Virtual animal shelters ?How the Internet is transforming the experience of pet adoptions
Across the United States, independent pet rescue organizations are growing in number, working to place abandoned animals in loving new homes. Although the majority of these organizations operate out of clusters of private foster homes, they're successfully winning high visibility for placing their pooches. In a presentation at the 100th annual meeting of the American Sociological Associati...Fitting in: Newly evolved genes adopt a variety of strategies to remain in the gene pool
The largest-ever experimental analysis of duplicated genes provides insight into mechanisms of evolution When Mother Nature creates an identical copy of a gene in an organism's genome, the duplicated copy is usually deleted, inactivated, or otherwise rendered nonfunctional in order to prevent genetic redundancy and to preserve biological homeostasis. In some cases, however, gene duplicat...Doyle seeks $30M for e-medical record adoption
But will that level of commitment be enough? Doyle, speaking at the east clinic of <a href="http://www.deancare....IRS ruling could speed healthcare technology adoption
Internal Revenue S...DHC 2007: Without fuller IT adoption, health costs might drain America's wealth
Within healthcare IT, a subje...Wisconsin firms won't rush to adopt Microsoft Vista
We hunted for insight from area CIOs that hav...Businesses are slow to adopt Web 2.0 concepts
Their need for a tutorial can hardly be attributed to a lack of information. Building on Internet expert Tim O'Reilly's 2005 summary ar...Adopting Easier Methods To Screen Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is a major medical problem often leading to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Being overweight greatly increases the odds // someone will be insulin resistant, but not all overweight or obese people are afflicted. The insulin suppression test used to identify insulin resistance, however, it is too difficult to administer to large numbers of people. Researchers have...Diabetics Should Adopt Better Preventive Measures
A recent study shows only 7 percent of diabetics take the proper preventative measures to avert circulation and blood vessel problems. // Researchers stressed continued negligence by diabetics increases their risk for vascular disease including retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, coronary heart disease, stroke, and lower extremity amputations. Researchers sampled nearly 1,700 adults, a...Poultry Workers To Adopt Anti-Flu Guidelines
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) based in Stockholm has proposed guidelines for poultry workers in European countries with regard to the avian flu. //Approval has been granted to these guidelines at a meeting at Brussels. The guidelines are inclusive of controlling infection of birds and conducting local risk assessment. Contact with the birds that are infec...Poland: Parental warning systems are likely to be adopted in video games.
A new law in Poland comes in to effect. It states that video game producers need to label their products with consumer warnings and suitability for children. This has to be included along with the packaging details. Poland's// Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska told the Rzeczpospolita daily. She said that PEGI (Pan-European Game Information) parental warni...Exiled Tibetans In India To Adopt Organic Farming
Tibetans in India is to take up organic farming according to the decision taken by the Tibetan government in exile, which is based in the hill town of Dharmasala.// 'Under an integrated development programme by 2007, $25 million will be spent on organic fertilisers,' said a spokesman of the Tibetan government led by the Dalai Lama. There are over 100,000 Tibetan refugees livi...