Children of Unemployed Parents at 13 per cent increased risk of death
A new study conducted in UK has uncovered that children in families with no adult in paid employment are 13 times more likely to die than children from more advantaged backgrounds//. The paper, published by experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Camden Primary Care Tr...Coastal Contacts Helps Students Set Sights on Good Grades with $19.95 Glasses
...eens can affect learning and it is very important to determine if your child has learning- related visual problems as soon as possible. Almost 80 per cent of what a child learns in school is taken in visually. An undetected vision problem can make learning to read, and answering questions from the black...Cell division find prompts overhaul of immune response modeling
...d to undergo a series of cell divisions, which increases the number of lymphocytes many hundredfold. After a period the cells stop dividing and 95 per cent of the newly-generated cells die. Professor Hodgkin said although there was considerable variation in the number of divisions cells went through be...Econiche(TM) Vaccine Efficacy Summarized in July Issue of Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
...O157:H7 An estimated 100,000 cases of human infection with the E. coli O157:H7 organism are reported each year in North America. Two to seven per cent of those people develop haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a disease characterized by kidney failure (in recent outbreaks, this percentage has risen to...Celesio Acquires Majority Stake in Number One Brazilian Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Panpharma
... STUTTGART, Germany, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The supervisory board of Celesio AG has today approved the majority holding of 50.1 per cent in pharmaceutical wholesaler Panpharma. This step into one of the most attractive and strongest-growing pharmaceutical markets world-wide is part of C...Deep Budget Cuts Will Add to Unemployment Rolls at Wrong Time
... Additionally, because state income taxes can be subtracted from federal taxable income, taxpayers who itemize deductions can receive as much as a 35 cent reduction in federal taxes for each dollar increase in state income taxes. This would make a tax increase even less harmful to employment than deep s...New heart disease risk score outperforms existing test
...up to 12 years after first diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. All participants were aged between 35 and 74 at the start of the study. The 56 per cent of GPs in the UK who use EMIS clinical records systems can already access the QRISK2 formula, which has been embedded in their systems. EMIS Managi...BioCis Pharma Reports Positive Phase IIa Clinical Results in Atopic Dermatitis
...disorders." Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin with an onset typically already in infancy. It affects up to 20 per cent of the general population in the Western countries, and the prevalence rate is rising. Atopic dermatitis may significantly impair the quality of life ...Critical Pharmaceuticals Enter Sustained Release hGH Arena
...oincides with a recent report by Frost & Sullivan valuing the European market at $846.4m in 2007, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4 per cent from 2007 to 2014. The report also highlighted new delivery methods together with approval for new indications as keys to success. According to Chie...New Data Show Efficacy of Zebinix(TM) in the Treatment of Epilepsy
...-term open-label therapy, including:5 - 16 per cent mean relative improvement in overall quality of life (p<0.0001). - 51 per cent improvement in worry about seizures (p<0.0001) - 41 per cent improvement in social function (p Improvement in ...New Australian Technology: Detecting Breast Cancer With Hair
...(hairs treated with dyes or other chemicals) the accuracy rate of the Test increased to 75%. The result of Fermiscan's trial also showed that 80 per cent of the patients referred for a biopsy as a result of imaging were correctly identified as negative by the Fermiscan Test. This highlights the Test's p...New renewables to power 40 per cent of global electricity demand by 2050
With adequate financial and political support, renewable energy technologies like wind and photovoltaics could supply 40 percent of the world's electricity by 2050, according to findings from the International Scientific Congress "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions." However, if ...EMBO pioneers pension plan for internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers
...al security later in life until they take up permanent positions. A survey conducted by the EMBO Fellowship office revealed that less than ten per cent of fellows contributed to a pension scheme, while nearly all of them were insured against health risks and accidents. The European Charter for Researc...Marine microbes creating green waves in industry
...acturing solutions - for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals in particular - as a result of this search." Microorganisms account for more than 95 per cent of ocean biomass but relatively little is really known about them and their potential applications. The research team's search is for industrially rel...UBC researchers find first-ever 'wanderlust gene' in tiny bony fish
