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Multinationals Exploit Groundwater Sources, and People Suffer
...ists in US charge. With sales of over $35 billion worldwide in the bottled water market, corporations are doing whatever it takes to buy up pristine springs in some of the country's most beautiful places. Especially notorious is Nestl, which controls one-third of the U.S. market and sells 70 different brand...IDRI and Chembio to Develop Tests for Leishmaniasis and Leprosy
...nds, and society. Approximately 1.6 billion people worldwide are exposed to leprosy, which is endemic in 24 countries. Approximately 500,000 new cases are found each year -- over 1,300 cases every day. It is estimated that four to five million people already suffer from, or have deformities due to, leprosy. ...New TB Vaccines in Could Protect Against All Drug Resistant Strains
...ven to nine years and to ensure they are available worldwide to all who need them. Aeras and its partners have the largest TB vaccine pipeline in the world with six vaccine candidates in or expected to be in Phase I-II trials in 2007. Dr. Sadoff cited the rise of the new, deadlier strains of TB -- includin...Growth of Smoke-Free Air Laws Worldwide; More Than 200 Million Found "Fully Protected"
...ments the explosive growth of smoke-free air laws worldwide and finds that more than 200 million people are now protected by laws that require smoke-free air in workplaces and public places. The report concludes that the momentum behind smoke-free air laws will continue accelerating because a global treaty ra...Investigational Drug Being Pursued for the Treatment of Ischaemic Stroke
...at the trials will be conducted at up to 130 sites worldwide and that approximately 70% of the ASP-I sites and ...or NTI. "We are aggressively recruiting patients worldwide for the ASP-I and ASP-II studies. We hope by garnering a large patient base for the study we can gen...World No Tobacco Day Focuses on Secondhand Smoke
...er 50,000 lives. By 2020, nearly 10 million people worldwide could lose their lives every year to tobacco consumption if current trends continue and if drastic measures are not taken immediately to abate it. "If introduced today, cigarettes would not be allowed on the market because of the death and disease ...Surge in Cancer Incidence in Asia Feared
...better way out. An estimated 40 percent of cancers worldwide can be prevented by exercise, eating healthy foods and not using tobacco, according to the World Health Organization. But not many seem to be listening....Indonesian Teenager Dies of Bird Flu
...HO) says the virus has killed more than 185 people worldwide since the end of 2003, mostly in Southeast Asia. Vietnam this week reported the virus among poultry has hit 12 provinces, raising concerns about its spread in the nation. It also recently reported its first human case in 18 months, a 30-year-old ma...Bush Seeks Doubling of AIDS-fighting Funds
...e 30 billion dollars over five years to fight AIDS worldwide , but AIDS activists said the proposal fell short of funds needed to battle the global scourge. Bush also said that First Lady Laura Bush would visit Africa in June to assess HIV/AIDS-fighting strategies in Zambia, Mali, Senegal and Mozambique, and ...Research Says Small Penis Syndrome Affects Men Than Women
...y also looked at the bizarre practices used by men worldwide to enhance the size of their penis, including the Topinama of Brazil, who encourage poisonous snakes to bite their penises to enlarge them for six months! They report that Indian Sadhus men are known to use weights to increase the length of their ...Man Contracts Deadly Bird Flu Virus in Vietnam
...illed almost 200 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003. World Health Organization experts say a bird flu pandemic among humans would kill millions of people across the globe....Royal College of Physicians Exams Now in India
...is year. The membership to the RCP is recognised worldwide and allows physicians to practise almost in every country. At least 25,000 doctors take the exam every year. There are plans to offer the specialist examination for membership to the Royal College of Surgeons, in India, Abraham added....Airway Bypass Treatment for Emphysema - Study
.... Emphysema affects an estimated 60 million people worldwide with more than 3 million sufferers in the United States. There is no cure for emphysema....Gene Responsible for Blindness in Infants and Children Identified
...ays Dr. Koenekoop. An estimated 200,000 children worldwide are afflicted with LCA. The FRSQ, the TD FINANCIAL GROUP and The Foundation Fighting Blindness in Canada (FFB-C) funded this research. Discoveries like this one show us that treatments and cures are in sight. The Foundation Fighting Blindness in Cana...HHS Buys Next Generation Smallpox Vaccine
