The health and well-being of Bath locals is ignored as planning permission is granted to new housing over community allotments.
Health Impact Assessments (HIA) are usually used to measure impact of major developments (power stations, airport extensions etc) on the health and well-being of communities. With the help of Paul Millar from the University of the [...]
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Lost The Plot — Bath Locals’ Wellbeing Ignored For New Housing – British Psychological Society
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
2-Drug Combo Twice As Effective For Crohn’s Disease Remission: Mayo Clinic Study
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
A study led by Mayo Clinic suggests remission from Crohn’s disease may be more likely if patients get biologic therapy combined with immune-suppressing drugs first instead of immune-suppressing drugs alone. The study, published in the April 15, 2010 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, found treatment of moderate to severe Crohn’s disease with [...]
Basis For The Belief That Better Things Come To Those Who Wait
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
New research reveals a brain circuit that seems to underlie the ability of humans to resist instant gratification and delay reward for months, or even years, in order to earn a better payoff. The study, published by Cell Press in the April 15 issue of the journal Neuron, provides insight into the capacity for “mental [...]
Biomedical Applications For Printed Origami
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
Although it looks small and unassuming, the tiny origami crane sitting in a sample dish in University of Illinois professor Jennifer Lewis’ lab heralds a new method for creating complex three-dimensional structures for biocompatible devices, microscaffolding and other microsystems. The penny-sized titanium bird began as a printed sheet of titanium hydride [...]
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1 Comment »Also In Global Health News: Online Tools For Infectious Diseases; Liberian Health Funds Misused; Drinking Water In India; Humanitarian Aid In Pakista
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
Online Map, Twitter Could Be Used To Predict, Warn Against Spread Of Infectious Diseases
The “Supramap” application, which is an online map that shows the spread of pathogens and significant mutations across time, could be a helpful way for scientists to monitor and predict infectious disease outbreaks, according to a Cladistics study, the Scientific American reports. [...]
Posted in Genel Tags: aid, Also, Also In Global Health News: Online Tools For Infectious Diseases; Liberian Health Funds Misused; Drinking Water In India; Humanitarian Aid In Pakista, diseases, drinking, For, funds, global, health, humanitarian, in, india, infectious, Liberian, Misused;, News, online, Pakistan, tools, water. No Comments »Planning Sleep Schedules With Math Software Offers Benefit For Shift Workers, Astronauts
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
Shifting work schedules can wreak havoc on a person’s ability to get enough sleep, resulting in poor performance on the job.
Researchers funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) have developed software that uses mathematical models to help astronauts and ground support personnel better adjust to shifting work and sleep schedules. Outside the space [...]
Australian-first Pathology Learning Centre Offers Unique Insight For UQ Health Students
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
The mysteries of the human body are being revealed to University of Queensland health students in an innovative way thanks to an Australian-first pathology learning centre housing thousands of specimens.
The $1.5million Integrated Pathology Learning Centre, which was officially opened today, brings together the extensive James Vincent Duhig Pathology Museum, including more than 2,500 specimens, artefacts [...]
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Introduces New Echelon™ Flex 45 Endopath(R) Stapler For System-Wide Compression And Natural Articulation
Posted by admin on Nisan 16th, 2010
Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES) today it is introducing a new Echelon Flex™ 45 Endopath® Stapler intended to provide surgeons with improved access and compression when deploying a 45mm staple line, the most utilized endocutter length in the United States for laparoscopic surgery.1 The company’s Echelon Flex™ Endopath® Staplers deliver system-wide compression, natural articulation and optimal staple [...]