Birth defects: 8 million annually worldwide
Every year an estimated 8 million children -- about 6 percent of total births worldwide -- are born with a serious birth defect of genetic or partially genetic origin, according to a new report from the March of Dimes. Additionally, hundreds of thousands more are born with serious birth defects of post-conception origin due to maternal exposure to environmental agents, such as alcohol, rub...A new view on Lyme disease: Rodents hold the key to annual risk
In the United States, Lyme disease incidence has skyrocketed from 497 cases reported in 1982 (the first year national statistics were collected) to a record 23,763 in 2002. Lyme disease, like other zoonoses, is transmitted by a vector that picks up the pathogen during a blood meal from a vertebrate host. In the eastern and central United States, the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdor...NameProtect releases annual list of top trademarkers
The report provides the busin...Doyle says new contracts saving state more than $16 million annually
The new contracts are the result of Doyle's Accountability, Consolidation, and Efficiency (ACE) Ini...Department of Commerce offers up to $1 million annually to aid tech entrepreneurs
MADISON The state Non-profit and for-profit companies are welcome to p...Annual Bioethics Forum to explore genetic testing
MADISON - The numerous ethical dilemmas posed by the emergence of new abilities to conduct genetic tests for disease and predisposition to disease will be the focus of the Third Annual International Bioethics Forum on April 22-23. The forum - titled "Who Knows? Who Should Know? Welcome to the World of Genetic Testing!" - will be held at Promega Corporation's BioPharmaceutical Technology...Annual Conference Honors Tech Grant Winners
MADISON, Wis. - This Thursday, the 17th annual SBIR/STTR Conference will be held in conjunction with the 2003 Technology Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza in Madison, 4402 E. Washington. The afternoon conference will include discussions of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs, and how to access the $1.5 billion federal dollars...Annual PSA screening reduces risk of prostate cancer deaths
Findings presented at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) reveal that yearly screening for prostate specific antigen (PSA) // significantly reduces the mortality associated with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second most prevalent type of cancer found in men after skin cancer. The prostate itself is a small gland in the male reproductive system, which...Low turnover by Diabetics for free annual checkup
New Zealand President Murray Dear is not happy with the amount of diabetic patients signing up for annual check up. The statistics show that only 60% of diabetic patients // had signed up for free annual check up for diabetics, which is a state, funded program. The President is not happy with the outcome and as said to the people that diabetics is not properly monitored it could lead...UK Spends £7.3 Billion Annually On Malnutrition Cost
The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) has revealed that malnutrition costs the country over £7.3 billion annually. This is more than twice the cost incurred on obesity. In spite of this, the Government gives a low priority to malnutrition, according to BAPEN. Malnutrition is an imbalance, excess or // deficiency of nutrients which results in the body functions bein...Annual Dental Checkups in Children Lagging Behind
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States has said in its latest report that less than 50 percent of children aged between 2 and 17 undergo a // dental check-up one a year. This scenario is prevalent even though tooth decay is a major problem in childhood and can be prevented by simple measures. AHRQ's Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) said that 49 per...Annual Budget 2006: Health And Education Sector Receive A Boost
The main focus of the annual budget that was presented by India’s finance Minster P. Chidambaram would be targeted at achievement of a 10% growth rate//. If this were to be accomplished, it would help in the alleviation of poverty, which is omnipresent accross the entire country. The industrial sector had enabled the country achieve an 8.1% economic growth. Attempts would be made to reduce the fi...Micromet, Inc. to Present at the 3rd Annual C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging Growth Conference
BETHESDA, Md., July 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromet,Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development ofnovel, proprietary antibody-based products for cancer, inflammatoryand autoimmune diseases, today announced that Dr. Christian Itin,President and Chief Executive Officer of Micromet, Inc., willpresent at the 3rd Annual C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging GrowthConf...Neurologix to Present at the Third Annual C.E. Unterberg Towbin Emerging Growth Conference
FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 6, 2007 - Neurologix, Inc.(OTCBB:NRGX), a biotechnology company engaged in the development ofinnovative gene therapies for the brain and central nervous system,announced today that the company will present at the Third AnnualC.E. Unterberg Towbin Emerging Growth Conference on Tuesday July10, 2007 at 4:30 pm ET at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York.<...