American Kidney Fund Warns of Kidney Disease Risk Factors During Kidney Awareness Month

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease, and during National Kidney Awareness Month, the American Kidney Fund is working to ensure that individuals have the information they need to take charge of their kidney health. Rockvi...

Free Dental Screenings Every Tuesday in February To Celebrate Children's Dental Health Month

Sponsored by Delta Dental of Minnesota (Vocus) February 3, 2009 -- Who: Delta Dental of Minnesota , Children's Dental Services, Twin Cities children and their parents What: To kick off Children's Dental Health Month, free children's dental screenings wi...

Palmerston Nth students to be examined for Tuberculosis

Of the 1800 pupils at a Palmerston North high school, 500 will undergo testing this week following a case of tuberculosis in the school.// The remaining students will be tested in the coming weeks. A 13-year-old student was admitted to hospital on August 16 and laboratory tests have now con...

OptoElectronix Offers Lighting Manufacturers A Unique Integrated LED Light Engine With 1,000 Lumens Light Output

...he LightBlox LED light engine represents a tremendous technical and commercial achievement by OptoElectronix," said Tim Woodward, managing director of nth Power, a leading energy-focused venture capital firm and OptoElectronix investor. "Lighting based on light-emitting diodes, rather than incandescent a...

Feds fund study of drug that may prevent radiation injury

...tors have named Nanovector Trojan Horses (NTH). nth is made at Rice's Chemistry Department and Carbon ...ng radiation when they were given first-generation nth drugs prior to exposure. "Our preliminary resul... and weeks after initial radiation exposure event. nth is designed to terminate the destructive biologica...

AMSA Hosts Largest Medical Student Conference in Southern Hemisphere

...d AMSA President, Mr Rob Mitchell. The media are invited to the opening sessions of AMSAs academic program. Where: Adelaide Convention Centre, nth Terrace, Adelaide When: Academic program begins at 9:30am Monday 2 July in Hall F. Mondays program is attached for reference. A door stop with...