New Weapon Emerges to Fight Kids' Cavities
Xylitol syrup may protect baby teeth from decay, much like fluoride, study finds,, TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A syrup containing the sugar substitute xylitol helps prevent tooth decay in baby teeth, according to a new study. Xylitol, approved in the United States for use in...Sanitec Industries Emerges From Chapter 11
SUN VALLEY, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanitec Industries, Inc. ( www.sanitecindustries.com ),the global patent holder for the environmentally friendly Sanitec(R) Microwave Healthcare Waste Disinfection System(TM), has successfully emerged from its Chapter 11 case. The United States Bankrup...Velocity Emerges as Healthcare Technology Leader
Successful migrations to its hosting platform, new client acquisitions power dramatic growth NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A series of successful initiatives has driven Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. to become one of the top providers of enterprise software ap...Out of Iraq emerges hope for those with the severest of head injuries
There may be more hope than has been recognized for some people with severe brain injuries, according to a U.S. neurosurgeon who earlier this year spent four months in Iraq treating soldiers and civilians. Jason Huang, M.D., this week presented his results from his experience in Iraq at the annual...Major 'missed' biochemical pathway emerges as important in virtually all cells
DURHAM, N.C. -- A new study by Duke University researchers provides more evidence that the nitric oxide (NO) system in the life of a cell plays a key role in disease, and the findings point to ways to improve treatment of illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. The nitric oxide system in ce...Talent Shortage Emerges as No. 1 Employer Concern: Deloitte/ISCEBS
Economic Security in Retirement and Financial Growth Opportunities Most Troubling to Employees, According to Survey NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A shortage of skilled and talented workers has become the most pressing concern among employers, supplanting the perennial leading...Pollution Induced Cancer Emerges as Top Killer in China
Air and water pollution combined with widespread use of food additives and pesticides made cancer the top killer in China last year, according to a recent government survey. According to Chen Zhizhou, a health expert with the cancer research institute affiliated to the Chinese Academy of M...MRI Emerges As Vital Resource in Treatment of Back Pain
ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a growing technology providing an increasing number of clinical benefits when used in the evaluation of back pain according to an article in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the Am...West Nile Virus Screening and Diagnostics Technology Emerges In Step with North American Outbreak
Helen Londe, M.D. Contributing Editor The first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2005 was reported to have occurred in Kansas in late June. The CDC has released few details on the patient but has confirmed this being 2005's first documented incidence of the mosquito borne disease in the US...St. Jude Identifies Genomic Causes of a Certain Type of Leukemia Relapse
...ntific Director, chair of the Department of Pathology and the paper's senior author. "That cell is selected for during treatment and then subsequently emerges as basis for relapse." "The second key point is that we have found a large number of new genetic alterations that had not been previously ide...Pooled-Analysis of 54 Clinical Studies Shows No Increased Risk of Heart Attack With Abacavir Therapy
...cant treatment-limiting event known to occur with abacavir is a hypersensitivity reaction, which occurs in approximately eight percent of patients and emerges within the first six weeks of therapy. Important Safety Information about ZIAGEN ZIAGEN, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, is indic...Focus Diagnostics Launches Laboratory Test for Chikungunya Virus
...ught to market new diagnostic tests that physicians can use to diagnose emerging infectious diseases, such as West Nile Virus and SARS. If chikungunya emerges in the U.S., our test could become an important tool to help mobilize an effective public health response. Chikungunya is a challenge to diagnose beca...Cataloguing invisible life: Microbe genome emerges from lake sediment
When entrepreneurial geneticist Craig Venter sailed around the world on his yacht sequencing samples of seawater, it was an ambitious project to use genetics to understand invisible ecological communities. But his scientific legacy was disappointing a jumble of mystery DNA fragments belonging to ...Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming
Black carbon, a form of particulate air pollution most often produced from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels and diesel exhaust, has a warming effect in the atmosphere three to four times greater than prevailing estimates, according to scientists in an upcoming review article in the journa...Power emerges from consensus in monkey social networks
