UCSD team unmasks family of immune system invaders
Like a family of petty criminals gone wrong, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) were surprised to find that bacterial pathogens found in a number of troublesome diseases are actually related. Not only that, their wrong-doing is carried out by disguising themselves, then hijacking their hosts. Jack E. Dixon, Ph.D., Dean for Scientific Affairs and Professor of Pha...UCLA scientists design masks to hide genetic mutations from cell
UCLA scientists have devised a novel way to correct abnormal gene splicing ?a common mutation that often leads to disease. Splicing edits out the punctuation from a cell’s genetic blueprint, enabling its code to dictate protein production by the cell. Using new technology made by Gene Tools of Oregon, the researchers designed a custom mask to camouflage each abnormal splice....In our changing economy, just-in-time employment masks job creation numbers
MADISON Maybe its not a jobless recovery, after all. Perhaps its just a matter of how we count 21st century jobs. U.S. Labor Department figures for March showed the addition of 308,000 jobs to the economy, which is double what it takes (150,000 jobs) in an average month to keep pace with growth in the labor force. It was the seventh straight month the economy has added jobs, but the fir...Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency
Before the national anxiety over bioterrorism drives you to buy a gas mask at the nearest army surplus store, take a deep breath and brace yourself for what experts say about them -- most of it is not good. One could never know where the exposure is; you'd have to wear the mask at all times. //Even if you could stand to do that, the risks to your health would probably be higher than the l...SARS necessitates medical masks
The N95 mask is in demand once again. In the past this mask has been well tested whenever there has been need to protect our lungs from airborne infection. During all the previous instances around the world for example the world trade center tragedy and during the anthrax danger this mask was used. SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome, the new viral disease N95 is the safest...People seek reassurance in facemasks following threats of bird flu epidemic
Although there has been an incredible and alarming rise in human cases of bird flu, causing increasing fear of a global pandemic, there seems to be a strong resolve in the scientific community to combat this impending and much // dreaded pandemic. Concern about bird flu has risen since October 5 when scientists from the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention repo...Masking A Flu? – Wearing Masks, Only Way to Contain It’s Spred
Surgical face masks are the next best thing to vaccinations, so those down with Flu, this winter, are being goaded to sport a mask, especially in crowded areas and while using the public transport, in order to contain the spread of infectious disease. // The New South Wales Department of Health initiated a public awareness drive to help restrain the spread of influenza and thwart a p...Nurses Required to Wear Masks or Get Their Flu Shots
Virginia Mason Medical Center has compelled nurses who did not get their flu shots to wear masks. // The Washington State Nurses Association union has filed a complaint with regard to this matter with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This complaint has been the latest in a series of disputes between the hospital, its nurses and the union. The NLRB has termed the latest requi...