Escapee farmed salmon infiltrate fitter wild populations
There is growing concern about the threats that farmed Atlantic salmon escapees constitute to wild salmon populations. In new research published in the journal Molecular Ecology, researchers have found scientific e...Radiation-armed robot rapidly destroys human lung tumors
Super-intense radiation delivered by a robotic arm eradicated lung tumors in some human patients just 3-4 months after treatment, medical physicist Cihat Ozhasoglu, Ph.D. of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will report in early August at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine in Orlando. Although it is too early to determine the technique's long-...African wetland managers armed with new technology
Earth's wetlands are vital to the water cycle and havens for wildlife, but they are under threat. GlobWetland, an ESA-led initiative in collaboration with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, has been addressing this issue by using satellite imagery to provide detailed wide-area views of individual wetlands to aid national and local conservation efforts. Because the success of wetland conser...Farmed salmon could become an invasive species in forest streams
Ever since the Norwegians expanded commercial farming of salmon in the 1960s, the industry has continued to rapidly grow worldwide. It has expanded to such a degree that prices for farmed salmon have plummeted and, there is concern that farmed fish may become the next invasive species. "Farmed fish escaping from marine net pens might become an invasive species in British Columbia, Washing...Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Adopts Third Wave's Invader Screen
MADISON, Wis. -- AFIP, the central reference laboratory for the...Prince Of Wales Is Alarmed By The Obesity Wave In Britain
The Prince of Wales said that there is an increase in the number of oversized people in Britain. He asked people to balance their lifestyle and exercise regularly. He said in a speech at St James's Palace that we are// following the close behind the United States in the health problem stakes. Prince Charles said that the infrastructure of the city discourages pedestrians and p...Incidence Of HIV/AIDS In The Indian Armed Forces Negligible
The incidence of HIV/AIDS in the Indian armed forces is a mere 0.028 percent as compared to the national average and efforts are being made to reduce// this even further, the military's top doctor said Thursday. "Contracting HIV/AIDS is not a crime. Not reporting it is a crime," Surgeon Vice Admiral Vijay K. Singh, director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services, said at a brief...Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Attack On Farmed Trout
A rare virus threatens the government by killing thousands of rainbow trout.Due to an outbreak, fishes were destroyed on a farm in Yorkshire//. A very first case of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) attack on wild fish was noticed by fishery official across the catchment area of the river Ouse in Britain. Scottish island of Gigha also experienced this before on farmed turbot in 1994,...INS ASHVINI Bags Trophy For Best Armed Forces Hospital
Indian Naval Hospital Ship (INSH) ASHVINI located in Mumbai has been named the best Armed Forces Hospital for the year 2005. // Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee awarded the Running trophy and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs to the Commandant of the hospital, Rear Admiral V K Saxena here today. The trophy, instituted in 1989, is given to the best functioning hospital among the C...City Surgeon Appointed Adviser To Armed Forces
A city doctor, Dr.S.Raja Sabapathy, has been appointed honorary consultant and adviser to the Armed Forces (Defence) Medical Services in speciality of plastic, hand and reconstructive micro surgery. // Sabapathy, Director and Head of the Department of surgery in Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals, would give free consultation and perform major operations to members of armed forces acr...