Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO
...tribute antiretrovirals; with that I had a month’s worth of treatment. If we have to give up this treatment we will return to how we were at the start, sick." The authors acknowledge that their results have been achieved with the resources of an international nongovernmental organization (MSF), in an ur...Researchers demonstrate way to control tree height
...cts such as this would be strong enough to make it worth the large investments of time, money and testing that current regulation of genetically modified organisms would require, at least in the U.S.” That aside, he said, it appears that with further research and development programs, it would indeed be......beekeepers cashed in, shipping export package bees worth $3-4 million to America. However, this is in contrast with the rest of the local industry, beset by poor yields and low prices, brought on by the drought. “The bee industry had a reasonable summer honey crop, but domestic prospects for the next...ASU research shows connection between testosterone, dietary antioxidants and bird coloration
...etween testosterone and health. He adds that it is worth considering the implications for human nutrition and health. “If testosterone is having immunosuppressive effects in human men, perhaps they too could benefit from increased carotenoid intake, say, by eating more corn,” he said. “This study c...Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming
...ty would exist to accommodate more than 100 years' worth of emissions, according to Benson, coordinating lead author of the IPCC chapter on underground geological storage. With fossil fuels already comprising 85 percent of the world's energy consumption, and their use rapidly increasing due to the growt...Envisat captures first image of Sargassum from space
...chnology, Gower and King intend to compute 5-years worth of MERIS data to determine global estimates of Sargassum biomass and its contribution to ocean productivity. "So far, we have found two things (Sargassum and Antarctic superblooms) that have never been seen from space before," said King. "It is reall...FDA sees nanotech challenges in every product category it regulates
...s. Overall, the agency regulates products that are worth nearly $1.5 trillion annually and that account for almost 25 percent of US consumer spending. “Today, there are more than 500 manufacturer-identified nanotechnology consumer products being sold. These can be found in an online inventory maintained ...