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Recognize Heart Attack Signs

When someone has a heart attack, the most important thing they can do to increase their chances of surviving and minimize damage to their heart is to get help as soon as possible. That might seem obvious, but according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, many people take a "wait and see" attitude when they experience heart attack symptoms because they don't recognize the sig...

Time magazine has recognized efforts of two Indian doctors towards reducing infant mortality rate

Two Indian doctors have been featured in the South Asian feature in Times Magazine’s list of Heroes of Global health. These two doctors have put in their sincere efforts towards reducing infant mortality rate in the country by initiation of a n innovative program. // Abhay Bang and Rani Bang, who are founders of the Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health (SEARC...

Nurse Practitioners Are Not Recognized By Medicare

Jane O'Connell works as a part of Australia's health system. She belongs to the new breed of nurses who are trained to attend to patients without the guidance of the doctors. She can order diagnostic tests such as X-rays, treat them for minor problems,// prescribe them drugs or refer them to a specialist. A lot of such health care workers are to be seen in action in the US and UK, but t...

The Novel Cut and Splice Method Is Used To Recognize Different Microbes

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new technique for identifying the many species of microorganisms. They have // explained about their method in the journal of Applied Environmental Microbiology. Microbiology has many applications and one such is the ability to identify species useful for cleaning up contamination, to identify pathogens...

Hamster's Shows How Our Brains May Recognize Other Individuals

A team of Cornell University research psychologists have discovered, different areas of the brain react differently when recognizing// others, depending on the emotions attached to the memory, has found. The team, led by professor of psychology Robert Johnston, has been conducting experiments to study individual recognition. The researchers started by first creating social encounters between gold...

Scientist Recognized for Drug Addiction Research

RTI International Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Center for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry F. Ivy Carroll, Ph.D., has been presented //the College on Problems of Drug Dependence's 2006 Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award for outstanding research in the field of drug addiction. Carroll has led RTI research focusing on substance abuse treatments for more than 30 years. Among his many...

SNM recognizes exemplary contributors in nuclear medicine

The 53rd Annual Meeting of SNM in San Diego witnessed a meeting of 4,000 professionals and 6,500 participants from the molecular imaging and nuclear medicine branch// and this meeting was marked by a detailed discussion spread over five days. “SNM continues to successfully offer a unique opportunity for society members and nonmembers to focus on new and evolving aspects of nuclear med...

Medical Center Recognized for Excellence in Bariatric Surgery

The Mount Sinai Medical Center has been named a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS).// This new designation recognizes the safety, efficiency and overall positive surgical results of the bariatric surgical team at Mount Sinai. The hospital has satisfactorily met the high standards set forth by the ASBS to be acknowledged for its...

A young scientist recognized for biomechanics innovations

A Virginia Tech researcher Stefan Duma has been named as one of the world's best young technology developers for his biomechanics innovations.// Technology Review nominated Duma, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and founding director of the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest Center for Injury Biomechanics, to the 2006 'TR35' list of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35. <b...

NSET recognizes needs related to engineered nanoscale materials

A document recognizing environmental, health, and safety (EHS) research and information needs related to understanding// and management of possible risks of engineered nanoscale materials was released by the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology. The report is accessible at www.nano.gov....

Distinguishable Traits of Fatal Skin Cancer Recognized

The traits of fast growing, melanomas, a type of fatal skin cancer have been pinpointed by experts. When a skin tumour// , identified to be cancerous is proportionate, and is raised with regular borders, and other associated symptoms, it’s more likely to develop into a potentially fatal skin cancer. This was reported by Australian researchers in East Melbourne. Melanomas that grow rapi...

Plants Have the Ability to Recognize Kin

Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, have found that plants 'know' more about their environment than they are often given credit for , and that they can sense the presence of neighbouring plants through changes in water or nutrients available to them or through chemical cues in the soil, and adjust their own growth accordingly. Dr. Susan Dudley and Amanda File of t...

Bipolar Spectrum Disorder may Be Under-recognized for Spectrum Disorder: Study

A new study supports earlier estimates of the prevalence of bipolar disorder in the U.S. population, and suggests the illness may be more accurately characterized as a spectrum disorder. It also finds that many people with the illness are not receiving appropriate treatment. The study, published in the issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, analyzed data from the National Comorbidity Survey Re...

Inability to Recognize Familiar Smells Could Signal Alzheimers

People who have difficulty recognizing familiar smells could be experiencing an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published Monday. Scientists already know that the first lesions of the degenerative brain disease tend to show up in an area of the brain that is home to olfactory senses. Doctors at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago test...