Eliminating polio requires global, coordinated effort -- Health Affairs article highlights risks, rewards of eradication
Bethesda, MD -- Eliminating polio everywhere will require global cooperation on several fronts, including lowering the cost for poor countries to vaccinate with inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), says a leading global health researcher in the July/August Health Affairs thematic issue on global hea...
Neuroimaging suggests that truthfulness requires no act of will for honest people
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. A new study of the cognitive processes involved with honesty suggests that truthfulness depends more on absence of temptation than active resistance to temptation.
Using neuroimaging, psychologists looked at the brain activity of people given the chance to gain money dishones...
THCA on 2009 Legislative Session: Seniors' Medicaid-Financed Nursing Home Care Requires Substantially More Investment as Population Ages, Care Needs Grow
$60 Million Medicaid Funding Boost Merely Scratches Surface in Terms of Meeting Seniors' Realistic Needs
AUSTIN, Texas, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In summing up the 2009 session of the Texas Legislature prior to the initiation of the special session called by Governor Rick Perry, the ...
When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER
Urgency needed in only one-third of cases, study says
WEDNESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Only one-third of the people who come to a hospital with the intense chest pain that doctors call acute coronary syndrome should be assessed for artery-opening procedures within a few hours, a n...
Using tools requires that the brain is able to control movements
Milan, Italy, 20 April 2009 - Our ability to use objects and tools to perform actions is essential to our daily activities, and it is developed to a level that is unique to our species. In a study performed by a scientific team of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the P...
Getting Closer to Controlling Cancer Requires Funding More Laboratories and Commitment Beyond Two Years of New Stimulus, Weiner and Berg Assert in Denver Post Oped
WASHINGTON and DENVER, April 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Getting closer to controlling cancer"
requires funding more laboratories and a commitment beyond the two years of the new federal stimulus, say former White House Drug Policy spokesman Robert Weiner and a George Washington University Me...
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The Quigley Corporation Licenses Naturally Derived Compound For Scar Improvement; License Requires Payments Totaling $1.1 Million To The Quigley Corporation Over A Five Year Period For Exclusive Ownership
DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Quigley Corporation (Nasdaq: QGLY ) www.quigleyco.com , today announced that it has signed a license with assignment of ownership agreement for its patented formulation QR-340 developed by its wholly owned subsidiary, Quigley Pharma Inc. T...
FDA Requires Additional Information on DORIBAX for Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
RARITAN, N.J., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical
Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD) today announced that the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
requires additional information before it
will approve the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for DORIBAX(TM)
(dori...
Controlling the Spread of Healthcare Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Requires Active Surveillance
Both methicillin sensitive and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, MRSA) can cause invasive and life-threatening infections such as osteomyelitis, septicemia, endocarditis, and pneumonia. Healthcare associated MRSA is of particular clinical importance because it is not only predict...
Tiny Cup Attached to Eye Improves Drug Delivery For Retinal Diseases
...for the patient.
For example, chemotherapy for retinoblastoma, a cancer affecting one in 15,000 children, must now be given intravenously. This
requires relatively large doses of the drug are needed to achieve a therapeutic concentration in the retina. The chemotherapy destroys the bone marrow and depr...
Isis Reports Strong Financial Results and Highlights for Second Quarter of 2009
... which are on file with the SEC. Copies of these and other documents are available from the Company.
In this press release, unless the context
requires otherwise, "Isis," "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refers to Isis Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries, including Regulus Therapeutics Inc.
Is...
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation Announce Innovative Diabetes Drug Discovery and Development Partnership
...a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes children and adults suddenly and
requires multiple injections of insulin daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it pre...
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Osteoplug Bioresorbable Implant for Trephination Burr Holes
Description:...on burr holes in neurosurgery. This proprietary, user-friendly design, shaped like a flattened button mushroom, allows a snap fit into burr holes and
requires no fixation by screws, unlike titanium plates. It has superior mechanical strength and the scaffold architecture minimizes potential injuries to the e...
Company:Osteopore International
ThyroChek
Description:...omotion.
ThyroChek is CLIA waived and may be performed in either waived or moderately complex facilities without special staff training. ThyroChek
requires one drop of blood from a finger stick or venous draw. The result is available in 10 minutes.
Two pink lines indicate a positive result - TSH ...
