Microbes under Greenland Ice may be preview of what scientists find under Mars' surface
A University of California, Berkeley, study of methane-producing bacteria frozen at the bottom of Greenland's two-mile thick ice sheet could help guide scientists searching for similar bacterial life on Mars. Methane is a greenhouse gas present in the atmospheres of both Earth and Mars. If a class of ancient microbes called Archaea are the source of Mars' methane, as some scientists have p...Preview: Electronic health records, tech choices explored at Digital Healthcare Conference
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt announced yesterday that a new organization, the American Health Information Community (AHIC) will be formed to make recommendations for a nationwide system for storing and sharing patient's medical records electronically. This news makes the , which wi...Businesses and educators to preview video games for training
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Scottsdale, Ariz. -- The The conference, now in its 14th year, attracts interna...A Sneak Preview of Human’s Susceptibility to Auto Immune Disease, Allergy, Asthm
A new study unveils the possible link between widely used childhood medicines and the risk of developing allergies and especially asthma//. It says that to head off allergies, expose the kids to pets and dirt early. The new approach to allergy prevention and treatment arises from what is known as the hygiene hypothesis. It suggests that growing up in cities and suburbs, away from field...PreView PHP (Preferential Hyperacuity Perimetry)
Description:The PreView PHP is designed specifically for detection of recent-onset neovascular ("wet") age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This macular perimeter maps and quantifies visual field defects consistent with the progression of intermediate ("dry") AMD to the wet stage of the disease. By overcoming the brain's ability to compensate for small visual field defects, the PreView PHP can identify...Salix Pharmaceuticals Previews Digestive Disease Week 2007
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2007 - SalixPharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that results of18 investigator-initiated trials related to the Company's productswill be presented at Digestive Disease Week(R) 2007, which will beheld May 19-24, 2007. Digestive Disease Week is considered thelargest and most prestigious meeting in the world for the GIprofessional. Every...