New journal article urges use of animal serum-free media for growing live cells
In the March issue of Trends in Biotechnology, scientists and doctors with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recommend using only animal serum-free media to grow live cells in the laboratory. At issue is the use of fetal calf serum, which is obtained by puncturing the heart of a fetal calf without anesthesia. Recent breakthroughs permit the growth of human cells in a medium...Transfusion expert urges wider use of filtered blood
Filtering white cells from donor blood before a transfusion is much safer for patients and long overdue as a national standard for all surgical procedures, according to University of Rochester researchers who present their analysis in the April journal, Transfusion. The practice of removing the white cells from blood is called leukoreduction. But despite the recommendations of two national...National stem-cell panel, including UW profs, urges close watch on research
Research institutions should create oversight committees to guide human embryonic stem-cell studies according to common guidelines, a panel of experts, including two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors, said on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. "In the absence of federal guidelines broadly governing the generation and research use of human embryonic stem cells, the scientific community...Doyle urges Legislature to support biofuels program
Doyle, in his most pointed remarks to date, said ever...Doyle urges support of higher education spending
Doyle has proposed the direct spending of $225 million to create more seats for incoming students, build...Doyle urges Senate to loosen stem cell restrictions
During a morning visit to the West Salem home of Samuel and Marcie...Doyle urges passage of federal stem cell bill
Doyle, traveling to Cottage Grove, Eau Claire, and Green Bay, ca...Measles Resurges Due To Drop In Immunization With MMR
The fall in number of children getting the MMR (combined Measles, Mumps &Rubella) vaccine by their parents has been blamed for the resurgence of measles that has claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy. // In the first three months of 2006 alone it is found that there are more people infected than the whole of 2005. At least 30 children have caught measles in a single outbreak in South Y...James Cook University urges more medical seats
Mr. Bernard Moulden, Vice Chancellor of James Cook University's (JCU) has urged the Health Minister Tony Abbott to increase the medical seats in the University which will help to produce more doctors to serve the country on the occasion of its graduation day.// James Cook University is Australia's premier tropical university which is leading internationally in teaching and research. The U...Indonesia urges a grant of $1 billion for bird flu
Indonesian Social Welfare Minister Aburizal Bakrie, has urged the international community to fund $ 1 billion as a grant to Indonesia to help them fight bird flu which has killed eleven people in their country//. Recently, the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched the “Village Preparedness” project which involves more than million of villagers in a flu monitoring system w...World Bank urges $ 1 billion to fight bird flu
Jim Adams, World Bank Vice-president has urged the world rich countries during a two day international donors conference which took place in Beijing to provide generous funds to fight bird flu as there// is an increased need of funds required by economically backward and developing countries to fight bird flu. World Bank estimates that more than $ 1.5 billion is required to fight bird flu...President Bush Urges Citizens to Invest In Health Savings Account (HSAs)
In an attempt to manage the ever-increasing health care cost and increase the availability of medical insurance, the U.S. President, George W. Bush has urged the citizens to invest // in health saving accounts or HSAs that comprises of pretax dollars. At the time of need, the funds can be mobilized to pay for the medical expense. High deductible health insurance policies and lowest annu...