Company:SD Canada
TOX/See Drugscreen THC
Description:...etection of drug or drug metabolites in human urine. The TOX/See device can detect up to nine of the most commonly abused drugs in 3 to 8 minutes and
requires only a few drops of urine. Each TOX/See cassette is individually packaged to maximize convenience and ease of use. TOX/See features integrated test co...
Company:Bio-Rad Laboratories
TOX/See Drugscreen PCP
Description:...etection of drug or drug metabolites in human urine. The TOX/See device can detect up to nine of the most commonly abused drugs in 3 to 8 minutes and
requires only a few drops of urine. Each TOX/See cassette is individually packaged to maximize convenience and ease of use. TOX/See features integrated test co...
Company:Bio-Rad Laboratories
TOX/See Drugscreen OPI
Description:...etection of drug or drug metabolites in human urine. The TOX/See device can detect up to nine of the most commonly abused drugs in 3 to 8 minutes and
requires only a few drops of urine. Each TOX/See cassette is individually packaged to maximize convenience and ease of use. TOX/See features integrated test co...
Company:Bio-Rad Laboratories
TOX/See Drugscreen PPX
Description:...etection of drug or drug metabolites in human urine. The TOX/See device can detect up to nine of the most commonly abused drugs in 3 to 8 minutes and
requires only a few drops of urine. Each TOX/See cassette is individually packaged to maximize convenience and ease of use. TOX/See features integrated test co...
Company:Bio-Rad Laboratories
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Anterior mediastinal mass
... I tumors consists of surgical ressection with good prognosis. Stage II-III
requires maximal resection possible followed by radation. Stage IV disease
requires addition of cisplatin-based chemotherapy in addition to those in stage II a...
Body shaping
...sks and side-effects
Body lifting is not lightly undertaken. The process
requires a commitment on the part of the patient who must stay with the program ...he umbillicus to a more upright and full position. The procedure also often
requires an implant to make up for lost fat and tissue inside the breast. Scars on...
Episodic memory
...imals
8 References
9 Notes
The cognitive neuroscience of episodic memory
The formation of new episodic memories
requires the medial temporal lobe , a structure that includes the hippocampus . Without the medial temporal lobe, one is able to form new procedural memorie...
Pathology
...of Pathology: Anatomic Pathology , and Clinical Pathology , each of which
requires separate board certification. Many pathologists seek a broad-based training...tice settings, since the day-to-day work of many clinical laboratories only
requires the intermittent attention of a physician. Thus, pathologists are able to s...
Polysomnographic technician
...mnograms for 18 months and passed their registry exam through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists or BRPT. Taking the registry exam
requires one to first complete guidelines per BRPT rules.
Polysomnographic technologists collect data using PSG's (polysomnograms), which collect EEG , EOG...
Telephone Triage
...st paid person who can safely do the job” (Schmitt, 1980). Telephone triage
requires excellence in interpersonal skill or “telephone charisma” (articulate, pers... literate, culturally sensitive and possess excellent communication skills.
requires expert level decision-making, communications and negotiating skills. Experi...
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VIPoma
... Home, library, topics, volume iv 1, v, vipoma ... Library / Lexical Topics / Gastrointestinal Im... / V / Vipoma ... diagnosis of VIPoma
requires the ... VIPoma (Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-Producing Tumor) information center covers causes, prevention, symptom...
Venom
... a fictional character, a symbiote life form in the Marvel Comics universe. The creature is a sentient alien with a gooey, almost liquid-like form. It
requires a host, usually human, to bond around for its survival. In return the Venom ... Venom is any of a variety of toxins used by certain types of ...
Urinary bladder
...uation for cancer of the urinary bladder is warranted if you have an older ... Prostate gland enlargement varies from man to man and often
requires no medical treatment. ... Bladder pressure and urinary flow may be measured while you urinate. ... In summary, urinary incontinence is a c...
Urinalysis
...appear in the Urinalysis article. ... Urinalysis can reveal diseases that have gone unnoticed because they do not ... Microscopic urinalysis
requires only a relatively inexpensive light microscope. ... More about Urinalysis : Purpose Precautions Preparation Aftercare Risks Normal results Abnorm...
Tracheitis
... (trā'kē-ī'tĭs) ... What is tracheitis ? Read answer... Bacterial tracheitis is most often caused by Staphylococcus aureus and ... Tracheitis
requires hospitalization and, almost always, a breathing tube ... Tracheitis . Alternative Names: Bacterial tracheitis ; Acute bacterial tracheiti...
