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WHO Recommends Influenza Vaccine Composition For Northern Hemisphere 2
This year, more than 10 000 influenza viruses from all continents were isolated and characterized by the WHO/National Influenza Centres. These laboratories, which are located in more than 80 countries, form the backbone of the global influenza surveillance programme. Based on that assembled information, WHO today published its recommendations on the formulation of the influenza vaccine for the Northern Hemisphere. Why Do So Many Species Live In Tropical Forests And Coral Reefs?
There is a new development in a major debate over a controversial hypothesis of biodiversity and species abundance. Ecologists are reporting good agreement between the species richness of two of the most vulnerable ecosystems -- tropical forests and coral reefs -- and a simple mathematical model building on the "neutral theory of biodiversity."The research could aid the effort to protect terrestrial biodiversity from climate change and urban development. Antipsychotic Drugs Stop Fatal Viral Infection In Brain Cells
Generic antipsychotic drugs can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, according to research conducted at Brown University and Case Western Reserve University. Taking It All In: Documenting Chemical Pollution in Californians Throu
Results of a study to measure chemical pollutants in 11 Californians through biomonitoring analysis of blood, hair, and urine samples; the purpose was to detect chemicals "commonly found in plastic water bottles, non-stick cookware and other consumer products."Participants in the study included actor Peter Coyote and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi. From Commonweal, a nonprofit health and environmental research institute in Bolinas, California. Opens directly into a PDF file. Duke Researchers Highlight Gender Differences In Heart Failure
Women tend to live longer with heart failure than do men, and they also tend to have a less severe form of the disease, which is characterized by reduced performance of the heart muscle, according to a study by Duke University Medical Center cardiologists. Batten Down The Hatches Against HIV: Carbon Nanotubes Transport Gene T
A promising approach to gene therapy involves short DNA fragments (interfering RNA) that bind to specific genes and block their "translation"into the corresponding, disease-related protein. A stumbling block has been the efficient and targeted delivery of RNA into the cells. Researchers led by Hongjie Dai at Stanford University have sucessfully used carbon nanotubes as a "means of transport,"they write in "Angewandte Chemie." Geriatric Health Conditions Have Major Effect On Half Of All Seniors
While much of the medical world focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, a new study from the University of Michigan Health System finds that half of all seniors have a geriatric condition that can affect their ability to engage in activities of daily living as much as diseases can. Yet these conditions often aren't recognized or treated because they don't fall into the category of a disease. Alcohol Increases Sleep Intensity In Young Women
While numerous studies have linked alcohol abuse to sleep disruption, especially in males, there has been little research on alcohol and its effects on sleep in females. Now, a new study shows that a moderate amount of alcohol, taken before bed, can impact the quality of sleep for young women. [Misc] Charges Dropped in Bogus Bush Bill Case
Charges have been dropped against a woman who paid for clothes with a fake $200 bill that featured President Bush's picture and the serial number DUBYA4U2001. The Independents: The Ashcan School &Their Circle From Florida Collect
Essay about this group of early 20th century painters, who worked in "a style of realism that was later, imprecisely, designated 'The Ashcan School.'"Includes information about their genesis as "The Eight,"their involvement in the Armory Show of 1913, and links to information about individual artists, such as Robert Henri, George Bellows, and Maurice Prendergast. By a curator of American art at the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan.
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