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Great White shark evolution debate involves WSU Lake Campus geology professor

A significant debate is currently underway in the scientific community over the evolution of the Great White shark, and Chuck Ciampaglio, Ph.D., an assistant professor of geology at the Wright State University Lake Campus, is right in the middle of it. The issue is if the Great White, one of the most feared predators of the sea, evolved from the huge prehistoric megladon shark or if its a...

Microbial forensics: The next great forensic challenge

Deliberately spreading disease among the enemy has been occasionally practiced over hundreds of years. But modern bioterrorism is more chilling than ever because of rapidly expanding knowledge about infectious diseases and biotoxins and their potential to wreak havoc in complex, interdependent societies. The nation is in the process of developing a strong microbial forensic program to attribute a...

Aggressive aquatic species invading Great Lakes

Foreign species, such as zebra mussels and carp, are invading the Great Lakes and changing the ecology of this vital ecosystem. A study from McMaster University published in the March issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research suggests that for the round goby, a recently introduced fish species, their ability to wrest territory from native fish plays a key role in their dominance of the Great L...

Low oxygen likely made Great Dying worse, greatly delayed recovery

The biggest mass extinction in Earth history some 251 million years ago was preceded by elevated extinction rates before the main event and was followed by a delayed recovery that lasted for millions of years. New research by two University of Washington scientists suggests that a sharp decline in atmospheric oxygen levels was likely a major reason for both the elevated extinction rates and the v...

Survival of heart patients on beta-blockers varies greatly with genetic variation

Survival of heart attack and unstable angina patients placed on beta-blocker therapy corresponds to specific variations in their genes, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City. The study appears in the September 28, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "In our i...

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Greater Amplification Specificity with New Hot Start PCR Enzyme

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Unique Enhanced DNA Polymerase Delivers High Fidelity and Great PCR Performance

Improve reliability of PCR reactions with Herculase enhanced DNApolymerase Stratagene enhanced DNApolymerase,* a novel enzyme formulation that providessuperior performance in both routine and demanding PCR applications. Previous...

Historic lists - The greatest rock bands, rock guitarists of all time

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Technology spurs great service, full service, and self-service.

The phrase full service used to mean a gas station where attendants would fill your tank, check your fluids, and clean your windshield. Today, it means that a bank provides you with a wide range of alternatives to seeing a local teller things like Internet banking, ATM card cards, and telephone-driven interactive voice response (IVR) systems. Weve entered the decade of self-service. C...

Japan, Midwest Biotechnology Industry Leaders Identify Steps for Greater Collaboration Between Countries

CHICAGO,IL--Top industry, government and academic leaders in the biotech and life science industries from the Midwest U.S. and Japan gathered Wednesday in Chicago as part of the JETRO Midwest-Japan Biotechnology Summit. The topics covered similarity of challenges faced by Midwest Biotech companies and their counterparts in Japan. The goal was to foster discussion and lay down specific p...

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Smoking a greater risk than HIV? Yes say health experts!!!!

A research backed by the British government says that smoking will turn out to be the biggest killer in the years to come, surpassing the threat of even HIV. The British broadcasting corporation reported on Monday that in the developing world smoking will kill more people than any other disease in the next 20 years. The report released from the Institute of Development Studies in Sussex, United K...

Greater volume hospitals better for stroke

Researchers at the University of Texas, have looked at data for treatment of sub-arachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in the state during the 1990s. People with a stroke caused by bleeding into the brain do best in hospitals dealing with many such cases.// In SAH, a blood vessel bursts within the blood supply surrounding the brain's exterior. It can cause brain damage, coma and death. Data on...

Air pollution combined with greater medical needs

Cities with the worst pollution in the US have more hospital admissions for respiratory conditions. There's increasing proof for a tie between environmental pollution and public health. Now doctors at the University of California report upon the effect// of air pollution on Medicare costs in a large group of the population. They looked at medical records and pollution measures in 185...

Cholesterol-lowering drug Found To greatly Reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack

Heart failure is a chronic but deadly condition caused by the heart's inability to pump efficiently.//It gradually enlarges as it becomes weaker and weaker. In a recent study it was seen...

Cancer Patients At A Greater Risk Of Developing Blood Clots

According to a recent study researchers say cancer patients who receive treatment have a greater risk of developing blood clots, // but a new study shows many doctors are not taking the necessary steps to prevent the clots from forming. Researchers surveyed more than 100 oncologists to determine if the doctors were aware of the risk of blood clots and to evaluate preventative measures us...

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BioPro Great Toe Joint

Description:The primary objective of the BioPro Toe implant is to provide a durable arthroplasty that will relieve pain and restore motion while leaving the biomechanical arrangement of the foot undisturbed. The procedure used to implant the BioPro Great Toe allows for minimal bone resection. The design for the great toe has remained unchanged for 40 years....
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Kinetik Great Toe Implant

Description:The Kinetik Great Toe Implant (KGTI) system offers the latest technology and design for replacement of the first MPJ. The implant system is anatomically designed and restores full range of motion. The KGTI is the most advanced reconstructive device for the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) on the market today. The system consists of anatomically and biomechanically accurate implants,...
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Swanson Titanium Great Toe Implant

Description:Titanium hemi arthroplasty implant for degenerative and post-traumatic arthritis of first metatarsophalangeal joint....
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Great Toe System

Description:The Acumed Great Toe System is a two-piece non-constrained implant for the first MP joint. The system was developed to provide ease of use for the surgeon, combined with precise instrumentation and anatomic movement....
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Allergens, Upper Respiratory Disease Profile, Region 5, Greater Ohio Valley (IN, OH, WV, KY, TN)

Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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Largest National U.S. Healthcare Facility MRSA Study Reveals Infection Rates Eight Times Greater Than Previous Estimates

'Superbug' Prevalence Data from 1,237 Facilities DemonstratesPublic Health Threat; Colonization and Infections Span All States,Across Healthcare Facility Units SAN JOSE, Calif., June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TheAssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology(APIC) today released initial results from a nationwide study of1,237 U.S. healthcare facilities, exam...

New Study Shows That telmisartan has Greater Renoprotective Potential Thanlosartan in Hypertensive Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

MILAN, Italy, June 15 /CNW/ - Today AMADEO, one of thefirst studies to compare the protective potential of twoangiotensin receptor blockers in hypertensive patients withdiabetic nephropathy, was presented at the European Societyof Hypertension, Milan. The results from this study show that telmisartan reduces proteinuria to a significantly greater extentthan losartan.(1)...

Baraclude (Entecavir) Treatment Demonstrated Greater Viral Load Reduction Compared to Adefovir at 48 Weeks in Study of Antiviral-Naive Chronic Hepatitis B E-Antigen Positive Patients

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-MyersSquibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced new data from studyETV-079, which showed that treatment with Baraclude (entecavir)demonstrated greater viral load reduction than adefovir at 48 weeks-- a result that was also seen at weeks 12 (primary endpoint) and24. These data from an open-label, randomized viral kinetics studyof 6...