Social Stress Sends Body Fat to the Stomach
In turn, that meant heart risks were raised, researcher says WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Social stress may cause the body to deposit more fat in the abdomen, which increases the risk of heart disease, a new study suggests. The findings could lead to new ways to combat risi...Health Coalition Sends Legislative Proposals for Medical Liability Reform to Congress
WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health Coalition on Liability and Access today distributed a report on Capitol Hill, advocating legislative proposals for medical liability reform that they will push to have included in comprehensive health care reforms currently under ...Amylin Sends Letter to Shareholders
Urges Shareholders to Support the Board's Strategy and Vote the BLUE Proxy Card Today to Elect Amylin's Highly-Qualified Nominees SAN DIEGO, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN ) today announced that it is mailing a letter to shareholders in connection...Smithfield Foods Sends Letter to Employees
SMITHFIELD, Va., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- C. Larry Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD ), sent the following letter to all employees: To Our Employees: Like you, I have been closely monitoring all aspects of the H1N1 influenza out...Smithfield Sends Update to Employees on Testing Process at Veracruz Joint Venture
SMITHFIELD, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- C. Larry Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD ), sent the following update to all employees on the progress of the testing being conducted at its joint venture operation in Veracruz: To Our Employees: Th...VA Studies Advanced Prosthetic Arm
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...ful in treatment for degenerative disc disease LAS VEGAS, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Back pain, a hallmark of degenerative disc disease, sends millions of people to their doctor. In fact, more than 80 percent of patients who undergo spine surgery do so because of disc degeneration. And part o...StarLux Pulsed Light and Laser System
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered one way the p53 gene does what it's known for—stopping the colon cancer cells. Their report will be published in the June 8 issue of Molecular Cell. The research team identified a tiny bit of genetic code, a microRNA called miR-34a that participates i...Scientist-astronaut sends T-cells into space
A former astronaut and researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center will be traveling to the Cosmodrome space-launch site at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, this Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, to prepare a crucial experiment designed to demonstrate how human immune response is suppressed in the weightless env...Researchers design first model motor nerve system that's insulated and organized like the human body
...or from node to node, at the electrically charged nodes of Ranvier. Nerve malfunctions, called neuropathies, involve a breakdown in the way the brain sends and receives electric signals along nerve cells, leading to malfunctions at the nodes of Ranvier, along with demyelination". Hickman's team has now ac...Discovery of a water snake that startles fish in a way that makes them flee into its jaws
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...bert Einstein College of Medicine, found that fat cells give feedback to the brain in order to regulate fat burning, much the same way as a thermostat sends information to the furnace or air conditioner to regulate temperature inside a house. Using viruses to trace communications in the nerves of Siberi...Spallation Neutron Source sends first neutrons to 'Big Bang' beam line
OAK RIDGE, Oct. 9, 2008 -- New analytical tools coming on line at the Spallation Neutron Source, the Department of Energy's state-of-the-art neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, include a beam line dedicated to nuclear physics studies. The Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam ...Sun Pharmaceutical Sends Second Letter to Taro Pharmaceutical Regarding Taro's Irish Subsidiary
MUMBAI, India, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) yesterday sent a letter to Dr. Barrie Levitt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Taro, Pink Sheets: TAR...$1.45 billion judgment against Morgan Stanley sends message revisit e-mail retention policies
The recent $1.45 billion judgment against Morgan Stanley in the Ronald Perelman case is a clarion call for revisiting your organizations e-mail message retention policies. First, a quick recap of the main points in the case: The financial services firm Morgan Stanley was sued by billionaire fi...High court sends message on patent obviousness
One of the primary burdens facing a patent applicant before the United States Patent and Trademark Office is the requirement that the claimed invention is not obvious under 35 U.S.C. 103. Similarly, obviousness is a typical defense raised in patent infringement cases. Yet, overcoming obviousne...Intruder alert: Tel Aviv University's 'Smart Dew' will find you!
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