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[Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Light-sensitive Photoswitches Could Restore Sight To Those With Macula
The major cause of blindness in this country is the death of photoreceptors -- rods and cones -- in the retina, a disease called macular degeneration. A possible new therapy involves inserting photoswitches into surviving retinal cells, giving them the gift of sight. NIH's nanomedicine initiative just awarded UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkekley National Laboratory scientists $6 million to pursue this technique in mice. Medication Errors Continue Even In Highly Computerized Hospital
Errors in drug ordering, dosage and monitoring that may have serious consequences for patients persist in hospitals even after the adoption of computerized medication systems, according to a study in the May 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. NeighborWorks America
Website for this "national nonprofit organization created by Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts."Features news, case studies, and reports on subjects such as aging in place, disaster preparedness, foreclosure solutions, home equity protection, manufactured housing, predatory lending, and refinancing. Also includes materials about campaigns, such as its free telephone consultation service on foreclosure solutions. Includes listings of local NeighborWorks member organizations. Drug Combo May Reduce Protease Inhibitor-related Hardening Of The Arte
Researchers may have found a way to decrease the risk of hardening of the arteries that accompanies the long-term use of protease inhibitors, a class of drugs that has emerged as the most effective treatment against HIV. When mice were given a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (didanosine or d4T) and a protease inhibitor in combination, it prevented hardening of the arteries often associated with long-term use of protease inhibitors alone. Alzheimer's: High Stress And Genetic Risk Factor Lead To Increased Mem
High stress levels may contribute to memory loss among people at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. The å4 variant of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene contributes to the risk for memory loss related to Alzheimer's disease. Similarly, high circulating levels of cortisol, associated with high stress levels, also impairs memory. Apple's Parallel Realities
While Mac users get busy running Windows virtually, what's Apple got cooking? In Monkey Bites. Coastal Retreat In Face Of Rising Sea Levels Found To Be Influenced By
The retreat of coastlines due to rising sea levels may be accelerated by wildfires, a Duke University researcher has discovered. In the absence of such fires, forests can slow the encroachment, he found. The Mysteries of Mental Age
Surgically altered so she'll stay forever childlike, a brain-damaged girl supposedly possesses the mentality of a baby. But how do her doctors know? By Randy Dotinga. Pre-kindergarten TB Testing Not Cost Effective, Study Finds
The health care system in California could save nearly $1.3 million a year with few adverse public health effects if it discontinued universal tuberculosis skin testing of children entering kindergarten, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
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