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Fine Tuning Drug Levels In Neuroblastoma Patients Is Effective, St. Ju
Monitoring and fine tuning the levels of the cancer drug topotecan in children with neuroblastoma holds promise for maximizing the drug's effectiveness while reducing its toxicity, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. DOE Supports Promising Membrane Technology For Coal-to-Hydrogen Produc
Taking a step closer toward its vision of ultraclean, highly efficient power generation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will collaborate with a Colorado firm on a $15 million advanced research project to further develop coal-to-hydrogen production technology supporting DOE's zero-emissions FutureGen plant of tomorrow. New Study To Find Cause Of Former President's Hand Disease
A crippling condition that can result in sufferers losing their fingers is to be investigated by scientists in one of the most detailed studies into the genetic causes of the disease ever carried out. The only treatment currently available to sufferers, who include former British Prime Minister Lady Thatcher and the late US President Ronald Reagan, is surgical removal of the excess tissue growth, which provides some respite from the onset of the disease. But scientists at The University of Manchester want to look at the genetic influences behind the disease in the hope that a cure can be developed. NOAA Forecasters Predict Critical Fire Weather Conditions In Southwest
Weather conditions on Tuesday have the potential to create a significant fire weather situation across parts of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, according to forecasters with the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. A Vision of GooTube's Future
What will happen to YouTube once Google's in charge? One YouTuber posits a theory, which of course is expressed as a YouTube video. In Table of Malcontents. Caribbean Children's Literature: A Select Annotated Bibliography
Includes descriptions of collections of stories, proverbs, picture books, poetry, and other children's books on the Caribbean. Titles are mostly from publishers from the United States, England, and Canada. Note: List was compiled in 1998. From Annette Wallace of the Trinidad and Tobago National Library. Deaf to warnings of mp3 player risk
Are you deaf to the risks of hearing loss from mp3 player aural satisfaction?According to a survey published today by Deafness Research UK, more than half of 16-24 year olds listen to their MP3 player for more than an hour a day, with almost 20% using for 21 hours a week. Trouble is, 68% of [...] One-a-day Tablet Treats Common Infection Among Head And Neck Cancer Pa
A bioadhesive tablet containing the antifungal drug miconazole is an effective and convenient means of treating oropharyngeal candidiasis, which is the most frequently occurring infection in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, scientists reported at the 2nd ESMO Scientific &Educational Conference (ESEC) in Budapest, Hungary. Lead-based Paint Problem Isn't Isolated To China, Study Shows
A multinational team of environmental and occupational health researchers has found that consumer paints sold in Nigeria contain dangerously high levels of lead. Increased globalization and outsourcing of manufacturing has drastically increased the likelihood that products with unacceptably high levels of lead are being traded across borders -- including between China and Africa as well into regulated countries like the US. Crohn Disease: Gene Decreases Intestinal Inflammation
There are two major types of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. Conflicting reports have indicated the soluble factor IL-22 can have both IBD promoting and IBD controlling effects. A new study has, however, now indicated that local delivery of the Il-22 gene ameliorates disease in a mouse model of UC, leading to the suggestion that individuals with UC might benefit from local delivery of the IL-22 gene to their intestines.
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