Class 4 literacy to be attained by a Kerala village
Nilambur in Malappuram district of Kerala is all set to become the first village in the country where all would be Class 4-literate//. Some of the credit would go to the ace filmmaker Aryadan Shoukat. According to him, 1,500 residents of that village in the age group 15-50 have not passed Class 4 a...Competitive Advantage Are Attained In Which Freeloaders Are Punished
According to a study conducted by the University of Erfurt in Erfurt, Germany, it was found that people are willing to inflict financial pain to achieve// collective gain. The study results were published in the journal Science. Researchers have found that groups in which individual members ...Happiness Is Not Attained By A Wealthy Life But By A Healthy One.
In an editorial of the famous British Medical Journal it was said that people in London are in pursuit of wealth rather than health // . Money cannot bring you all the comforts and happiness that a person desires, it is by treasuring the relationships that a happy and long life can be establi...Larry Schreiber Named President of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin
... state." A graduate of the University of Tampa, Schreiber has attended executive leadership training courses at the Wharton School of Business, attained Six Sigma Executive Champion certification and achieved the designation of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) through his course work at the...FDA Approves INVEGA(R) SUSTENNA(TM) for the Acute and Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia
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...y 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- VistA Imaging, the medical and health care imaging system used in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, attained over one billion stored images in January this year, according to the department. "Using this technology, VA has established an unprecedent...Dr. Jack P. Gunter Assembles an Elite Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Team in Dallas, Texas
...lastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, and head of the Gunter Center for Aesthetics & Cosmetic Surgery in Dallas, Dr. Gunter has attained a level of success in his field that very few others have accomplished, and he has recently assembled an elite plastic surgery team in Dallas, Texas ...Video: FDA Approves INVEGA(R) SUSTENNA(TM) for the Acute and Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia
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...that can be life long, and is difficult to control with a single drug: In a study of 525 people with epilepsy, less than half (47%) attained seizure control with the first AED More than 30% of patients will continue to experience seizures despite trying two or more AEDs ...CRESTOR(R) Reduced CV Risk in Patients Achieving Low LDL and hsCRP Targets in New JUPITER Analysis
...b- analysis of the JUPITER study show that patients with low to normal cholesterol levels and elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) who attained a dual treatment target of LDL-C <70mg/dL and hsCRP <2mg/L with CRESTOR(R) (rosuvastatin calcium) 20mg achieved a greater reduction in cardiovas...Akahoshi Prechop (temporal approach)
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... bacteria found in yogurt as well as in over-the-counter dietary supplements that help in the digestion of food. "Surprisingly, the probiotic group attained a significantly greater percent of excess weight loss than that of control group," said Morton, who wrote the paper with lead author Gavitt Woodard, a...Carnegie's Joe Berry elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
...negie's Department of Global Ecology, has been elected a 2009 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The honor is bestowed on those who "have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and space sciences." AGU members nominate potential Fellows, who are then are approved by section committees and th...Ocean acidification -- another undesired side effect of fossil fuel-burning
...roactive: EGU is in the process of putting together a position statement on ocean acidification said Gerald Ganssen, President of the EGU. As a result attained at a strategic workshop held in January, the ESF is currently producing a Science Policy Briefing which is to be targeted at the major stakeholders an...Sierra Nevada rose to current height earlier than thought, say Stanford geologists
... Geologists studying deposits of volcanic glass in the western United States have found that the central Sierra Nevada largely attained its present elevation 12 million years ago, roughly 8 or 9 million years earlier than commonly thought. The finding has implications not only for u...Is transgenic cotton more profitable?
...stem resulted in reduced returns to the producer, while higher returns were attained from non-transgenic, Bollgard and Bollgard/Roundup Ready technologies. Cult...he transgenic cultivars reduced returns, while similar, higher returns were attained from non-transgenic technologies. According to the authors, Collectively...Male elephants get 'photo IDs' from scientists
... gauge overall elephant densities and sex ratios at population levels, but are unable to monitor demographics of male elephants with a degree of rigor attained by studies that focus on data from individual animals. More importantly, such accurate assessments of male elephants can help conservationists monitor...MIT designs portable 'lab on a chip'
... predict a dramatic improvement in flow rate, by almost a factor of twenty, so that fast (mm/sec) flows, comparable to pressure-driven systems, can be attained with battery voltages. Experiments in the lab of Todd Thorsen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, have recently demonstrated the effective...First SCID gene chip to be introduced at Academy meeting on immunodeficiencies
... Diagnosis and Treatment of SCID In the past, a newborn diagnosed with SCID would not survive to his or her first birthday. Now, researchers have attained a ninety percent success rate in bone marrow transplantation and treatment advances can cure certain "Bubble Boy" diseases. Gene therapy and stem cel...DNA conclusive yet still controversial, Carnegie Mellon professor says
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...Jean Ping (Gabon) said that the HIV/AIDS threat in 2005 was much greater than when the Assembly met here four years ago. In every way, that threat had attained alarming proportions. In fact, he said, in 2004, the number of infected people had grown to about 5 million, and the number who had died had also grow...DuPont and Arzeda Collaborate to Develop Improved Crops to Increase Productivity
...the agreement were not disclosed. "This is our first corporate collaboration, and we are delighted that it is with DuPont, a company that has attained leadership in its global businesses by emphasizing the application of technology to achieve better solutions," said Michael Martino, Arzeda's CEO...Johnson & Johnson Completes Acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology
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...try conditions and competition; economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals; domestic and foreign health care reforms and...Johnson & Johnson Announces Regulatory Clearance for Its Planned Acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology
...s and competition; business and economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals; domestic and foreign health care reforms and...Johnson & Johnson Begins Tender Offer to Acquire Cougar Biotechnology
...s and competition; business and economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals; domestic and foreign health care reforms and...Phosphagenics Announces Completion of Transdermal Patch Prototypes
...try conditions and competition; economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals; domestic and foreign health care reforms and...Johnson & Johnson Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cougar Biotechnology, Inc.
...s and competition; business and economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals; domestic and foreign health care reforms and...