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This page provides links to information about influenza from a variety of federal government offices. Topics include general questions and answers, vaccine availability, prevention, treatment, pandemic flu, and planning for businesses, communities, schools, transportation, and hospitals. The "About the Flu"section includes information about H1N1 (Swine Flu) and H5N1 (Bird Flu). From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. FED-TVs With Carbon Nanotube Technology Could Supersede Plasma And LCD
Just as silicon is the wonder material for the computer age, carbon nanotubes will most likely be the materials responsible for the next evolutionary step in electronics and computing. Their extraordinary properties have identified them as having the potential to revolutionize many technologies. New Insight Into How Burdensome Weed Climbs Surfaces
The way in which a problematic weed overruns and secures itself to crops and man-made structures--and how it clings to the surfaces it climbs--has been revealed by Agricultural Research Service scientists. Tightening the Net on Cybercrime
As high-tech thieves loot cash machines around the country, the FBI's man inside gets close to the Russian kingpin behind the crime wave. Second of a three-part series by Kim Zetter.Plus: I Was a Cybercrook for the FBI Male Seahorses Like Big Mates
Male seahorses select partners based on their body size, according to a new study. Male seahorses have a clear agenda when it comes to selecting a mating partner: to increase their reproductive success. By being choosy and preferring large females, they are likely to have more and bigger eggs, as well as bigger offspring. Could epilepsy open a window on the brain
Guest science writer Michael Marshall tells sciencebase readers about the latest research into epilepsy. 'Virtual' Asthma Clinic Helps Patients Manage Disease Online
An online asthma management program can help asthma patients get top-rate care and overcome barriers to healthcare access, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22 in San Diego. Stress In Elderly Linked To Low Birth Weight
Low birth weight children may be at a greater risk of stress-related health problems as adults, according to a new study. Findings from this study show that low birth weight (below the 10th percentile) can lead later in life to low concentrations of cortisol, a hormone that regulates stress response by adjusting blood pressure and blood sugar levels. An imbalance in cortisol can result in a host of common adult diseases, such as coronary heart disease and diabetes. This study indicates that there may be a link between fetal life conditions and adult disease. Chemical distribution
Just as SETI@home and IBM's anticancer initiative are helping scientists in their fields, chemists too are turning to Grid computing to find new molecules that might cure disease or speed up their reactions. Mutations In The BRAF Gene Predict Sensitivity To A Novel Class Of Can
A team of researchers led by scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have discovered that a new class of drugs -- now in early stage clinical trials -- work best in patients with mutations in the BRAF gene.
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