http://www.interndaily.com/index.html Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST en-us A blistering summer heat wave in Japan has sent 15,000 people to hospital with heat stroke and caused at least 66 deaths in the past two months, the government said Tuesday. Japan has baked since the rainy season ended in early July, with the mercury hitting 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) or higher at more than 90 percent of nationwide observation points Sunday, the Japan Meteorological ]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST On my last day with folks from PLRP, I went on a road trip to the Cariboo Plateau lakes with Allyson Brady, the acting principal investigator for PLRP 2010; Eric Collins, a post-doctoral fellow; and Jennifer Hansen, a laboratory assistant. All three are or have been connected with Greg Slater's group at McMaster University. Slater, who has been a leading member of the PLRP team for several]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the Internet, thanks to a device developed and tested by doctors in Israel. The device harnesses sniffing - or breathing in and out through the nose - which involves the soft palate on the roof of the mouth, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario - the doctor. Feasibility studies conducted by Duke University bioengineers have demonstrated that a robot - without any human assistance - can locate a man-made, or phantom, lesion in simulated human organs, guide a device to t]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST The world will face a mighty social and medical challenge as millions of people with HIV survive into old age, the world AIDS forum has heard. The problem is only now becoming apparent as the first generation living with the human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV) head towards their 60th birthday and beyond, thanks to the lifeline of antiretroviral drugs, say specialists. These survivors a]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook southern Iran early Wednesday, killing one person, injuring dozens and damaging houses in four villages near the town of Lamerd, media reports said. State television's website reported that "an 80-year-old woman, who was injured in the earthquake, died of internal bleeding after she was taken to hospital in Lamerd." The tremor just after midnight was foll]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Hong Kong's billionaire tycoons enjoy a status close to royalty in Asia's wealth-obsessed financial hub. The city's richest man Li Ka-shing has the fame of a movie star, while the court case involving the will of eccentric pig-tailed billionaire Nina Wang last year enthralled Hong Kong with its brew of sex, money and power. But Wang's death in 2007 and the hospitalisation last year of ca]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Some U.S. hospitals say they are changing their food menus to feature antibiotic-free meats - for the health of patients and the health of the environment. Amid concerns about drug-resistant pathogens, medical professionals are urging more use of grass-fed, antibiotic-free beef on hospital patient menus, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday. Hospital administrators say they hope ]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Research by a Montana State University doctoral student and one of the nation's top paleontologists is upending more than 100 years of thought regarding the dinosaurs known as Triceratops and Torosaurus. Since the late 1800s, scientists have believed that Triceratops and Torosaurus were two different types of dinosaurs. Triceratops had a three-horned skull with a rather short frill, wherea]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Dr Andrew Johnson is speaking at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual conference. He and his team from the University of Nottingham have been using a Mexican aquatic salamander called an axolotl to study the evolution and genetics of stem cells - research that supports the development of regenerative medicine to treat the consequences of disease and injury using stem cell therapies. Th]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST It may not be Italy but Russians still need a day-time siesta to break up the work day amid the worst heatwave in the country in over 100 years, Russia's chief doctor recommended Tuesday. "Given the heat, work could be carried out earlier or later while during the hottest hours of the day we can institute a prolonged pause," the head of Russia's health and safety watchdog Gennady Onishchenk]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Three waterborne diseases account for hospitalizations that cost the US health care system around 539 million dollars a year, the Centers for Disease Control said Wednesday. The CDC said relatively small expenditures to improve water systems and keep swimming pools clean could dramatically reduce the incidence of the three diseases: Legionnaire's disease, cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis. ]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that any new case of HIV/AIDS was one too many, as he rolled out a new national strategy to cut infections and improve care for those with the disease. Thirty years after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burst to global attention, the first-ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy will demand action from federal, state and tribal governments and medical a]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinicians at local health care centers enhance patient-centered care for patients with diverse language, literacy and computer skills. The easy-to-use touchscreens read questionnaires, provide patient education material and]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST Canada's nuclear safety commission authorized Wednesday the restarting of a reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed for repairs last year. The half-century old National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, 185 kilometers (115 miles) northwest of Ottawa, could be restarted at the end of the month. It was shut down in May 20]]> Fri, 30 JUL 2010 14:30:42 AEST