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Beating Hospital Yeast Infection
Increasing numbers of critically ill patients develop fungal or yeast infections, which are associated with high mortality. Now a review compares treatments involving single-drug antifungal prophylaxis or a multi-drug regimen of selective digestive tract decontamination and suggests that both methods reduce yeast-related morbidity and mortality, but to different extents. NBC to Sell New TV Shows on Amazon Unbox
After dumping iTunes as an outlet for its TV shows, NBC Universal says it will sell new fall shows through Amazon's Unbox digital download service. Customers can buy a whole season of Heroesat once, or purchase one at a time for $2, beginning the day after an episode airs. DHS Biometric Program in Trouble
Spiraling costs and a missing long-term strategy bedevil the US-VISIT program, which screens incoming travelers to the United States for terrorist links. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington. NOTCHing Up Heart Development
Defects in the heart and/or blood vessels (cardiovascular defects) in both humans and mice can result from mutations in any one of a number of genes encoding proteins that are part of the Notch signaling cascade. However, it has not been determined which cell type these mutations affect to cause these cardiovascular defects. What Tips The Balance? Understanding Why X Chromosome Inactivation Can
To ensure that women and men express equivalent levels of the genes found on X chromosomes, one of the two X chromosomes in the cells of a women is inactive. X chromosome inactivation (XCI) occurs early in development, at approximately the time an embryo implants in the womb, and all cells stemming from a given cell have the same X chromosome inactivated. Keeping Your Dairy Products Safe
Is your milk safe? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have joined forces with the Regional Dairy Quality Management Alliance (RDQMA) to make sure it is. RDQMA is a group of state veterinarians, Extension personnel and university scientists in 10 northeastern and mid-Atlantic states who are interested in dairy-related issues. Cartilage Monitoring: High-Resolution Imaging With Contrast Agent Yiel
An innovative combination of existing technologies shows promise for noninvasive, high-resolution imaging of cartilage in research on the progression and treatment of the common degenerative disease osteoarthritis. Examination Of Internal 'Wiring' Of Yeast, Worm, And Fly Reveals Conse
Researchers in California, Israel, and Germany have compared three distantly related species -- baker's yeast, a worm, and the fruit fly -- and reported that protein "wiring"connections in one species are often conserved in all three. "Backscatter"X-ray Screening Technology
Discussion of privacy concerns related to backscatter X-ray screening at airport security checkpoints, where "a passenger is scanned by rastering or moving a single high energy x-ray beam rapidly over their form. The signal strength of detected backscattered x-rays from a known position then allows a highly realistic image to be reconstructed."Includes links to news stories and websites. From the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a research center focusing on civil liberties issues. Complete Coverage: The 9/11 Records
Under court order, "the city of New York [in August 2005] opened part of its archive of records from Sept. 11, releasing a digital avalanche of oral histories, dispatchers' tapes and phone logs. ... For the first time, about 200 accounts of emergency medical technicians, paramedics and their supervisors were made public."This site provides the unedited audio dispatches and oral histories of dispatch transmissions, along with articles and commentary. From the New York Times; some sections require free registration.
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