...d a mutant form of a gene, or allele, that prohibits growth of armour and is commonly found in freshwater sticklebacks but exists in less than one per cent of their marine counterparts. Now UBC PhD candidate Rowan Barrett and colleagues from UBC's Dept. of Zoology have found that the gene may also be c...Stem cell 'daughters' lead to breast cancer
... mutations in the gene BRCA1. BRCA1 gene mutations are found in 10-20 per cent of women with hereditary breast cancer. Women with BRCA1 mutations often de...ses of premature death in women. "BRCA1 women have approximately a 65 per cent lifetime chance of developing breast cancer. Following surgery, treatment o...Global curbs on overfishing are beginning to work
... "These highly managed ecosystems are improving," says Dr Hilborn. "Yet there is still a long way to go: of all fish stocks that we examined 63 per cent remained below target and still needed to be rebuilt." According to Dr Worm, there is still a troubling trend of increasing stock collapse across ...First genetically-engineered malaria vaccine to enter human trials
...sue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Professor Cowman said similar vaccines had been tested in mice and offered 100 per cent protection against malaria infection. He said it was hoped the vaccine would produce similar results in humans. "Although two genes have been deleted ...Test helps in fight against lung infections and for treating other life-threatening infections
...doctors to more accurately identify the right antibiotics required to treat serious, chronic infections that are biofilm based. With more than 80 per cent of infections in the developed world caused by biofilms, the potential for this new breakthrough test, called bioFILM PA™, is of immense signifi...UBC researchers help push for standard DNA barcodes for plants
...n evaluated 12,055 species of plants as endangered, but notes only four per cent of total plant species have been evaluated. Those evaluations tend to focus...ngered. Estimates of the total number of endangered plants vary from 13 per cent to 37 per cent. ...Microbix Sales Grow 22% For Nine Months
...cial improvement for the Company." Financial Results For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the Company recorded a net loss of $672,366 or one cent a share compared to a loss of $945,111 or three cents a share in the same period in fiscal 2008. The company's negative cash position improved by 99.9...First genetically engineered malaria vaccine to enter human trials
...sue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Professor Cowman said similar vaccines had been tested in mice and offered 100 per cent protection against malaria infection. He said it was hoped the vaccine would produce similar results in humans. "Although two genes have been deleted ...Big Pharma to Big Biopharma: Frost & Sullivan Examines the Latest M&A Trends and Opportunities
...companies as well as academic institutions. "The global downturn's detrimental impact on funding availability coupled with an average 30 per cent decline in the value of biotech firms, means that outright acquisitions rather than complex licensing deals are an attractive proposition," concludes ...Secret of sandcastle construction could help revive ancient building technique, researchers say
...asing interest in using the technique as it may help reduce reliance on cement in building materials (cement production being responsible for five per cent of man's CO 2 output (1)). Rammed earth materials can usually also be sourced locally, thereby reducing transport needs. As well as informing new ...Nature parks can save species as climate changes
...ion areas is vital in helping to save up to 90 per cent of bird species in Africa affected by climate chan...9,306 square kms (1,292,020 square miles) or 7 per cent of the African continent. The sites are identified...sue affecting wildlife in Africa. More than 40 per cent of African IBAs lack any form of legal protection ...Microbix Sales Grow Over 30% In The Second Quarter; Up 43% In The First Half '09
... Core Business In the second quarter, sales improved over 30% per cent compared to the same quarter last year. "We exceeded our sales target again...er ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded a net loss of $512,834 or one cent a share compared to a loss of $1,337,698 or two cents a share in the same p...GSK and Pfizer Innovative Agreement Creates Specialist HIV Company
...ere longer term benefits for GSK shareholders. "Today we own 100 per cent of a pipeline with three assets in it. Tomorrow we'll own 85 per cent of a pipeline with somewhere between five and seven assets in it." T...Aviation partners to cut 500,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
...on. CDA will benefit residents living around many European airports by lowering noise and carbon emissions, saving airlines money at a time when every cent counts -- a rare win-win, in an increasingly challenging operating environment." Alexander ter Kuile, CANSO Secretary General said "CAN...