Alarming new data shows TB-HIV co-infection a bigger threat
WASHINGTONThe World Health Organization released staggering new data about the threat of tuberculosis and the toll it takes on people with HIV/AIDS today, in recognition of World TB Day. The TB-HIV co-infection crisis is twice as big as previously thought, the new WHO figures show. In 2007, th...AMN Survey: Nurses to Have Bigger Impact on Hospital Revenue
'Never Events' to Enhance Nurses' Role as Rainmakers SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- New payment systems being implemented by Medicare will enhance the role of nurses as hospital revenue generators, according to a new survey. Conducted by AMN Healthcare, the largest healthcare s...Nearly 1 in 5 teenagers admit eating problems, but anxiety is a bigger problem than appearance
Eighteen per cent of school children who took part in two health surveys carried out a year apart admitted they had eating problems, according to research published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing. Thirteen per cent admitted eating problems in either the first or second survey and a f...Prostate cancer screening program leads to bigger fall in death rates than surrounding areas
The expected number of deaths from prostate cancer more than halved in the Tyrol after a programme was introduced to improve early detection and treatment of the disease, according to research published in April issue of the urology journal BJU International. Nearly 87 per cent of eligible m...Obesity During Pregnancy Carries Bigger Price Tag
Study finds the extra health-care costs strain the system WEDNESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- It is well-known that obesity increases the chances of medical complications during pregnancy, but now a new study shows it also puts a financial strain on the health-care system. Obese ...One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound in Phase I Clinical Trials
... to move their work to store shelves, medical offices, and industry. Promising discoveries were introduced in the scholarly press, in hopes of drawing bigger grant awards and perhaps the interest of a company willing to spend the money to convert concept into product. Researchers sometimes took their work o...Astrocytes Help Separate Man From Mouse
...rocytes. Our astrocytes signal faster, and they're bigger and more complex. This has big implications for ho... "Some people have thought that it's simply that a bigger brain is a better brain, but an elephant's brain is bigger than a person's, for example, but it's not nearly ...Freezing Prostate Cancer Does a Man's Body Good
...ystem found below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer affects one in six men, usually older men. As men age, the prostate may get bigger and block the urethra or bladder. This may cause difficulty in urination or can interfere with sexual function. It is estimated that there are more th...CEL-SCI Corporation Releases Letter to Shareholders
...tical companies for a world-wide Multikine partnership. Things are very difficult all around for most companies, but we are seeing new strength in the bigger biotechnology names. This will hopefully trickle down to the smaller ones like us as well. The huge buyouts in the industry, Pfizer buying Wyeth and...Independent Analyses of the SEAS, SHARP and IMPROVE-IT Studies of Ezetimibe
...e epidemiology of cancer (ie, with other causes of the disease in humans) strongly suggests that the relative risk (active versus control) should grow bigger with time, but it does not, whether the hypothesis-testing trials are considered separately or all 3 trials are considered together. Note: The Unive...Universite de Montreal Researchers Simulate World's Largest Heart Model Using SGI Technology
...se of the entire machine for that length of time right now. "This was a test to see if the simulation works and to determine that, if we have a much bigger machine, our software will be able to run more efficiently," added Potse. "This capability is really for the future when we can use this size of machi...Interview of the Vice President
...way of looking at the world, though. What we learned after 9/11 is we really were under attack. It was a strategic threat to the United States. It was bigger than just a law enforcement problem, and that we had to marshal our resources to go after the terrorists, to go after those who sponsor terror, to go ...ENDOPATH ETS-Flex45 Endoscopic Articulating Linear Cutters
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When it comes to weight loss, what you drink may be more important than what you eat, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers examined the relationship between beverage consumption among adults and weight change and found that weight loss was po...Male crickets with bigger heads are better fighters, study reveals, echoing ancient Chinese text
Observing and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in quite a detailed list of characteristics that Chinese practitioners think make for champion fighters. "Because money was involv...In the animal world, bigger isn't necessarily better
TORONTO, ON. Shocking new research shows size isn't always an advantage in the animal world, shattering a widely-held belief that bigger is better. Michael Kasumovic, a former University of Toronto Scarborough PhD student, examined Australian Redback male spiders to determine whether the larg...Plants grow bigger and more vigorously through changes in their internal clocks
