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Two Drugs Equally Effective ForHeart Patients Undergoing Angioplasty,
In lifesaving procedures to open blocked heart arteries a key question has persisted for years: Is use of the more expensive drug, abciximab, justified over use of the less-expensive eptifibatide? A recent study found no significant difference between the drugs in the length of hospital stay or in the rate of cardiovascular event rates. Novel P53 Gene-based Therapy Boosts Immune System And Reduces Tumor Si
Use of a novel gene-based therapy before breast cancer surgery reduced tumor size by nearly 80 percent on average, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium meeting. Intel Body Count: 10,500 Jobs
The struggling chipmaker will eliminate around 10 percent of its workforce -- most cuts coming in management, marketing and IT -- as part of its biggest restructuring since the mid-1980s. Public Health Alert For Flood Victims: Vibrio Vulnificus
Information about "Vibrio sepsis [which] is due to a virulent, gram-negative rod infection caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a non-cholera vibrio. Infection is either through ... a small scratch, through the GI tract when swallowed by swimmers, or through ingestion of raw shellfish."It is among the health problems reported in people exposed to the flood waters in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. This page features images of the lesions and information about diagnosing and treating the infection. From a health care software company. Insecticide Resistance In Mosquitoes Being Studied
An outbreak of St. Louis or West Nile encephalitis is hardly the time for mosquito control officials to find out their pesticides aren't working. Avoiding that problem is the focus of a cooperative project undertaken this fall. ... LII New This Week: July 28, 2005
Crime, China, genealogy, interior design, Wrong Way Corrigan, and more. Then visit More New and feast your eyes on a bounty of sites related to California and other topics. Bon appetit from the LII team: librarian-editors Karen, Wendy, Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Tom, and Charlotte, and our treasured contributors. Strange-behaving Crystals Could Have Impact On Research, Technology
Aperiodic, rule-bending crystals are the focus of an article in Science. Co-authors looked at how these aperiodic crystals behave differently from "normal"periodic crystals. These differences could have implications not only for research but also for technology that relies on crystals, from computer displays to hard drives. Holi: The Festival of Colours
Information about this Indian festival "celebrated on the day after the full moon in early March every year."This holiday, "a symbolic commemoration of a legend from Hindu Mythology"and "associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha,"is celebrated with bonfires and splashing others with colored powder and water. Generates some pop-ups. From IndiaExpress.com. Share the Perspective of Genius: Leonardo's Study for the Adoration of
Website companion to a 2006 exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's preparatory drawing for the painting "Adoration of the Magi,"an altar-piece commissioned in 1481 by the monks of San Donato a Scopeto, near Florence. Compares the preparatory drawing and the wood panel painting, and the images in visible light, ultraviolet light, and in the infrared range. From the Library of Congress. Vegetable Research &Information Center: Carrots
This collection of documents on carrots includes details about carrot production in California (also available in Spanish), carrot production costs, carrots in the home garden, integrated pest management, and post-harvest handling of the vegetable. From the University of California Cooperative Extension.
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