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New Genetic Test May Detect Risk Of Rare Complication From Anesthesia
A rare but potentially life-threatening inherited condition called malignant hyperthermia (MH) may strike surgical patients who receive common anesthesia drugs. Approximately one in 10,000 persons have a genetic susceptibility to MH; most will not know this unless they receive general anesthesia. Now a new blood test can detect specific mutations linked to MH. United States Small Business Administration (SBA): Hurricane Katrina D
Fact sheets and related information about disaster loans available to individuals and small businesses following Hurricane Katrina. Includes disaster notices detailing covered parishes and counties, loan information with terms and amounts, and a list of SBA disaster recovery centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. From the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). Improving Emergency Food Responses
A food aid expert outlines emerging best practice standards for emergency international food aid, including areas such as information systems, analytical tools and strategic targeting of beneficiaries. Biocontrol Of Invasive Water Hyacinth Contributes To Socioeconomic And
Scientists have implemented a successful bioeradication program of an invasive water weed in Africa's Lake Victoria. Two insect biocontrol species, weevils in the genus Neochetina, were used, along with mechanical removal, to control the highly invasive water hyacinth, which has also plagued waterways in the southern United States. Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath
Collection of articles on issues relating to rebuilding the areas of the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. Also includes background information about the hurricane, photos, graphics, reading suggestions, and related links. A few archived articles are only available to subscribers. From NewScientist.com, the website for New Scientist magazine. DIY Nuke Detector Patrols SF Bay
Volunteer researchers develop a mobile radiation scanner that can pick out a nuclear bomb in a containership at sea. Mark Rutherford reports from San Francisco. With Daily Alcohol Use, Male Fruit Flies Court Other Males
A physiological basis for the effect on male sexual behavior of chronic alcohol exposure has been demonstrated in an animal model for the first time. The research, which produced four novel findings with broad importance for addiction research, is the first on chronic alcohol exposure in fruit flies. Among the discoveries is that male fruit flies, which typically court females, also actively court males when they are given a daily dose of ethanol. Delays In Cancer Diagnosis For Children Remain Poorly Understood
Though delays in the diagnosis of cancer in children are short and attributable to clinical presentation and healthcare system complexity, the impact of such delays on prognosis remains unclear, according to a new study. A review of the published literature found that delays could be generally attributed to gatekeeper-type healthcare systems, clinical presentation and stage of disease, as well as parent/patient factors. Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge, 1558-16
Information about Elizabethan England from a living history perspective. This "is not a series of essays or articles, but rather bites of Elizabethan life. ... It is primarily social history, not political or military."Includes information about games, food, money, religion, fashion, education, and more. Also includes links to related sites. Searchable. From a performer at Renaissance fairs. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him.
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