AUSTIN, TexasHybrid plants, like corn, grow bigger and better than their parents because many of their genes for photosynthesis and starch metabolism are more active during the day, report researchers from The University of Texas at Austin in a new study published in the journal Nature . Their...Insects take a bigger bite out of plants in a higher CO2 world
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are rising at an alarming rate, and new research indicates that soybean plant defenses go down as CO2 goes up. Elevated CO2 impairs a key component of the plants defenses against leaf-eating insects, according to the report. The University of Illinois study app...Seismic images show dinosaur-killing meteor made bigger splash
AUSTIN, TexasThe most detailed three-dimensional seismic images yet of the Chicxulub crater, a mostly submerged and buried impact crater on the Mexico coast, may modify a theory explaining the extinction of 70 percent of life on Earth 65 million years ago. The Chicxulub crater was formed when a...Economists: Reduce fish catch now for bigger net profits later
A new and compelling argument for reducing fish harvests the profit motive could persuade world fishers to endure the short-term pain of lower catches for the long-term gain of higher returns for their labor, according to authors of a ground-breaking study on fisheries over-exploitation. They...Largest ever study of genetics of common disease just got bigger
DNA samples from 120,000 people are to be analysed in a 30 million follow up to last year's Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC), the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases. The seven-fold increase in the number of samples to be analysed will allow researchers to look ...Why do cold animals make bigger babies?
Reproduction involves a critical decision: Should an organism invest energy in a few large offspring or many small ones? In a new study from The American Naturalist, Michael Angilletta (Indiana State University), Chris Oufiero (University of California, Riverside), and Adam Leaché (University of Ca...Biopolymers Symposium 2009 Teams with Carbonfund.org to Create a Zero-Carbon Event
...emissions to make the event carbon neutral by supporting energy efficiency, renewable energy and reforestation projects. Biopolymers 2009 is even bigger and better than last year, with a three track two-day plenary session, the Retailers Scorecard Seminar on September 28th and the EcoLabeling Summit to...A*STAR scientists invent the world's only controllable molecule gear of minuscule size of 1.2nm
...'ve done at IMRE is to create a truly complete working gear that will be the fundamental piece in creating more complex molecular machines that are no bigger than a grain of sand." Prof Joachim and his team discovered that the way to successfully control the rotation of a single-molecule gear is via the ...The MedZilla Report: Febraury 2009 Employment Outlook for Biotech/Pharma/Health
... Michele Hopps, director of marketing for MedZilla.com, the internet's leading site for health care, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical jobs. "The bigger hit this month unfortunately came from biotech and pharmaceuticals, which have both seen difficulties over the past 18 months." While most of tho...MIT: 'Alarming' use of energy in modern manufacturing methods
...MIT analysis of the energy use of 20 major manufacturing processes. Overall, new manufacturing systems are anywhere from 1,000 to one million times bigger consumers of energy, per pound of output, than more traditional industries. In short, pound for pound, making microchips uses up orders of magnitude m...Neogen Reports Record Third Quarter
...od production will sustain its important position, and food and animal safety will play an ever increasing role. We will continue to work to capture a bigger share of the current market, and to position Neogen well for the new opportunities that will undoubtedly develop." "There were clearly some facto...Safer nanoparticles spotlight tumors, deliver drugs
...gh enough to be effective, when delivered to the whole body, doxorubicin often has toxic side effects. At about 100 nanometers, these particles are bigger than many designed to deliver drugs, which can be just a few nanometers across a thousand times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Their ...'Museomics' yields new insights into extinct Tasmanian tiger
... of the thylacine, opened the door to more museomic studies using the treasure trove of museum specimens worldwide, and will raise dialogue about even bigger projects. "The large amount of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA gained in our study demonstrates the feasibility of a thylacine genome project," explain...60 LED Lights Enhance Magnifying Lamp for Assembly, Engineering, Inspection or Research
...at eases eye strain and enhances accuracy for detailed work. The bright illumination from 60 diodes means less magnification is needed, allowing a bigger field of view and greater working distance under the lens. ProVue LED, with a five-inch lens and spring-balanced adjustable arm extending 33 inch...