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New research indicates a 'troubled' greenhouse is brewing

Climates like those of the movie "Monsoon Wedding" may extend more widely into Africa, North America and South America, according to a University of Oregon geologist's analysis of an ancient greenhouse event. "We know the gathering greenhouse will be warm, but this new information confirms that the contrast between the rainy season and the dry season will increase dramatically," says Greg...

DOE JGI launches IMG public online microbial genome data clearinghouse

As the microbial world comes to light through DNA sequencing, the new Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) will deliver valuable information for the benefit of the global research community. "The IMG system is an essential enhancement to the computational toolkit supported by DOE," said Dr. Aristides...

Bacteria in Household Dust May Trigger Asthma Symptoms

New research shows that bacteria lurking in household dust produce chemicals that may trigger asthma and asthma-related symptoms such as wheezing. These bacterial chemicals, called endotoxins, particularly those found on bedroom floors, were linked with increased respiratory problems in adults. This study, supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a part of the...

Housecat-sized Siberian tiger cubs get collared

The International HapMap Project was initiated with the primary goal of facilitating medical studies and understanding the genomic basis for human diseases. To coordinate with the journal is announcing a special issue entitled "Human Genome Variation," which is entirely devoted to studies using these data to pr...

Asleep in the deep: Model helps assess ocean-injection strategy for combating greenhouse effect

In searching for ways to counteract the greenhouse effect, some scientists have proposed capturing the culprit---carbon dioxide---as it is emitted from power plants, then liquefying the gas and injecting it into the ocean. But there are pitfalls in that plan. The carbon dioxide can rise toward the surface, turn into gas bubbles and vent to the atmosphere, defeating the purpose of the whol...

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Rodney Dykehouse of Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin warns against tech for its own sake

For the CIO, implementing electronic medical r...

CPM Helps Physicians Group Retain Patients with New Kind of House Call

Middleton, WI Combining database and personalized print technology, a physicians group in the Midwest is making a new kind of house call to retain patients. Instead of waiting for patients to come to their offices for treatment, these physicians are sending personalized messages by mail with reminders for important check-ups and screenings -- and seeing response rates of 10 to 21 percent. <b...

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RNA interference is a powerful technique for geneknockdown experiments in academic research and animportant tool for target identification and target validationin therapeutic research. A growing number of different cell lines are us...

House passes bill to lift stem cell funding restrictions

But the vote of 253 to 174 is not enough to override a promised pr...

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House heads for Medicare drug vote

The House headed for a historic vote Friday night on a bill that would a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, marking the biggest expansion // of the politically popular entitlement program in its 38-year history. "The moon and the stars have lined up in our favor," House Speaker Dennis Hastert said at a rally-style press conference in the Capitol. "The time is upon us. It's no...

Household Pollutants Found To Increase Asthma Risk

Exposure to the fumes emitted from solvents and cleaning products at home may increase the risk of childhood asthma, say researchers // based on findings from a recent study. Researchers found the levels of indoor volatile organic compounds were significantly higher in the homes of children with asthma. Volatile organic compounds are found in solvents, paints, floor adhesives, cleaning products,...

Household Activities Can Reduce Blood Pressure

Scientists from Indiana University had found that doing household activities like cleaning the house and the backyards, washing the car etc could prevent hypertension and conditions of prehypertension in people. // The study found that regardless of intensity, four hours of accumulated daily lifestyle physical activity had the effect of dropping study participants' blood pressure by a...

Is your house safe enough to protect against asthma attacks?

It has been reported that bacteria lurking in household dust is sufficient enough to produce chemicals called endotoxins that may trigger asthma and asthma-related symptoms such as wheezing.// A strong association has been established between endotoxin levels and the prevalence of diagnosed asthma, asthma symptoms, asthma medication use, and wheezing. These relationships were strongest fo...

Pandemic Will Affect Business Houses

The global economy and health businesses are likely to be extensively affected when an influenza pandemic breaks out across the world. This is expected to result in a 14% contraction in the goods and services trade as a result of a global recession, //according to the Pacific Pandemic Forum for Business. This is the first such conference being held in North America. The exact amount of damage it...

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Senate Passes Drug-Safety Reforms to Prevent Future Vioxx-type Disasters; House Urged to Act on Strong Drug Safety Bill

First significant drug safety measure in 45 years; focus moves toHouse WASHINGTON, May 09, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Senatetoday overwhelmingly passed significant prescription drug safetyreforms to give the Food and Drug Administration more power to dealwith unsafe medicines on the market, moving the issue of drugsafety to the House, where a strong bill has been introduced buth...

Positive results from placebo-controlled phase IIa study in patients suffering from house dust mite allergy

Cytos Biotechnology reports positive results from placebocontrolled phase IIa study in patients suffering from house dustmite allergy SCHLIEREN (Zurich), Switzerland, May 15, 2007 - Cytos BiotechnologyAG (SWX:CYTN) reported today positive results from a multi-centreand placebo-controlled phase IIa study with different formulationsof CYT003-QbG10, an immunotherapeutic product can...
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