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After the yeast is gone bacteria continue to develop flavor of sparkling wine

Researchers at the University of Barcelona, Spain, show for the first time that bacteria, in addition to yeast, are involved in the secondary fermentation of the sparkling wine known as Cava. They report their findings today at the 105th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. "Bacteria found in Cava samples could have a distinctive impact upon sparkling wine quality in t...

Continued reduction in the number of drug-related deaths in the UK

The National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (np-SAD) based at the International Centre for Drug Policy, St George's, University of London, has found that there has been a decline in the number of drug-related deaths occurring, from 1,487 in 2003 to 1,372 in 2004, a drop of eight per cent. The report published today contains information on drug-related deaths for the year 2004 reported by Co...

Arctic coring expedition continues to yield new clues

For the second time in as many months, the IODP Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX) is making news with new analysis of ocean-floor sediments. In the Aug. 10 issue of Nature, an article by several of the expedition scientists summarizes their findings: more evidence that the Arctic was extremely warm, unusually wet, and ice-free up to the time the last massive amounts of greenhouse gases were release...

Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification

Pink slime at the surface of water trickling through an old mine in California is proving to be a treasure for researchers in their quest to learn more about how bacterial communities exist in nature. A letter published in today’s online edition of Nature shows that it is possible to follow what microorganisms are doing in their natural environment by identifying the range of proteins that...

Study shows continued success for new HPV vaccine against virus responsible for cervical cancer

A new vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer is nearly 100 percent effective against the two types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. Results of a nationwide study of the vaccine will be published in the May 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide,...
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Sonic Foundry cuts losses as sales continue to rise

The boost came mostly from increased sales of the MediaSite video and presentation product, which increased by $1 million, the company said. Total revenue for the quarter wa...

Third Wave continues molecular diagnostic focus with new CEO

MADISON , is transitioning to the position of executive chairman in order to focus on the assessment and development of next-generation technologies. In addition, the company announced that <a href="ht...

NimbleGen to discontinue IPO after Roche's $272.5 million acquisition

NimbleGen had sought to raise $75 million in the IPO, but un...

Metavante Corp. will continue M&A activity

Metavante, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&I, has completed 17 acquisitions since early 2004, al...

Traveling stem cell show continues state tour

The presentations by Tom Still, president of the <a href="http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com...

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AIDS Numbers Continue To Rise : WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that even though preventive measures like use of condoms, delay of first sexual experience and avoiding multiple sexual// partners have been strictly followed worldwide, the number of AIDS cases across the globe is on the rise. The United Nations (UN) report also stressed that there was a need for a greater HIV prevention effort in order to...

OxyContin Abuse Continues To Rise

The Federal Drug Administration approved OxyContin in late 1995 and the drug was put on the market in early 1996. Between that time and 2000, prescriptions for the drug have increased by 2,000 percent. Abusers discovered that they could get a powerful heroin-like high by crushing the pill and injecting, swallowing and inhaling the powder.// Abuse of OxyContin, the nation's best sellin...

Animal insulin product to be discontinued by drug major Eli Lilly

The Chairman and Managing Director of Eli Lilly and Co., India, disclosed on January 3rd, during the announcement of a price cut in the company's human insulin product 'Huminsulin', that its animal insulin product 'Iletin' will be phased out from the market by the end of this year. He added that the company// resorted to this move due to the growing use of human insulin products and the p...

Alzheimer’s Continues to Ris

It appears one of the most devastating diseases to hit older people will continue to rise in future years. Researchers from the Rush Institute //on Healthy Aging say it is crucial to have an accurate estimate of Alzheimer’s for the use of public health planning. Current estimates vary depending on the type of study and the source. This study used the United States Census as the scaffold t...

Uttar Pradesh Encephalitis toll continues to rise - Over 600 dead

The Japanese Encephalitis epidemic continues to cause deaths in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The embarrassed health officials are tight-lipped about the toll in a Japanese encephalitis epidemic; the Uttar Pradesh government and yesterday admitted the dreaded disease had claimed 591 lives.// As many as 415 people, about 80 percent of them children, have died in Gorakhpur, the town with t...

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Anti-TNF Golimumab Continues to Show Promise in Phase II Rheumatoid Arthritis Study

Golimumab Demonstrated Sustained Improvement in Signs andSymptoms Of Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis With One-Thirdof Patients Achieving Disease Remission at One-YearMark BARCELONA, Spain, 14 June 2007 – One-year data show nearly75 percent of patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis(RA) receiving golimumab (CNTO 148) and methotrexate (MTX)experienced a...

Abbott Announces Continued Positive Results with Xience V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent in Spirit Clinical Trials

SPIRIT FIRST Demonstrates Continued Safety for XIENCE V with NoLate Stent Thrombosis or Additional Major Adverse Cardiac EventsOut to Three Years BARCELONA, Spain, May 22, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Three-year data from the SPIRIT FIRST trial demonstrated noadditional Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE), and no late stentthrombosis in patients treated with either Abbott's XIENCE(TM) V...

Study Continues to Show Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated With Revlimid are Living Longer and Remaining Transfusion Independent

Moffitt Research Presented at 9th International Symposium onMyelodysplastic Syndromes TAMPA, Fla., May 17, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- New updated resultsfrom a pivotal Phase II trial evaluating Revlimid in patients withan incurable blood cancer known as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)were presented today by Dr. Alan List, from the H. Lee MoffittCancer Center & Research Institute, at the 9th...

One-Third of Patients Discontinue Common Breast Cancer Therapy

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 15, 2007 - An alarming studythat appeared in the March 1, 2007 issue of CANCER (a peer-reviewedjournal of the American Cancer Society), reports that one-third ofwomen taking the standard five-year regimen of the hormonal breastcancer treatment tamoxifen citrate, discontinue therapy early.(1) According to the authors, non-compliance with tamoxifen table...
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