Color-blind method opens new doors in DNA sequencing
A "color-blind" method of fluorescence detection developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Rice University could open new doors that would take DNA sequencing to the patient's bedside, the doctor's office and even the scene of a crime or a battlefield. "We could eventually do direct detection of a DNA sequence from native DNA" without manipulation now performed in th...Many cleaners, air fresheners may pose health risks when used indoors
When used indoors under certain conditions, many common household cleaners and air fresheners emit toxic pollutants at levels that may lead to health risks, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Exposure levels to some of the pollutants ?and to the secondary pollutants formed when some of the products m...Doyles Japan trip opens doors and minds for Wisconsin
From September 25 to October 1, a team of 27 university and corporate representatives visited Japan to network with and tour Japanese industry, discussi...Life Science: From the arts to the outdoors: Living and Playing in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Technology Network has a...Media Messages Can Serve To Reduce Smoking Indoors
Passive smoking which usually takes place at home can be reduced by the health warning ‘Smoking is injurious to health’. An American Journal of Health Behavior// study has revealed this, which stated that smoking at home may be restricted as people realize the harmful effects of second hand smoke. Secondhand smoke exposure has been linked to lung cancer and heart disease in adults an...Poultry Ordered Indoors Following Bird Flu Suspicion In Germany
Reports of positive bird flu infection in wild swans have been reported by Germany and Austria. In response to the H5N1 virus detection, // the German government has ordered that all domestic poultry be moved indoors. Four other European nations have reported outbreaks this week and the disease now appears unstoppable, at least among wild birds. The latest suspected infe...Staying Indoors Responsible for 1995 Heat Wave Killings
A new research study on the higher-than-average mortality rates of the July 1995 heat waves in Chicago has attributed older people staying indoors in their apartments// as being responsible for the heat wave killings. The study found higher mortality rates in areas where the businesses were run-down and dominated by liquor stores and bars where older people felt less comfortable goin...The Tech Savvy Patient Knocks on the Doors of Telemedicine and Virtual Clinics
Britain: Technology savvy patients are experimenting with medical consultations and patients are seen tapping the online medium// to seek solutions to many of their medial ailments, especially ones they would like to hide in the closet. Thrush, ringworm and urinary infections scored very high on the search list and back pain, stress and depression followed suit with its share of atten...China Opens Doors For Foreign Investments In Hospitals Care System
The China's Health Minister, Gao Qiang, recently announced that Beijing is looking into possibilities of foreign investors in their hospital health care system//. To further encourage foreign investments the government is allowing companies to hold as much as 70 percent stake of the private medical facility. At a press conference the Minister of health said, “Foreign invested hospital...