New online portal merges vast data on Gulf of Maine ecosystem
A new online portal consolidates decades of rich marine data, much of it available for the first time, enabling resource managers and scientific researchers to combine and analyze information in unprecedented ways, creating new insights into the Gulf of Maine's ecology. Launched today by the Gulf of Maine Area program of the Census of Marine Life, the Dynamic Atlas of the Gulf of Maine, on...Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950s pandemic, study suggests
An early type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that caused a global epidemic of infections in the 1950s has re-emerged as one of the community-acquired MRSA 'superbugs', according to a study published in The Lancet tomorrow (Saturday 2 April 2005). This "re-equipping and re-emergence" of a clone that caused a pandemic 40-50 years ago could mean that community acquired MRSA will spread fast...New possibilities for flu antiviral and vaccine research emerge from 'Spanish flu' virus
Findings reported in Science help explain why Spanish flu was so lethal. The 1918 Spanish flu was a global disaster, killing an estimated 20 to 50 million people, many of them otherwise healthy adults. By partially reconstructing the Spanish flu virus, researchers have now discovered at least part of what made the virus so lethal, thus providing essential information for influenza drug and vaccin...Treating populations infected with HIV and latent TB could speed the emergence of drug-resistant TB
In 2005, 46 regional Ministers of Health in Africa declared that a dramatic rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases was cause for emergency. In some African countries, annual TB case notifications have increased as much as four-fold over the past 15 years. The main culprit? The emergence of HIV. When individuals are infected with both HIV and TB, they are more likely to progress from latent TB infection...Merge Healthcare hires new VP of finance
Merge announced the hiring of Greg Wilson, currently the chief financial officer with <a href="http://w...Schwartz leaves Merge board; will launch healthcare technology investment fund
Schwartz will continue providing business development assistance to the company beyond his previously...Drug innovation beats marketing, patents and mergers
While Genentech had revenues of $4.6 b...Merge eFilm earnings jump precedes planned merger
That's a 22 percent increase over first q...Merge eFilm announces rapid growth in first quarter
MILWAUKEE -- Merge Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday that its net sales are up 41 percent in first-quarter 2004, compared to first-quarter 2003. The Milwaukee-based company, which does business as RIS Logic's pro...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 likelihoo...Emergence Of New Gene Scanning Technology In Disease Research
In a major breakthrough in the advancement of scientific technology, a new tool// called meltMADGE can scan rare genetic mutation at a fraction of cost. It combines thermal ramp electrophoresis with microplate array diagonal gel electrophoresis. The technology devised by Professor Ian Day from university of Southampton in collaboration with Bristol, University college London, British H...London Emergency Services Receive Wide Appreciation
The key for a metropolis in coping with a terrorist attack is how fast and co-ordinated// are the cities emergency medical services. Yesterday London witnessed one of the worst terrorist attacks when it was still celebrating the successful 2012 Olympics hosting bid. In the morning rush hours at 8.51 am a bomb explosion took place at Liverpool Street subway station and a call was recei...WHO declares Tuberculosis – ‘An Emergency’ in Afrca
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Tuberculosis as an emergency in Africa. It is killing more than half a million people every year. WHO Regional // Committee for Africa comprising health ministers from 46 Member States has declared tuberculosis an emergency in the African region. The deaths have quadrupled in the last few years. A resolution was adopted today at the end...Indian Health Ministry approves sale of Emergency contraceptives as over the counter drug
Emergency contraceptives will be available in pharmacies as over the counter drug with out medical prescription in India, which will enable women to avoid unnecessary pregnancy. The decision was announced// by the Indian Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, on informing the governments decision the minister said, "The step has been taken to enable women to avoid pregnancy in such situations as unpr...StealthMerge Image Registration Software
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WNVis a positive single-stranded RNA flavivirus of about 11 kb. It primarily infe...