...s in 1949, and the disease was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980 by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, there is concern that if terrorists obtained the virus, they could develop it as a weapon. Vaccinations to prevent smallpox have not been routinely administered in the United States since 1972,..."Pre-treatment Blood Test" A New Guide to Lung Cancer Therapy
...nd Biodesix Inc. in Steamboat Springs, Colo., with worldwide collaborators providing patient samples, set out to determine if a protein profile in the peripheral blood could predict clinical benefit measured in terms of patient survival to EGF receptor TKIs. Using mass spectrometry, the researchers analyze...Bird Flu Reappears in Malaysia
...1 has killed 188 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation. Scientists fear the virus could mutate into a form easily spread among humans, leading to a global pandemic with the potential to kill millions....Remicade(R) Get Approval for First and Only Biologic Treatment for Pediatric Crohn's Disease
...al experience with nearly 925,000 patients treated worldwide across all indications. The label extension will permit physicians to administer a 5 mg/kg intravenous infusion of REMICADE over a 2-hour period followed by additional 5 mg/kg infusion doses at two and six weeks after the first infusion, then every...New Balloon Catheter Available Worldwide for Carotid and Renal Angioplasty
...lar, division of Cordis Corporation, announced the worldwide launch of the Cordis AVIATOR (TM) Plus Balloon Dilatation Catheter for use in angioplasty procedures for patients with carotid and or renal artery blockages. AVIATOR(TM) Plus combines a unique high-pressure expansion and low profile .014 inch rapid e......1 has killed 188 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation....Other Tagspremium 2premium 3sub 2anything 2anything 3anything 4anything 5anything 6anything 7anything 8anything 9anything 10beings 2beings 3beings 4beings 5neutralizing 2interactive 2Other Contentsreversereversereversereversereversereversereversereversereverseretrovirusretrovirusretrovirusretrovirustypetypetypetypetypetypetypetypetypetypepolymorphismpolymorphismpolymorphismpolymorphismlengthlengthlengthlengthlengthlengthlengthlengthlengthfragmentfragmentfragmentfragmentfragmentfragmentfragmentfragmentrestrictionrestrictionrestrictionrestrictionrestrictionrestrictionrestrictionrestrictionribosomeribosomeribosomeribosome
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(Date:9/4/2008)...ncology contract research organization, has publis...uanced Approach to Get Into the Clinic Faster.&quo...al research scientist with 35 years of experience,...mmonly viewed as straightforward investigations ru...rue integration with preclinical, regulatory and c...
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(Date:9/4/2008)...researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute and Stanf...mber of other organizations, today publishes a com...ain cancer glioblastoma. These results are the fir...twork, a collaborative effort funded by the Nation...Research Institute of the National Institutes of H...
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(Date:9/4/2008)...sland Hospital found that obesity and Type 2 Diabe...generation with features common with Alzheimer,s d...can cause neurodegeneration. The study appeared in...(September 2008) . , In a study on animal model...f Rhode Island Hospital, utilized chronic high fat...
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Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Collaboration between researchers yields more comprehensive portrait of brain cancer 2Interdisciplinary volume on biological rhythms serves as both primer and in-depth resource 2White House announces 2007 National Medal of Science laureates 2Moms behavior key to dads involvement in child care 20761 1Moms behavior key to dads involvement in child care 20761 2Moms behavior key to dads involvement in child care 20761 3Highlights from the June 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association 3496 1Highlights from the June 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association 3496 2Genetics of ALS progression 3495 1Exelixis Reports Positive Clinical Pharmacodynamics Data for PI3K mTOR Inhibitor XL765 at ASCO 2258 1Exelixis Reports Positive Clinical Pharmacodynamics Data for PI3K mTOR Inhibitor XL765 at ASCO 2258 2Exelixis Reports Positive Clinical Pharmacodynamics Data for PI3K mTOR Inhibitor XL765 at ASCO 2258 3Exelixis Reports Positive Clinical Pharmacodynamics Data for PI3K mTOR Inhibitor XL765 at ASCO 2258 4Exelixis Reports Positive Clinical Pharmacodynamics Data for PI3K mTOR Inhibitor XL765 at ASCO 2258 5[0] Collaboration between researchers yields more comprehensive portrait of brain cancer[1] Interdisciplinary volume on biological rhythms serves as both primer and in-depth resource[0] Rhode Island Hospital study finds link between obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration[0] White House announces 2007 National Medal of Science laureates
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