Nitrogen-Rich Compounds Now Pave The Way For Ecological Alternatives To Pyrotechnics You know it is chemistry when it stinks and goes boom - and entrances us. "No other application in the field of chemistry has such a positive association for the general population as fireworks," says Thomas Klapotke (University of Munich, Germany). "However, pyrotechnical applications are significant polluters of the environment.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFocus On The Genetics Of Brain Tumor Formation Identifies Potential New Neuronal Tumor Suppressor In a G&D paper published online ahead of its April 1 print publication date, Dr. William Kaelin (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues identify a potential new neuronal tumor suppressor.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEditorials Respond To CDC Study Finding 25% Of Girls, Women Ages 14 To 19 Have Common STIs Several newspapers recently published editorials responding to a CDC study released last week that found 25% of girls and young women ages 14 to 19 have at least one of four common sexually transmitted infections. The study was drawn from a sample of 838 girls who participated in CDC's 2003-2004 National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Way To Control Particle Motion Has Implications For Drug Delivery, Sensors Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such as drug delivery devices, chemical and biological sensors, and components for miniaturized biological "lab-on-a-chip" applications.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHolidays -- A Right Or A Privilege? Holiday memories from childhood are often some of the strongest to remain with us into adult life. But many children and families from disadvantaged backgrounds have little chance of forming those memories when the money is not available to allow them to take a break.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Links Protein To Risk Of Heart Disease A new study published in the Journal of the American MedicalAssociation reports that there is an association between thegene for the HDL-associated protein paraoxonase 1 (PON1) and adversecardiac events such as coronary artery disease.Researcher Stanley L. Hazen, M.D., Ph.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReps. DeFazio, Stark Introduce Bill To Require Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Companies To Disclose Physician Gifts Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill (HR 5605) that would require pharmaceutical medical device companies to disclose to the public any gifts or payments to physicians valued at $25 or more, CQ
HealthBeat reports. The legislation is a companion to a bill (S 2029) sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) (CQ
HealthBeat, 3/14).
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