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WHO Warns Of Increased Risk Of Vector-borne Diseases In Tsunami-affected Areas

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned about increased risk of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever across tsunami-affected areas in Southeast Asia. Nearly four weeks after the disaster struck the region on 26 December, the organization is strengthening its disease surveillance, stagnant water conditions creating conditions for mosquito vectors to multiply to sufficient leve...

Scientists discover how plants disarm the toxic effects of excessive sunlight

A newly discovered pathway by which cells protect themselves from a toxic byproduct of photosynthesis may hold important implications for bioenergy sources, human and plant disease, and agricultural yields, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriologists announced Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Plants turn energy from sunlight into bioenergy throug...

Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists

Coral reefs damaged in the Asian tsunami tragedy should be allowed to recover naturally before countries launch into expensive restoration plans, according to some of the world's leading scientists. The scientists, led by a researcher from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and who set out their views in an advisory brief for the World Bank, point to historical records of major coral...

Could better mangrove habitats have spared lives in the 2004 tsunami?

Accounts of the tsunami that killed over a quarter of a million people in Southeast Asia on the 26th of December, 2004, slowly disappear from the media, but the event is nevertheless heavily burned into the memories of those who are directly involved. In the aftermath of the disaster, academics and politicians alike are trying to investigate how the number of casualties could have been reduced an...

Environmental lessons from tsunami as world's coastal population doubles

Coastal populations and ecosystems are more likely to bounce back from extreme coastal disasters by protecting local environments and building on local knowledge, according to a report published in Science. And the aftermath of the Asian tsunami has given valuable insight into handling extreme coastal disasters - inevitable as the world's coastal population is set to double by 2030 and glo...

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WARF sues Samsung over computer chip technology license agreement

MADISON The , the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, for allegedly using a patented technology developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty without a license for use in thei...

Sun, TeraMedica solution aimed at doctor-patient relationship

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Children's expanding use of Sunrise Clinical Manager

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Huge cyber-tsunami developing in Asia

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NameProtect roots out fake tsunami-related donation sites

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A sunscreen from the sea

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and an Australian company, Sunscreen Technologies Pvt Ltd (STPL), have reached agreement to develop the coral sunscreen, which is likely to hit the market in the near future. Corals have developed natural sunscreens to cope with long-term exposure to the high-intensity ultraviolet radiation penetrating shallow reef waters and, in the 19...

Hazards of sunlight

Exposure to sunlight may increase the risk of developing cataracts, scientists have found. A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the normally transparent lens of the eye.As the opacity thickens, it prevents light rays from passing through the lens and focusing on the retina, the light sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. It is the leading cause of blindness world-wide. Resea...

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Pregnant women who have dark skin or wear veils are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency, which can lead to rickets in children, studies in Melbourne have found.A study reported in the journal of medicine found that a high proportion of dark-skinned and or veiled women had vitamin D levels below the ideal. As well as problems such as rickets for the infants, a deficiency in adults can lea...

Fake Sun Tans Encouraged

Fake tanning is being encouraged by a school in Scotland with the object of preventing children from jeopardizing their health using sun-beds. Seminars are proposed to be conducted in schools by Fake Bake, // a cosmetics company. Sun beds are reportedly resulting in the number of skin cancer cases rising. Many students of the Thomas Muir High School are reported to be going in for su...

Sun Pharma to launch chiral version of omeprazole soon

Many drugs have two or more forms of the same chemical entity but the molecules arranged differently in space. Of the isomers, only one generally offers all the therapeutic benefits with the others having side-effects. Isolation of benefits results in smaller dosages with lesser side-effects. SUN Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd is to launch a chiral version of the anti-ulcerant drug omep...

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Sun Design Chairs

Description:Sun Design chairs offer support and freedom of movement. The seat and back of the chair are designed to take the weight off your back and provide maximum comfort. The seat height and angle of the seat can be set using a single lever. The seat can be fixed in a certain position or it can follow your movements....
Company:Clement Clarke International

Sundt AVM Micro Clip System

Description:Sundt AVM Micro Clip System, single piece construction, non-magnetic, MRI compatible, MP35N stainless steel, triple coiled, high minimum closing pressure. Used for hemostasis of small perforating vessels during surgical excision of arteriovenous malformations....
Company:Codman

Sundt Slim-Line Temporary Aneurysm Clip

Description:Sundt Slim-Line Temporary Vessel Clips used for temporary vascular occlusion during intracranial surgical procedures. Non-magnetic, MP35N, MRI compatible, gold color. Bayonet....
Company:Codman

Arctic Sun 100

Description:The Artic Sun 100 monitors and controls patient temperature primarily in those patients experiencing mild hypothermia associated with surgery, trauma, or other medical conditions. The Arctic Sun functions in response to feedback provided from a patient temperature probe. Circulating water temperature ranges between ambient (room air) and 42C (107.6F) to achieve a preset target patient temperature...
Company:Medivance

Arctic Sun® 2000 Temperature Management System

Description:The Arctic Sun 2000 represents a new non-invasive approach to therapeutic temperature management. The Arctic Sun System rapidly induces mild hypothermia in those patients who would benefit from therapeutic hypothermia or rapidly reduces temperature in febrile patients. The Arctic Sun precisely monitors and maintains core body temperature in a range of 33C (91.4F) to 37C (98.6F). The Arcti...
Company:Medivance

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Sunesis Pharmaceuticals to Present at the C. E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging Growth Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 03, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. todayannounced that Eric Bjerkholt, Sunesis' Senior Vice President,Corporate Development and Finance, will present a company update atthe C. E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging Growth Conference on July 12,2007 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time in New York, NY. Interested parties may access the webc...

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Data From Studies of Two Anti-Cancer Agents, SNS-595 and SNS-032, at the 12th Congress of the European Hematology Association

Interim Data from Phase 1 Clinical Trial of SNS-595 in AcuteLeukemia Demonstrates Additional Clinical Activity SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 11, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presentedpositive data from clinical studies of two of the company'santi-cancer product candidates, SNS-595 and SNS-032, at the 12thCongress of the European Hematology Association (E...

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals to Present Data at the 12th Congress of the European Hematology Association

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 01, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. todayannounced that the company will present data from ongoing clinicalstudies of SNS-595 and SNS-032 at the 12th Congress of the EuropeanHematology Association (EHA) being held June 7-10, 2007 in Vienna,Austria. Presentations will include updated interim data from thecompany's Phase...

Sunesis Presents Data Supporting SNS-032's Potential Anticancer Activity in Multiple Myeloma at the American Association for Cancer Research Meeting

Results from Non-clinical Studies Confirm Mechanism of Action andProvide Guidance for Dosing SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented non-clinical datademonstrating SNS-032's apoptotic activity in a multiple myelomamodel. These data were presented today in a poster session duringthe Annual Meeting of the American Association for...

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals to Present Data at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 13, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. todayannounced that the company will present data at the Annual Meetingof the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) being heldApril 14-18, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Data being presented in a poster session will focus onnon-clinical data on SNS-032, a highly selective...

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