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Scientists map air pollution using corn grown in US fields

...l-fuel-emitted carbon dioxide will be important as countries throughout the world adhere to the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement among nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The United States signed the protocol, but the treaty has not been ratified by the U.S. Senate. "Many nations are facing increasing p...

FDA causes unnecessary scare about common painkillers

... worded" black box warning, said Furberg. European countries require clear warnings for patients at high risk of heart attacks and have said COX-2 inhibitors should not be taken by patients with heart disease. With the non-selective NSAIDs, Europe has given a "clean bill of health" to the agents and the FDA...

Bird flu -- Call for antiviral drugs to be shared

...efore be crucial, but it is likely that only a few countries will be able to stockpile supplies of drugs active...ances, compared with a 'selfish strategy' in which countries use their antiviral drugs only within their borders, limited worldwide sharing of antiviral drugs wo...

Cornell researcher helping develop quick, cheap HIV/AIDS test

...d. It could help HIV/AIDS sufferers in the poorest countries get appropriate treatment to extend their lives, p...rtant. "While such testing is routine in Western countries -- and used repeatedly over the course of treatment to see if interventions are effective -- it's un...

Opening windows may be the best way of preventing transmission of airborne infection

...entilation is not an easy solution for patients in countries where winters are cold ?the current practice of sealing in the local environment is probably the wrong route for hospital wards? ...

HIV dementia alarmingly high in Africa

...the devastating problem of HIV in resource-limited countries like Uganda and encourage more programs that bring much-needed medication to these poor regions of the world," Sacktor says. Sacktor says there’s little accurate data about HIV dementia patients in other parts of the world --- current estimates o...

St. Jude announces breakthrough in eye cancer treatment

...r, and is simple enough for widespread use even in countries with limited resources. A report on this work ap...are found to have retinoblastoma live primarily in countries with limited resources and have restricted access to medical treatment, according to Carlos Rodrigue...

Increase in drug development for killer diseases is not enough

...hese diseases mainly affect the poor in developing countries and development of treatments is inhibitive due to...ina, India and South Africa. He argues that these countries have "growing national capacity for high-quality manufacturing to convert the inventions into health...

A valuable fly for research into disease

...ial effects for health; Spain is among the leading countries for research that uses this animal model. Twenty-six international researchers, selected on the basis of their experience in studying human disease using this animal system, will meet for the first time to present and discuss their research. The con...

New bird discovered on unexplored Columbian mountain

...ogramme awarded 27 winning teams from 21 different countries with support totalling $475,000. The awards support the vital work of a new rising generation of conservation professionals and drive practical research projects addressing a wide range of global environmental issues. This year, 19 teams were ...

Discovery of the first resistance gene to rice yellow mottle virus

... Kenya. It has since been reported in most African countries where rice is grown. The disease is characterized ...plications in ways of improving rice production in countries hit by RYMV. Already, the IRD has transferred the gene Rymv1, by crossing, into some agronomically i...

A silent pandemic: Industrial chemicals are impairing the brain development of children worldwide

...that virtually all children born in industrialized countries between 1960 and 1980 were exposed to lead from petrol, which may have reduced IQ scores above 130 (considered superior intelligence) by more than half and increased the number of scores less than 70. Today, it's estimated that the economic costs of ...

Life in the extreme

... from 50 different research groups in 12 different countries came together in Bologna, Italy to discuss future cross-discipline, pan-European and pan-World research following in the footsteps of this four year programme as EUROMARGINS is coming to an end. Collaboration in the 'cold' As ocean sediments comp...

Study shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for increase in muscle infections

...two bacterial muscle infections common in tropical countries becoming more frequent occurrences along with the emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Staph...

End of deforestation in view? Experts advance new way to size up global forest resources

An increasing number of countries and regions are transitioning from deforestation t...ded over the past 15 years in 22 of the world's 50 countries with most forest. In countries where per capita Gross Domestic Product exceeds US $4,600 (roughly e...

Developing uses for sugar-cane bagasse: Biotechnology applied to the paper industry

...sed as a source of paper-making fibres in producer countries (in South America and India for example, where it ...n it into high-strength and durable paper. In some countries the chemical processing involved still entail the use of chlorine, dangerous for both health and the...

SARS: No evidence that any of the treatments worked

...dren in developing countries. A major study in six countries has found that one microorganism that causes diarrhoea, Shigella, appears to be more common in the poorest communities of Asia than previously thought. Antibiotic-resistant strains were also found to have emerged. Based on their findings, the Korea-b...

Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world

...0 potential breakthroughs for health in developing countries seen emerging from the new world of regenerative m...tive medicine has the potential to help developing countries address a suite of disastrous health problems, foremost among them a diabetes epidemic. However, th...

New research shows big improvement in survival after stroke

... a steady decline in stroke in many industrialised countries over recent decades, most notably in Caucasian populations, whilst Maori and Pacific populations in New Zealand have experienced a rise in stroke rates. Even with declines in the rate of stroke, the number of strokes occurring is expected to rise,...

Faster, more accurate tuberculosis test developed

...curable illness. MODS was developed for developing countries in developing countries. The study authors ackn...hors expect will have a major impact in developing countries where resources are limited. ...

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