that either sequester greenhouse gases or help directly reduce emissions elsewhere. The intent is to find a project somewhe...

Indoor Smoking Bans Creating Unhealthy Outdoor Second-hand Smoke Zones

...rease in the number of smokers, and not with motor vehicle traffic. "This suggests that we can measure the increase in these pollutants from second-hand smoke," Naeher said. The researchers are conducting a follow-up study in which they will collect urine and saliva samples from students to look for che...

Not Only Mobile Phones, Even Passengers can Increase the Risk of Road Accidents

...ing, even carrying more number of passengers in a vehicle could increase the risk of a crash. The study, b...engers were almost 60% more likely to have a motor vehicle crash resulting in hospital attendance, irrespective of their age group. The likelihood of a crash w...

Sleep Apnea Patients Have Greatly Increased Risk of Severe Car Crashes

...nea have a markedly increased risk of severe motor vehicle crashes involving personal injury, according to a ..., with data from insurance records to verify motor vehicle crashes and their severity. In obstructive sleep apnea, the upper airway narrows, or collapses, du...

Students Devise Oral Quick-dissolve Strips for Rotavirus Vaccine

...h have been very encouraging. We have the delivery vehicle prototype. I'm optimistic that we can make this work with our vaccine.' Truong added, 'I was pleasantly surprised. Professor Mao entrusted this project to some cream-of-the-crop students. They have delivered the kind of results that even seasoned p...

Car Airbags Most Suited To Medium-Built Individuals

... statistics for the period 1995-2005, from a motor vehicle crash database. The database shows that during the years studied, 52,552 drivers and 14,732 passengers were involved in crashes. Most of those people were not seriously injured, but 2.5% of the drivers and 2.6 percent of the passengers sustained se...

List of Compounds That Causes Breast Cancer Identified

...to breast cancer include benzene, a constituent of vehicle pollution, acrylamide, which is created when starchy foods, such as French fries, are heated to high-temperatures, perfluorooctanoic acid, a chemical used in non-stick and stain-resistant coatings on rugs, furniture, clothes and cookware, vinyl chlor...

Drug Risks Must Be Balanced Against Benefits, Researchers

... driving a car or working as a firefighter. "Motor vehicle risk I've always known to be a very big risk," Cohen said. "The risk associated with aspirin is just as big." * The risk of dying from Vioxx or Tysabri is about the same as dying in a car, working as a truck driver or rock climbing. * The odds of...

Researchers To Test Whether ADHD Medication Helps Young Adults While Driving

...eCam. This video system will be mounted inside the vehicle and will measure and record all audio visual signals. When there is a marked change in driving force, DriveCam will store the 10 seconds before the change and the 20 seconds following the change. The study will last six months. For three months of th...

Shambu With Bovine TB Being Prevented from Slaughter

...authorities. The bull is sacred for us. It is the vehicle of Lord Shiva. Don't touch it, they say. At the moment the government is not giving in. But one has to wait and see how the drama is played out. A routine bovine TB test of Shambo, the bull lazing around in Skanda Vale Temple, situated at Llan...

Novagali Pharma Presents Phase III Clinical Trial of Vekacia(R) for Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

...a(R) 0.1%, administered four times daily, versus a vehicle after a four-week treatment period for patients wi... treatment. The superiority of Vekacia(R) over its vehicle has been demonstrated by the statistically significant improvement of both objective signs of VKC an...

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