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Can dogs smell cancer?

...d breath of cancer patients. In this study, five household dogs were trained within a short 3-week period to detect lung or breast cancer by sniffing the breath of cancer participants. The trial itself was comprised of 86 cancer patients (55 with lung cancer and 31 with breast cancer) and a control sample of...

Avian flu transmission to humans may be higher than thought

...ockholm, Sweden, and colleagues analyzed data from household interviews conducted in FilaBavi, a Vietnamese dem... The researchers report that having poultry in the household was not a risk factor for developing a flu-like illness, but having direct contact with sick or dead...

Discovery of new molecular tools for biosynthesis could lead to advances in use of pectin

Most people know pectin as a common household gelling agent in making jams and jellies, but its uses are vast. It has anticancer properties, for instance, and may have a role in important biological functions including plant growth and development and defense against disease. Despite the import...

The closest look ever at the cell's machines

...d bioinformatics to investigate the entire protein household of yeast, turning up 257 machines that had never been observed. It also revealed new components of nearly every complex already known. In the course of the work, new computational techniques were developed at EMBL that gave new insights into the dy...

Technique makes it easier to see mouse embryo in all its glory

...thpaste, artificial sweeteners, pain relievers and household cleaning chemicals are safe for pregnant mothers," he said. "The EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) mandate that chemical and drug companies perform tests of reproductive safety, but how complete ar...

GROWing the next generation of water recycling plants

...to see if it can be reduced in size to sit above a household water butt, making it serviceable for individual households. The team will also investigate whether the addition of an ultraviolet light can enhance the disinfection of the water. They hope to market GROW commercially in the second half of 2006. GRO...

Katrina floodwaters not as toxic to humans as previously thought, study says

... floodwaters, they add. Compounds found in common household chemicals were also detected in the floodwaters, Pardue says. The waters contained chemical compounds from aerosol paints, insecticides, caulking compounds, rubber adhesives and other common substances, they say, but at levels that typically do not c...

Pillows - a hot bed of fungal spores

...ried in the air as well as being found in cellars, household plant pots, compost, computers and ground pepper and spices. Invasive Aspergillosis occurs mainly in the lungs and sinuses, although it can spread to other organs such as the brain, and is becoming increasingly common across other patient groups. I...

Hand sanitizer gel works

... and GI infections, which they readily transmit to household members. Although handwashing with soap and water is effective in reducing the spread of most infections, it requires access to a sink. In addition, there is evidence that rotavirus, the most common GI infection in the child-care setting, is not re...

Bacteria in Household Dust May Trigger Asthma Symptoms

New research shows that bacteria lurking in household dust produce chemicals that may trigger asthma and...is the first nationwide study of endotoxins in the household environment, and it involved analysis of more than 2,500 dust samples from 831 homes across the U.S....

Preventing a pandemic: Study suggests strategies for containing a flu outbreak

...ed in a variety of settings, including households, household clusters, preschool groups, schools, workplaces, a...GTAP. For even higher viral reproductive numbers, household quarantines would also be necessary to contain the virus. A combination of TAP, prevaccination and q...

Hunger in America rises by 43 percent over last five years

...unger increased in almost every single category of household during the same time, with single mothers and those living in or near poverty continuing to suffer from severely high rates of both food insecurity and hunger. California, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma and South Car...

Acid water in East Java threatens biodiversity and local welfare

... very low. This water is used for agricultural and household purposes, which sometimes leads to the rice harvests failing. The very high aluminium content of the water - associated with the acidity - also plays an important role in this. Other elements such as fluorine, in the form of fluoride, form a direct t...

Naturally occurring asbestos linked to lung cancer

...n linked to use of naturally occurring asbestos in household materials such as whitewash. The UC Davis study suggests naturally occurring asbestos also causes mesothelioma in developed countries, through incidental, non-occupational exposures. California has required statewide cancer reporting since 1985 and ...

Bleach found to neutralize mold allergens

...onstrated that dilute bleach not only kills common household mold, but may also neutralize the mold allergens t...gic individuals of mold spores treated with common household bleach. "It has long been known that bleach can kill mold. However, dead mold may remain allergeni...

Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management

... use in Africa. It's the most affordable source of household energy," said Robert Bailis, graduate student at t...mortality as well as greenhouse gas emissions from household fuel sources. They gathered a large database of current fuel use in African nations. Using this as a...

Multiple Campylobacter Genomes Sequenced

...ugh contact with contaminated water, livestock, or household pets can also cause disease. In 2000, C. jejuni was the first food-borne pathogen to be completely sequenced, but we still know little about how Campylobacter species cause disease. In their search for clues, Derrick Fouts and coworkers have complet...

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