SARS: No evidence that any of the treatments worked
The SARS virus set alarm bells ringing across the world when it first appeared in 2002, but now a review of the effectiveness of the treatments used against it has found no evidence that any of them worked. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and has been published in PLoS Medicine. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a virus; the main symptoms ar...Agilent ChemStation Plus Networked Data Systems from Agilent Technologies
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Description:The Agilent 6850 Networked GC is an excellent choice for supporting hydrocarbon processing. In half the footprint of a standard dual-channel GC, this one-channel workhorse can double sample throughput by allowing two GCs in the space of one. You get all the capability and reliability you need for routine GC analyses in an instrument that has the same proven performance of Agilents flagship 6890 G...Overworked Doctors May Put Patients At Risk
Can sleepy doctors put patients at risk? Long shifts done by doctors in the hospitals results// in preventable mistakes and the need of the hour is rested and well-trained doctors. An U.S study by Harvard Medical School suggests that doctors, especially first year doctors, working long shifts without rest have an increased risk (300 per cent) of making harmful or deadly me...