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High rates of sexually transmitted infections found in young drug users

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions found high rates of herpes simplex virus 2 and syphilis among young drug users in Baltimore, Md. The study found that women had significantly higher rates compared to their male counterparts, but did not find significant differences between injection drug users and non-injection drug users. Few of the infect...

Meth promotes spread of virus in HIV-infected users

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have presented the first evidence that the addictive drug methamphetamine, or meth, also commonly known as "speed" or "crystal," increases production of a docking protein that promotes the spread of the HIV-1 virus in infected users. The investigators found that meth increases expression of a receptor called DC-SIGN, a "virus-attachment factor,"...

Ecstasy can harm the brains of first-time users

Researchers have discovered that even a small amount of MDMA, better known as ecstasy, can be harmful to the brain, according to the first study to look at the neurotoxic effects of low doses of the recreational drug in new ecstasy users. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “We found a decrease in blood circulation in...

Latest advances in DNA sequencing highlighted at DOE Joint Genome Institute User Meeting

Four hundred researchers tapping the massive flow of DNA sequence information will gather March 28-30 to share their recent developments at the 2nd Annual U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) User Meeting. DOE JGI is the world's only user facility dedicated to making high-throughput DNA sequencing available to a diverse research community and individual investigators who oth...

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ProXPRESS™ 2D Multi-User Applications Package from PerkinElmer

Description:ProXPRESS 2D Multi-User Applications Package The ProXPRESS 2D Proteomic Imaging System is a highly sensitive imaging system for both proteomic and general life science research applications. ProXPRESS 2D provides unparalleled flexibility, enabling the use of all dyes in the UV and VIS spectrum range with its CCD-base...
Company:PerkinElmer

PDQuest 10-User Network License from Bio-Rad

Description:The Discovery Series PDQuest 2-D analysis software is used for imaging, analyzing, and databasing two-dimensional electrophoretic gels. The 10-user network license entitles ten users to access data from a server....
Company:Bio-Rad

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RNAi: A How To for New Users

RNA interference, the biological mechanism by which double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces gene silencing by targeting complementary mRNA for degradation, is revolutionizing the way researchers study gene function. For the first time, scientists can quickly and easily reduce the...

Users help software company morph in new directions

When your user base is part of the creative class, and your product - which goes by the brand name MorphVOX - can turn a soft voice into a baritone, end-users find applications that even the proprietor hadn't considered. Ramirez, CEO of <a href="http://...

Got bugs? New project lets real computer users gang up on software bugs

Ben Liblit offers a bold prediction regarding all of the complicated software programs churning away in your computer: They have bugs. All of them. Guaranteed. "Software bugs are part of the mathematical fabric of the universe," says Liblit, a University of Wisconsin-Madison computer scientist. "It is impossible with a capital 'I' to detect or anticipate all bugs." <div...

Giuliani will keynote RedPrairie Corporation's user conference

Giuliani will discuss how leaders a...

Fast Track: FDA User Fees: Do Faster Review Times Justify the Financial Burden?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently began requiring applicants to pay significant user fees when filing applications in connection with new medical devices and biologics. Such user fees have long been required for drug-related applications, and now also are required for applications related to devices and biologics. In theory, user fees enable FDA to speed up application review time,...

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Safeguarding anti-inflammatory users from ulcers

Abolishing a common stomach-dwelling bacterium makes the long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs safer. Many people would benefit from chronic usage// of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin and diclofenac. Not only do these drugs relieve the symptoms of arthritis, they also protect against heart attack, stroke and maybe even Alzheimer's disease. But the NSAIDs h...

Drug dilemma confronts users of painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration announced that Vioxx - Merck's blockbuster painkiller, would include new information on its label. The FDA said that Merck can claim that Vioxx has fewer gastrointestinal complications// than one older non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, naproxen. But the FDA also decided that the Vioxx label must mention that it might be linked to an increased risk of h...

Drug Users and Risk of Death

A new study shows injecting-drug users who are male and over age 34 are at the greatest risk of death. The research highlights the need to stress the importance of discontinuing drug-use among older drug users.// Recognizing trends in the drug-using population can help better define different sectors to help them. A study conducted by researchers in the United Kingdom focuses on which dr...

Methamphetamine Users Found To Suffer From Mood Disorders

Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain.// The drug is often used to treat obesity and is often addictive. According to the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, about 8.8 million people in the United States have tried methamphetamine at least once in their lives. Researchers from UCLA studied 17 methamphetamine users and 18 health...

A Word Of Caution For Tampon Users

In the early 1980s toxic shock syndrome cases were 10 per 100,000 women, but dropped later in the decade when the highest absorbency tampons were // taken off the market. The number of cases are once again climbing putting the latest toxic shock syndrome statistics at 5 per 100,000 women. Toxic shock syndrome is often associated with improper tampon use. It is an illness brought on by St...

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Steinhauser Periosteal Elevator

Description:Steinhauser periosteal elevator....
Company:Lorenz Surgical (A Biomet Company)

Welch Allyn Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope with Diffuser Filter

Description:The Welch Allyn 125 BIO is designed to achieve precise binocular viewing and stereopsis easier than ever before. Its observation paths can be adjusted from 48 mm to 74 mm to handle the widest and narrowest interpupillary distances....
Company:Welch Allyn Medical Products

Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope with Diffuser and Yellow Filter

Description:The Welch Allyn 125 BIO is designed to achieve precise binocular viewing and stereopsis easier than ever before. Its observation paths can be adjusted from 48 mm to 74 mm to handle the widest and narrowest interpupillary distances....
Company:Welch Allyn Medical Products

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Malvern initiates European user group meetings for chemical imaging

WORCESTERSHIRE , England, 21 June 2007, Malvern Instruments hasheld the inaugural meeting in Europe for users of the company'snear infrared chemical imaging (NIR-CI) systems. The one-day event,which took place on 13 June 2007 was hosted by AstraZeneca inMacclesfield, UK. Malvern customers from some of the world's majorpharmaceutical companies joined Malvern's technical and scientificteam...