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Biology

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 14 Documents (in Health)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread
(CIDRAP News) - Pandemic H1N1 influenza activity is showing further signs of declining around the country but remains very widespread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.The virus was widespread in 43 states last week, ... [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 15 Documents (in Health)
Strain of swine flu found that is resistant to drugs
A strain of swine flu resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu is spreading from person to person, health officials in Wales confirmed last nightFive patients on a unit treating those with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital ... [The Independent - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 13 Documents (in Biology)
Embryonic Stem Cells Show Potential for Skin Substitute
Human embryonic stem cells can be used to create a stratified epithelium resembling normal humanepidermis, a finding that has potential implications in producing temporary skin replacement for burn patients,according to research published in the Nov. ... [Modern Medicine - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 7 hours ago - 30 Documents (in Biology)
Scientists complete corn genome
After three years and $30 million, U.S. scientists have finished mapping the complete genome sequence of corn, the most widely eaten cereal after rice.A strain of corn called B73 may prove to be a textbook of how genes work, said Patrick Schnable, a geneticist ... [UPI - 7 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 6 hours ago - 18 Documents (in Politics)
NEAL STATEMENT ON BREAST CANCER SCREENING Urges women to continue routine screening
NEAL STATEMENT ON BREAST CANCER SCREENINGUrges women to continue routine screening(WASHINGTON) Congressman Richard E. Neal issued the following statement today after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced controversial new breast cancer screening ... [US House of Representatives - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 8 Documents (in Biology)
Cancer screenings under scrutiny
Two guidelines have been issued to reduce screening for breast and cervical cancer this week.STORY HIGHLIGHTSScreening for cervical cancer, versus breast cancer, is completely differentFederal advisory panel heavily criticized after recommending delay ... [CNN - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 9 Documents (in Market News)
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Nokia Corporation
Nokia Lays Off 330 Research and Development Staff
Espoo, Finland - Cell phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Friday that it will lay off up to 330 employees from its researchand development operations, representing about 2% of its global research anddevelopment staff of 17,000.read more ... [Digital Media Wire - 3 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 20 Documents (in Health)
Stem-cell transplants offer hope to patients losing sight
People suffering from a form of incurable blindness could soon become the first patients in the world to benefit from a new and controversial transplant operation using stem cells derived from spare human embryos left over from IVF treatment.Scientists ... [Irish Independent - 12 hours ago]
First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Health)
Mutation in swine flu virus in Norway
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.'The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed WHO of a mutation detected in ... [Sky News Australia - 2 hours ago]
First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 Documents (in Biology)
Will a Computer's Conscious Mind Emerge?
If the human brain is data being passed from neuron to neuron at its basic level and we can simulate that in a computer, shouldn’t a conscious mind start to emerge?If you want to simulate how the brain works, you need to imitate the electrical signals ... [Discovery Channel - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 8 Documents (in Biology)
Child abuse may shorten cell lifeline: study
Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.Investigators found that the natural process by ... [France24 - Business - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 Documents (in Health)
FDA Approves Intravenous Formulation Of Pfizer Inc. (PFE)'s (JOBS) Revatio(R) (Sildenafil) For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Revatio® (sildenafil) Injection, an intravenous formulation of Revatio. Revatio is the only FDA-approved phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor ... [BioSpace - 1 hour ago]

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She stressed that the pandemic remains unpredictable and that she didn't know if it has peaked: "We don't know if these declines will persist, what the slope will be, whether we'll have a long decline or it will start to go up again." On the vaccine supply front, Schuchat said a total of 54.1 million doses have been made available, an increase of 11 million over a week ago...
CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 1 hour ago]
Dr Roland Salmon, director of the NPHS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, said: "The emergence of [the Tamiflu-resistant strain] is not unexpected in patients with serious underlying conditions and suppressed immune systems, who still test positive for the virus despite treatment. In this case, the resistant strain of swine flu does not appear to be any more severe than the swine flu virus that has been circulating since April."
Strain of swine flu found that is resistant to drugs [The Independent - 1 hour ago]

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Strain of swine flu found that is resistant to ... [The Independent - 1 hour ago]
Diagnosis and management of cognitive disorders... [National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project - 1 hour ago]
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FDA Reviewing Safety Of Weight-Loss Drug Meridia [CNN Money - 1 hour ago]
Patients spreading drug-resistant swine flu strain [Times Online - 1 hour ago]
The Threat to Medical Innovation [American Spectator - 1 hour ago]
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County-Level Data Reveals Diabetes, Obesity Hot... [Modern Medicine - 1 hour ago]
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Where humans go, pepper virus follows [Science News Online - 1 hour ago]
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Tom Matlack: Put Your Manhood On The Tray [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 4 hours ago]
My wife's annual mammogram has always been a time of great anxiety. It's my least favorite week of the year. Not because she has cancer but because she ...
Did U.S. make mistake in skipping vaccine addit... [Economy-Finance - 5 hours ago]
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic ...
An Easy Way to Save $71 Billion on Health Care [Mouth of the Potomac - NY Daily News Blogs - 5 hours ago]
With all the pressure to find savings in health care, it’s quite a testament to the pharmaceutical industry lobbyists that they’ve managed to keep some $71 billion ...
Another Word on the Cervix [The New Republic - The Plank Feed - 5 hours ago]
Like Michelle, we’re happy to see The New York Times giving front-page space to the new recommendations for mammograms and pap smears. And we, too, hope that the ...
The Reading Brain [The Frontal Cortex] [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 5 hours ago]
I've got a review of Stanislas Dehaene's new book, Reading in the Brain, over at the Barnes and Noble Review: Right now, your mind is performing an astonishing ...
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Medicine in the Year 2060 [Fox News Channel - YouTube - 4 hours ago]
U.S. Senator George LeMieux Discusses Breast Ca... [Senator George LeMieux - YouTube Channel - 8 hours ago]
How to cut medicine costs [CNN.com - Video - 11 hours ago]
Scientists Probe For Smoking Gene [Mefeedia Video Tag : geneti - 11/19/2009]
Kid's Book Details Dad's Cancer Death [ABC News Video: U.S. - 11/19/2009]
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