Testosterone
...creams and gels used to increase testosterone . ... Testosterone therapy: Can it help older men feel young ... Testosterone therapy for women
requires careful consideration and close monitoring. ... Typically, however, testosterone therapy isn't recommended to improve ... Definition, prevalence...
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Study finds DNA barcoding requires caution without closer examination
The goal of DNA barcoding is to find a simple, cheap, and rapid DNA assay that can be converted to a readily accessible technical skill that bypasses the need to rely on highly trained taxonomic specialists for identifications of the world's biota. This is driven by a desire to open taxonomic iden...
Long-term recovery of reefs from bleaching requires local action to increase resilience
VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. -- In the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science , University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Professor Dr. Peter Glynn, and 2008 Pew Fellow for Marine Conservation and Assistant Professor Dr. Andrew Baker, assess more than 25 years of data on...
Growth of new brain cells requires 'epigenetic' switch
New cells are born every day in the brain's hippocampus, but what controls this birth has remained a mystery. Reporting in the January 1 issue of Science , neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that the birth of new cells, which depends on brain activi...
Mandate for biofuels production requires science-based policy and global perspective
In his State of the Union Address on January 23, 2007, President Bush stated that, in order to substantially lower foreign oil imports, "We must increase the supply of alternative fuels, by setting a mandatory fuels standard to require 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels in 2017....
Nanotechnology: A brave new world requires bold new research approaches
(Washington, D.C. - Sept. 18, 2008) Nanotechnology opens new worlds of possibilities for important computer, medical and environmental applications. To ensure nanotechnology is developed in a responsible manner, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and EPA awarded $38 million to establish two Cen...
Aging gracefully requires taking out the trash
La Jolla, CA Suppressing a cellular cleanup-mechanism known as autophagy can accelerate the accumulation of protein aggregates that leads to neural degeneration. In an upcoming issue of Autophagy, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report for the first time that the opposite ...
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Register to Win a Ski Weekend and Make Your Synthesis Easier with EasyMax™: the First Automated Chemistry Development Tool That Requires No Training
EasyMax™ is a small and powerful lab reactor system for the synthesis lab and synthetic organic chemist - heating and cooling without an additional cryostat. For a limited time, METTLER TOLEDO is offering a FREE TRIAL of the first automated chemistry development tool that
requires no train...
Top CEOs Declare America's Manufacturing Sector Requires Pro-Industry Policies, Capital Management and Innovation to Maintain Economic Leadership
DETROIT, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Business, nonprofit and advocacy leaders today have called for a recovery of the manufacturing sector that includes enacting pro-industry policies and regulation that drive research and development, managing capital and investment, and creating new demand th...
UW-Madison wireless plan requires more net addresses lots more
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been assigned 65,000 Internet addresses to boost its network capacity, allowing it to go forward with a planned expansion of its wireless network to blanket the campus.
A non-profit Internet management body, the American Registry for Internet Numbers , es...
Safe Internet requires total network security, prof. says
Madison, Wis. - When it comes to securing information networks, Paul Barford believes the good guys always are one step behind the guys in the black hats.
Barford, an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Computer Sciences , said the acceleration of malicio...
Dancing with elephants requires nifty footwork
A few years ago, I gave a talk to a group of entrepreneurs in Fribourg, Switzerland, entitled Dancing with Elephants. The talk was all about how small, early-stage companies can partner productively with the giants of the industry. Then, this summer, I stole the title for a panel at Guidewire Gr...
Arizona Pain Specialists Contend Recent Vertebroplasty Studies are Misleading
...reater reductions in pain, although this was not a statistically significant difference."
To demonstrate statistical differences between groups
requires that the study have enough patients for the statistics to have sufficient power to detect the differences. Both studies reported that they were unabl...
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Immunofixation Gel Kit, requires IF100 from CHEMICON
Description: Immunofixation Gel Kit,
requires IF100 Reactivity: Human Applications: Immunofixation ...
Company:CHEMICON
DNAclear Kit from Ambion
Description:..., oligonucleotides, proteins, and salts from dsDNA samples. The DNA that is recovered from the Microfilter Cartridge is ready for any application that
requires highly pure DNA including in vitro transcription reactions. The DNAclear Kit includes enough materials to perform 20 purifications....
Company:Ambion
LHC BASAL MEDIUM from Invitrogen
Description:... LECHNER AND LaVECK MEDIUMfor the clonal growth of normal human bronchial and other epithelial cells.
requires additives. With glutamine.Recommended storage condition:oC to 8oCIntended use(s):research use only....
