Costly breeding programs for endangered species pay off
Comparative studies of captive breeding strategies conducted at Rice University bolster the case for costly and sometimes troublesome breeding programs that preserve maximum genetic variability in small populations of endangered species. Worldwide, zoos spend millions of dollars each year transporting rare animals thousands of miles in order to breed them with their most distantly related...Buckyballs boost antibody's chemotherapy payload
In the ongoing search for better ways to target anticancer drugs to kill tumors without making people sick, researchers find that nanoparticles called buckyballs might be used to significantly boost the payload of drugs carried by tumor-targeting antibodies. In research due to appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Chemical Communications, scientists at Rice University and The Universi...Paying attention sets off symphony of cell synchronization
You know the sensation. When something has your full attention you see it vividly. And when you don't pay attention, you're liable to miss something important. Now a new Northwestern University study sheds light on how attention operates. The mystery of how attention improves the perception of incoming sensory stimulation has been a long-time concern of scientists. One hypothesis is that w...Stratagene to pay Third Wave $10.75M in patent case
The case, which was litigated in U.S. District Court for the We...Auditors paying more attention to IT woes
Which pieces of information systems do audit firm...IT critical in pandemic response, but many are not paying attention
Scientists say it's not a matter of if, but when. And when pandemic flu hits an event that could, at the least, keep large sections of the population from working, shut down travel and public institutions and cause infrastructure outages information technology may be called on to ease the burden of coordinating both public efforts and business. And if private companies do pr...Fiserv unit adds healthcare payment processor
The Arkensas firm's payments system will be integrated with Personix' Health In...Merck to pay $ 253.5 million to Vioxx victim family
On Friday, a Texas jury found Merck liable for the death of Robert C. Ernst, who died in May 2001 after taking Vioxx, a pain killer made by the company. After two days of deliberations, the jury said that Carol Ernst, Mr. Ernst’s widow, // should be awarded $ 253.5 million. Over 5 years, about 20 million people worldwide took Vioxx before Merck stopped selling the drug in September 20...India Needs To Pay More Attention To Detecting Cancer
India has to pay more attention to early detection and prevention of cancer, as it is taking a heavy toll in terms of human lives//, according to experts participating in the ongoing International Congress on Women, Work and Health (WWH-2005) in the country. 'Around 800,000 new cancer cases are being reported every year in India, which means emphasis needs to be on early detection and pr...Poor Andhra Women Enable Bypass Surgery Paying 50 Paise Each
Tens of thousands of poor Andhra women have financed the bypass surgery of a fisherwoman costing Rs 60,000 by contributing 50 paise each.// Thanks to their efforts, B. Hemavati, 35, wife of a fisherman and a mother of two, will undergo a life saving operation at the Tirupati-based Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) very soon. Hemavati, a farm worker in Wes...NHS To Pay More Attention To Its Finances
The Health Secretary of the UK Patricia Hewitt, will call for better financial management of clinical objectives, and also call for a halt to the existing handout culture.// As per the new system that she is calling for, the survival of the health trusts will depend upon their capacity to attract patients. The first rulebook which is expected to be issued soon to the NHS managers which wi...Pay Cut Leads To Increased Levels Of Insomnia Among Workers
In the new research conducted by Jerald Greenberg professor of management and human resources at Ohio State University 's Fisher College of Business stated// that pay cuts resulted in loss of money and sleep among the workers. The study was conducted in 4 hospitals in different cities in the Northeast. In these hospitals the nurses received a pay cut which reduced their salary by 10%. T...