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Back to school in Europe as swine flu fears loom large London (AFP) Aug 24, 2009
Millions of children will go back to school across Europe over the next few weeks despite fears that their return could help spark a second wave of swine flu infections. In Britain, the European country worst-hit by the virus, respected medical journal The Lancet recommended that schools remain shut after the summer holidays to stop the virus spreading as colder weather sets in. But the ... read moreShrink Nanotechnologies Founder Named One Of Top 35 Innovators Under 35
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2009Shrink Nanotechnologies has announced that Dr. Michelle Khine, Ph.D., the scientific founder of Shrink's nanofabrication platform, was named by MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 global innovators under the age of 35. The award is provided to an elite group of accomplished young innovators who exemplify the spirit of innovation and whose work spans medicine, computing, communications, na ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano
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China poisoning victims in hospital, two weeks on
Changsha, China (AFP) Aug 24, 2009Two weeks ago, Xiao Fengying travelled seven hours by car with her two sick children aged six and 13 from their home in China's rural Hunan province to Changsha city for medical treatment. Both were suffering from suspected lead poisoning caused by a smelting plant near their village. Seventeen children from their area, aged 10 months to 14 years, are living in the hospital here as doctors ... more Rogue wave sweeps sightseers off Maine cliff
Washington (AFP) Aug 23, 2009A group of sightseers were swept into the Atlantic Ocean off Maine on Sunday by a rogue wave that hit the scenic cliff overlook where they were watching high surf thrown up by Hurricane Bill. Rescue operations recovered all of the 20 tourists who were washed into the sea from the Acadia National Park site, and several were evacuated to a local hospital suffering from broken bones and back in ... more Astronauts Test Use Of Nutritional Supplements In Space
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 19, 2009After nearly four years of joint research of Houston-based AmeriSciences and NASA / Johnson Space Center (JSC), a senior NASA medical officer has confirmed that two of the resulting nutritional supplement formulas were used and tested in space by the astronauts of mission STS-125 of May 11, 2009 and the mission STS-127 of July 15, 2009 and are now in use and testing aboard the International ... more |
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Bringing Solar Power To The Masses
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 11, 2009On a 104-degree Friday in July when sunlight bathed The University of Arizona campus, doctoral student Dio Placencia sat before a noisy vacuum chamber in the Chemical Sciences Building trying to advance the renewable energy revolution. As a member of UA professor Neal R. Armstrong's research group, Placencia conducts research aimed at creating a thin, flexible organic solar cell that could ... more California First Responders Get Patient Tracking System
Long Beach CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2009Raytheon will provide an electronic patient tracking system to a public health-led team of first responders and hospital personnel in Long Beach, Calif., that will improve the availability of patient information. The EPTS, an information technology solution, facilitates the triage, treatment and transport of victims during mass casualty incidents by providing selected patient data to all i ... more China's 800 mln rural residents to get health records: report
Beijing (AFP) Aug 7, 2009China is to set up health records for its 800 million rural residents as part of an ambitious reform that aims to provide basic medical care for all by 2020, state media said. By the end of this year at least five percent of the rural population should have records under a pilot project to test implementation of the new system, Xinhua news agency said, citing a ministry of health plan announ ... more |
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