Research on communication typically focuses on how individuals use signals to influence the behavior of receivers, thus primarily focusing on pairs of individuals. However, the role communication plays in the emergence of social structures is rarely studied. In a new paper from The American Natural...Study finds role for parasites in evolution of sex
...makes clonesexact genetic copies of itself. Since each clone has the same genes, each has the same genetic vulnerabilities to parasites. If a parasite emerges that can exploit those vulnerabilities, it can wipe out the whole population. On the other hand, sexual offspring are genetically unique, often with d...Researchers see evidence of memory in the songbird brain
...ne in silence. A second profile appears quickly just after a bird hears a recorded song but only if the song is new to the bird. A third profile then emerges 24 hours later, after the song has become familiar. "I can tell you whether the bird has heard a particular song before or not just by looking at t...New species of phallus-shaped mushroom named after California Academy of Sciences scientist
... size, white net-like stem, and brown spore-covered head. It is also the only Phallus species to curve downward instead of upward. "The mushroom emerges from an egg and elongates over four hours," says Desjardin, who is also a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. "Its odor attracts flies who ...Lyncean Technologies Inc. receives $1.2 M from NCRR to develop new imaging technique
...called "The Clinical High Resolution Imaging System (CHRIS)" which takes advantage of the unique properties of the CLS x-ray beam. The CLS x-ray beam emerges from a tiny spot (about 100 microns) and diverges in a cone to illuminate first the sample and then the gratings which are specifically designed to pr...Songbird study from CSHL, CCNY provides concrete measure of biology's impact on culture
... Cold Spring Harbor, NY During infancy, each of us emerges from a delightful but largely incoherent babble of syllables and learns to speak normally, in the language of those who care for us. But imagine wha...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 22, 2009
...http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/pressroom/presspacs/CTP_006742 ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cousin of the "ice that burns" emerges as greener new way to fight fires Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new type of ...Worldwide Clinical Trials Emerges as Leading Global Contract Research Organization
- Provides expertise in high-growth therapeutic areas to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies - Aggressive acquisition strategy over the last year BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Clinical Trials, Inc.("WCT"), formed by Dr. Neal R. Cut...Imagis emerges from bumpy road
For many Americans, Canada is the 51st state to the north. The country brings to mind Mounties and Molson, but maybe not information technology. In fact, Vancouver, British Columbia supports a thriving technology development environment, and I was lucky enough to spend the better part of a ...Accidental discovery has potential for new applications in packaging
...ines them as layers, multiplies the layers to four, and doubles that again as many times as desired, the research team discovered that a new structure emerges as confined polyethylene oxide (PEO) layers are made progressively thinner, thereby saving material. Polymers are already used in many applications ...Experts argue nano food-additives require new oversight
...ntain nanoscale materials be subject to new safety testing to ensure that their use does not pose unintended risks. The call comes as nanotechnology emerges as a major regulatory challenge facing the incoming Obama administration. It also takes place amid debate over how to restructure the Food and Drug Ad...NeoStem's New York City Adult Stem Cell Collection Center Has Opened and Begun Collections
...lized care to the over 1200 patients we treat each week. We use standard of care as well as incorporate new technologies that become available as data emerges on new advancements in medicine. We are pleased and excited to bring the NeoStem process to our patients and give them the opportunity to secure "bio-...Case Western Reserve University researcher improves LCDs with 3-D nanoimaging process
...e anisotropic fluid resides. As the substrate is scanned back and forth below the fiber's aperture, a computer records the intensity of the light that emerges from the fiber and interacts with the surface, as well as the position of the fiber. The computer processes the information and produces a 2D optical ...Pharmasmart International Taps Top Executive Ashton Maaraba to Head Global Sales and Marketing
... corporate growth initiatives. PharmaSmart President, Fred Sarkis, states “Ashton's hiring comes at a perfect time as PharmaSmart emerges as the premiere innovator in retail blood pressure management. We are experiencing rapid growth, and Ashton's expertise and executive experienc...