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The current goal to reduce sickness and death from infections that patients acquire in hospitals has created a renewed focus on identifying ways to reduce the problem at its source. Hospital water for drinking, bathing, showering, to make ice cubes or to rinse medical equipment is increasingly being recognized as a significant source of microbes that may contribute to many of these life-threateni...Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Hawaii will use bioinformatics, grid computing and networking infrastructure, as well as collaborative ties to Asian institutions to learn more about avian flu, in hopes of helping to head off a much-feared pandemic in the region of the world where the disease has already cost human lives. "We will use modern h...Microsoft to distribute $224M as part of settlement
software over a 10-year period of Microsoft's intent to distribute nearly $224 million back to them as par...WiCell, California firm agree to distribute stem cell lines derived with new technique
The Madison-based to jointly distribu...GE Healthcare to distribute stem cell harvester
Under the terms of the deal, GE will supply the stem cell harvesting product, known as the Auto Express...GenTel to distribute cancer research tool
The novel technology, developed at the of Grand Rapids, measures variatio...Musicnotes strikes deal to distribute Sony/ATV sheet music
Madison-based , an Internet-based sheet music store, reached an agreement Friday to distribu...Women cured of anorexia nervosa have redistributed body fat after weight gain
Women, who had suffered from the condition of anorexia nervosa and got cured,// often may have redistributed body fat. When they start gaining weight after their harmful health condition, the increased body fat does not get distributed in the same manner as it was before. Instead the body fat often gets deposited in an abnormal way, at least in the short term. Anorexia nervosa is an ea...China To Distribute Free Condoms To Combat AIDS/HIV
In a massive AIDS/HIV control drive, Chinese authorities have bought 305 million condoms for free distribution at hotels and public entertainment places. This is the first time the government purchased condoms // using a special fund created for the purpose, the health authorities said on Thursday. The condoms will be distributed through local Centers of Disease Control (CDC)...Rajasthan Government to Distribute Free Education Kits to Students
Rajasthan government has planned to distribute free education kits to students, which will include nail cutters.// The government will distribute the kits under the 'Sarva Siksha Abhiyan' (Programme for Universal Education). These kits will include textbooks, geometry boxes, erasers, pencils, note books and nail cutters. Education Minister Ghanshyam Tiwari said nail cutters h...NBA To Distribute HIV/AIDS Materials In China
The National Basketball Association of the US has teamed up with the UN's Children's Fund to distribute education materials and sports kits on HIV/AIDS //to schools in seven provinces of China. Dubbed as 'Skills for Life in a Box,' the kits contain interactive HIV/AIDS learning materials for teachers and peer educators to use in the classroom. Each kit also contains a bask...Scientists Partner to Develop and Distribute New Tuberculosis Vaccine
Bioengineers and public health researchers at Harvard University have developed a novel spraying method for delivering the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. It// will provide a new low-cost and scaleable technique that offers needle-free delivery and greater stability at room temperature than existing methods. The process could one day provide a better approach for vaccination agains...