Leading scientists rank endangered dolphins, porpoises most in need of immediate action
Leading marine scientists for the first time have assessed dolphin and porpoise populations around the world which are severely threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and recommended nine urgent priorities for action in a report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund. These nine projects highlight species threatened by bycatch that will most likely benefit from immediate action and will cont...Classroom projects translate into immediate workplace gains
In the final semester of his University of Wisconsin-Madison master's degree, Bob Aloisi didn't just earn a letter grade in his quality engineering class: He saved his company $50,000. It wasn't the typical classroom outcome, but then this classroom wasn't typical. As a student in "Quality Engineering and Quality Management," Aloisi accomplished a major class project in quality improveme...Rabies Requires Immediate Treatment
The human central nervous system gets affected by rabies which is transmitted through the saliva of the infected animals. Immediate medical attention // is required for a person who is bitten by a dog, cat, bat, ferret, or raccoon which is rabid. If bite from an animal is unprovoked, it is safer to assume that it is rabid, and get the animal tested for the infection. If found infected, the anima...Immediate Attention Is Needed To Tackle the Obesity Crisis among Children
Doctors, nutritionists and health officials are demanding the government to take radical steps to tackle the obesity crisis. Education Minister Lynne Kosky announced// a ban on high-sugar soft drinks in schools. But Australian Medical Association federal president Mukesh Haikerwal said that this was not going to change present situation and asked to come down with radical measures. He...Chronic shortage of GPs in Australia, Need for Immediate Intervention
Health experts in Australia have warned that the chronic shortage of general practitioners in Australia could lead to a health care crisis if appropriate steps are not taken to improve the situation, at the earliest. // Increase in the number of university medical places is the only sure shot way for long term management of the current trend. Immediate establishment of medical workforce...Supreme Court Orders Striking Medicos To Call Off Agitation Immediate
The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered striking medicos to immediately call off their 20-day agitation against a new reservation policy// , and resume work within three days. The court - which accepted a petition from the striking medicos - also warned that strong action will be taken if its orders are not implemented. "We direct that all strikes, protests and demonstrations o...MPs Demanded an Immediate Ban on Coke, Pepsi
A majority of MPs in the Lok Sabha Thursday demanded a ban on aerated soft drinks like Pepsi and Coca-Cola following reports that they contained pesticides//, but the government said a legislation on food safety and standards would check them. Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Samajwadi Party walked out of the Lok Sabha alleging the...Diagnosing Diabetes: Immediate HbA1c Results Improve Glycemic Control
According to the American Diabetes Association, the total annual economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was estimated to be $132 billion, or one out of every 10 health care dollars spent in the United States. A chronic disease with no cure, diabetes is a group of diseases (including Type 1, Type 2, and gestational) marked by...Immediate Treatment of Early MS Patients with Betaferon Significantly Delayed Permanent Disability
Risk to confirmed EDSS progression reduced by 40 percent comparedto delayed treatment BERLIN, May 1, 2007 – Bayer Schering Pharma AG,Germany, announced today new data, which show that immediateinitiation of Betaferon® (interferon beta-1b) treatment inpatients with a first event suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS)can significantly reduce the risk of permanent neurolog...