British Transplant Games Set To Boost Donor Register, UK The 2009 Westfield Health British Transplant Games are aiming to inspire the people of Coventry and Warwickshire to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register. Twenty-five per cent of the area's population are already registered organ donors and Transplant Sport UK (TSUK), organisers of the Games, are hoping that a further 19,000 residents will join the donor register by the end of September.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNHS Dentists Gnash Teeth At Further Pay Cut, United Kingdom The national leaders of the UK's general dental practitioners described as 'derisory' the 0.21 per cent increase in earnings awarded by the government following today's recommendation of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Pay. The Retail Prices Index is currently at 3.2 per cent-anything less than this is effectively a pay cut.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFluidigm Develops Absolute Quantification System That Allows Sequencing Of Rare Samples - DNA Quantification Also Eliminates Costly Preparation Fluidigm Corporation announced a sample quantification system that allows researchers to sequence their libraries of rare samples and also dramatically lower costs, improve data quality and speed up time-to-results for scientists performing next-generation DNA sequencing.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Of Cat Diet Leads To Key Nervous System Repair Discovery - Restoration Of Myelin Scientists studying a mysterious neurological affliction in cats have discovered a surprising ability of the central nervous system to repair itself and restore function.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCarestream Health Awarded Prestigious Shingo Award For Second Consecutive Year Honored for "Lean Manufacturing" in Rochester with Shingo Silver Medallion (PRWeb Mar 30, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Dental_X-Ray_Film/Medical_Dental_Imaging/prweb2274444.htm
Source: www.prweb.comGates And AusAID Fund Project To Save Lives Of Babies And Mothers The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and AusAID are joining forces with the newly-formed AusAID Knowledge Hubs to fund a $4 million project aimed at reducing the millions of maternal and child deaths that occur globally each year.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew York Therapist Directory GoodTherapy.org Exceeds Membership Forecasts Amid Declining Economy Breaking through standard lists of New York's many professional therapists, the GoodTherapy.org organization provides contact and basic descriptive information on local therapist practices that uphold the principles of healthy, empowering, collaborative, and non-pathologically based psychotherapy. The group has reported a startling rise in membership this month, suggesting that soothing the blues remains a top concern through financially challenging times. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/therapist/new-york-city/prweb2276944.htm
Source: www.prweb.comTrueVision Adds 3D Flat Panel Displays to its Visualization Platform for Refractive-Cataract Surgery First ever 3D flat panels for Operating & Exam Rooms, Patient Education (PRWeb Mar 31, 2009)
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