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Use of stone hammers sheds light on geographic patterns of chimpanzee tool use

In a finding that challenges a long-held belief regarding the cultural spread of tool use among chimpanzees, researchers report that chimpanzees in the Ebo forest, Cameroon, use stone hammers to crack open hard-shelled nuts to access the nutrient-rich seeds. The findings are significant because this nut-cracking behavior was previously known only in a distant chimpanzee population in extreme west...

Salk scientists hammer out a pathway that promotes muscle cell survival in mice

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified an enzyme that pumps up a cell’s ability to maintain healthy muscle and restores normal muscle function in genetically engineered mice with weak muscles. The study, published online in Nature Medicine, is the first to explore the part this enzyme plays in a cascade of events triggered by exercise-induced hormones and other si...
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Anthrax hammers immune system

The anthrax bug swiftly disarms the sentinels of the body's immune system, hampering the body's ability to defend against the potentially lethal bioterrorism agent, a new study shows. The results suggest medical treatment to boost the immune system at the earliest stages of infection could counteract the toxin that anthrax produces in its initial attack. Antibiotics, like Cipro, could be used in...

Dr. Scott Hammer Authors Two New Guidelines for HIV Treatment

Dr. Scott Hammer of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center has led the development of two important new guidelines for treatment of HIV.// He is lead author and chair of the panel of the International AIDS Society--USA's (IAS-USA) recommendations for treatment of the disease in developed nations—presented on Aug. 13 at the 2006 International AIDS Conference in Toront...

Student Beaten With Hammer for Not Bringing Book

A Class 9 student is in hospital here with a fractured shoulder after he was hit with a hammer by his teacher for failing to bring a book. Sugam Kumar Singh of Loyola school had forgotten to bring his English literature book on Friday and this infuriated his teacher, Subrato Das. Das first slapped the boy and later beat him with a hammer used to ring the class bell. After hitting t...
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Weil Type Swanson Design Hammertoe Implant

Description:For implantation in proximal interphalangeal joints of the lateral toes to correct deformity associated with degenerative or rheumatoid arthritis....
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Weil-Carver™ Hammertoe Implant

Description:The new Hammertoe Implant is a combination of a screw and a barbed pin. This implant has all the advantages offered by resorbable pins for a hammertoe fixation and prevents pistoning and rotational instability. Plus, it's easy to use! Drill and tap the proximal phalanx. Drill the middle phalanx. Insert the threaded portion of the implant proximally. Press fit the barbed portion of the implant dis...
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