Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions. But the quality of the results is limited by distortions caused by lenses and other optical components that are part of the experimental instrumentation. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negative effects of discrimination worse. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
Applied scientists at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits that may one day be suitable for high-volume commercial production.Spearheaded by graduate student Mariano Zimmler and Federico Capasso, Robert L. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 11:00 am
Just as gay-rights activists reclaimed the word queer as a badge of honor rather than a slur, mental illness advocates are proudly calling themselves mad.
By linking HIV positive prisoners to community-based medical care prior to release through an innovative program called Project Bridge, 95 percent of ex-offenders were retained in health care for a year after being released from incarceration, according to researchers from The Miriam Hospital. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 10:00 am
Children who have not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school, a Labour MP suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2008 | 9:53 am
UC Irvine has been awarded $27.2 million from the state to build a new stem cell research facility that will unify and strengthen the campus's fast-growing stem cell biology program and serve as a hub for research in Southern California. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 9:00 am
June 15-18, San Francisco, Calif., Moscone CenterBreaking news on sexual performance, diabetes, combating obesity, steroid abuse and growth hormone doping will be presented in a series of news briefings at ENDO 08, the 90th annual meeting of The Endocrine Society.Sunday, June 15Sexy Sex Findings (8:30 a.m. PDT): Breaking news on sexual performance for men and women. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 8:00 am
Summer is here and the kids are out of school. While summer is the perfect time for fun and games, it's important to keep safe, too. Shepherd Center, a catastrophic care hospital in Atlanta, specializes in the medical treatment and rehabilitation of people with spinal cord and brain injuries. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 7:00 am
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) is delivering relief supplies to the survivors of the tragedy in Myanmar. In partnership with World Vision, ARC will provide life-saving medical supplies and food, including items such as water purification tablets, medicines, and mosquito nets to thousands of survivors. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 7:00 am
Andrea Jaffray has much to celebrate this Mother's Day.May 11 is Jaffray's birthday. It's also the birthday of her husband, Alex, and two of their children, Doug and Ryan.Jaffray also will be celebrating the recent birth of her son, Zachary, who was born eight weeks premature following an extraordinarily difficult pregnancy and emergency C-section at Loyola University Hospital. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 7:00 am
Many foot-surgery patients experience intense pain for several days following removal of a bunion, one of the most common foot surgeries. The investigational pain medication tapentadol provided significant relief for patients who had this surgery, compared to those treated with placebo. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2008 | 7:00 am
A Sherpa aiming to conquer Everest for the 18th time and septuagenarians battling for the title of oldest climber to reach the summit are lining up their record bids as the main climbing... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2008 | 4:00 am
SOFIA (Reuters) - Little over a year after joining the rich boys' club, European Union newcomer Bulgaria has seen its reputation hit a low, marred by its failure to tame chronic graft and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2008 | 12:23 am
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Lying on a sagging mattress and wincing slightly, Anna Lado laughs at the idea that she should have been afraid of giving birth to her first child, now lying in a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2008 | 12:19 am
MUMBAI (Reuters) - When Conde Nast launched its premium lifestyle magazine 'Vogue' in India last year, it carried a whopping 168 pages of advertisements of a total 400 pages. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2008 | 12:14 am
TORONTO (Reuters) - Lab exams confirmed on Saturday that there was no infectious disease outbreak on a cross-Canada train that was held in quarantine on Friday in northern Ontario after a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 May 2008 | 8:53 pm
in 1997, digestive problems forced the Fall River, N.S., man to make some dietary changes. Now that he's cancer-free, the 67-year-old says he is still shifting his lifestyle, though he Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 May 2008 | 8:50 pm
United Press International May 10, 2008 NEW YORK, May 10, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- U.S. residents suffering from mental illnesses have a new public voice, owing to the growth of so-called mad pride events, mental health professionals say. Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 May 2008 | 2:42 pm