Company:Invitrogen
GIBCO AmnioMAX-C100 Basal Medium liquid from Invitrogen
Description:... Basal Medium (Cat. No. 17001-082) and AmnioMAX-C100 Supplement (Cat. No. 17002-080). It is complete with antibiotics and growth promoting agents, and
requires no further supplementation (1). The medium and supplement are also available separately....
Company:Invitrogen
Stat-Matic I Plate Washer, Bottle-top dispenser from CHEMICON
Description:...to-well accuracy of 5% or better.
Constructed of polypropylene, Teflon, glass, and ceramics, the StatMatic I has no exposed glass that can break and
requires minimal maintenance. The StatMatic I is compatible with most reagents and chemicals and is designed so that even protein-based reagents won't cause st...
Company:CHEMICON
MTT Reagent A from CHEMICON
Description:...yl tetrasodium bromide), 50mg/vial. MTT is a pale yellow substrate that is cleaved by living cells to yield a dark blue formazan product. This process
requires active mitochondria, and even freshly dead cells do not cleave significant amounts of MTT. Reagent A is a component of Chemicons MTT assay kit, Catalo...
Company:CHEMICON
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Activation energy
...ey must collide in the correct orientation and possess a certain minimum amount of energy. As the molecules approach their electron clouds repel. This
requires energy - activation energy - and comes from the heat of the system, i.e. the translational , vibrational , and rotational energy of each molecu...
Active transport
...s the mediated transport of biochemicals , and other atomic / molecular substances, across membranes . Unlike passive transport , this process
requires chemical energy .
In this form of transport, molecules move against either an electrical or concentration gradient (collectively termed an ele...
Adenosine triphosphate
... generate up to 36 ATP.
ATP in the human body
The total quantity of ATP in the human body is about 0.1 mole . The energy used by human cells
requires the hydrolysis of 200 to 300 moles of ATP daily. This means that each ATP molecule is recycled 2000 to 3000 times during a single day. ATP cannot be...
Antibiotic
... resistance by the infecting organisms, similar to the development of pesticide resistance in insects. Evolutionary theory of genetic selection
requires that as close as possible to 100% of the infecting organisms be killed off to avoid selection of resistance; if a small subset of the population survi...
Apoptosis
...example, the differentiation of human fingers in the developing embryo
requires the cells in between the fingers to initiate apoptosis so that the fingers ...rticles on caspases and the Bcl-2 protein family ).
The whole process
requires energy and a cell machinery not too damaged. If the cell damage is between ...
Biodiversity
...eated. For society, biodiversity also is a field of activity and profit. It
requires a proper management setup to determine how these resources are to be used.
... For example, destruction of rare or endangered species' habitats sometimes
requires ex-situ conservation efforts. Furthermore, ex-situ conservation can provi...
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Vitamin
... , supplements, herbs, sports nutrition products, health foods, and more, Vitamin , any of the organic carbon-containing compounds that the body
requires ... Vitamin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A vitamin is an organic compound ... A vitamin B12 blood test measures the amount of vitam...
Tubulin
... For maximal rate and extent of polymerisation into microtubules, tubulin
requires GTP. ... Microtubules are polymers of tubulin , a dimer of two 55-kDa...signated ... rate and extent of polymerisation into microtubules, tubulin
requires GTP. ... Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of HeLa cells, using β- Tub...
Transgenic mouse
... Facility ... Strategies: Transgenic or Gene Targeted Mouse ? ... lab developed transgenic mice in which ... Creating a transgenic mouse
requires several critical steps. ... The TMS will microinject BAC DNA to create the desired transgenic mice . ... ... with proven tissue specific expr...
Tectonics
... graphical information, including an archive of articles and research papers. A hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS.
requires Shockwave plug-in ... Go directly to Plate Tectonics activity ... The word tectonics comes from the Greek root "to build. ... The theory of p...
Taq polymerase
... primer mixture C ... Five native Taq polymerases, from five different sources, ... Detection of viral RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
requires the prior ... of this phenomenon has revealed direct interference of RT with Taq polymerase . ... ... a broad range of pcr reagents,includin...
T7 RNA Polymerase
...is extremely promoter-specific and only transcribes bacteriophage T7 DNA or DNA cloned downstream of a T7 promoter. The T7 polymerase also
requires a DNA... RNA polymerase is an enzyme that produces RNA . In cells, RNAP is needed for constructing RNA chains from DNA genes as templates,...