NSAID drug protects against intestinal tumors in mice, despite poor diet and gene losses
In mouse models of intestinal cancer, use of an anti-inflammatory drug eliminated all of the cancer-causing risks produced by a high-fat Western-style diet - even when several genetic brakes to cancer formation were missing in the animals, say researchers from the Albert Einstein Cancer Center. The investigators, who presented their findings at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Assoc...On a fly's wing, scientists tally evolution's winners and losses
The complete sequencing of human chromosome 17 and mouse chromosome 11 offers unique insights into the evolution of the genome of higher mammals, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who participated in this effort reported in today's issue of the journal Nature. The work represents the first time that a mouse chromosome has been completely sequenced and annotated, said Dr. James...Sonic Foundry cuts losses as sales continue to rise
The boost came mostly from increased sales of the MediaSite video and presentation product, which increased by $1 million, the company said. Total revenue for the quarter wa...Businesses can't hide personal information losses, theft
Wisconsin businesses now are legally obligated to notify customers when their personal information has been stolen, a move that could require businesses to rethink the way they both protect information and track its use. Under Senate Bill 164, signed into law Thursday by Governor Jim Doyle, companies must inform customers of a data breach, which typically occurs when computer systems are...Huge financial losses due to Bird flu scare!
Bird flu scare besides taking poultry life is also incurring huge financial losses. A huge loss of Rs 100 crore has been caused to poultry farmers in Kerala,// badly hitting the over Rs 2500 crore poultry industry in the state. This was revealed by the All Kerala Poultry Farmers and Traders Association. Millions of eggs were destroyed and nearly 3000 ducklings culled in Kollam as the...Chicken Farmers In Northern Nigeria Face Huge Losses
Bird flu has caused huge losses to chicken farmers in northern states of Nigeria.A senior Nigerian official said on Friday, that the farmers in the northern state of Kaduna have lost at least 65 million naira (about 500,000 U.S. // dollars) to the outbreak of bird flu since the deadly virus of H5N1's epidemic prevailed in January. Barnabas Dauda, chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter...Hospitals Facing Huge Losses From Healthy Patients Yet To Discharge
The Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, which is already suffering from huge losses, and is heavily strapped for cash, has been spending £359,000 caring// for two patients even though they do not need treatment. Two elderly patients have been in hospital for two years even though they do not need treatment. Both women have been fit to leave the hospital since April 20...Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Warns Of Further Job Losses
The crisis of loss of jobs on the NHS worsened today after Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals said that it plans to offer services that only fit into its budget.// The Trust operates four hospitals in Oxford and Banbury. It said that compulsory job losses cannot be ruled out although it currently has 600 vacancies. Campaign group Health Emergency said that as of now 15,000 jobs had been lost...China to Face Huge Economic Losses Due to AIDS in the Coming Years
Economic losses brought by AIDS to China in the coming five years are estimated to exceed 300 billion yuan ($42.25 billion), said a renowned AIDS expert here Wednesday//. At a conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Zeng Yi, chief scientist with the STD (sexually-transmitted diseases) and AIDS prevention centre under the ministry of health, said the losses of human resourc...