New Environmental Monitoring System To Reduce Costs And Improve Efficiency
...ddition, researchers said it will reducehealth and safety risks and help ensure environmental compliance. "Right now the only way technicians have for field analysis is to go outand take samples, bring them back to the laboratory and perform wetchemistry tests," said Nile Hartman, a principal research engi...Commercial Fish: Eat Up, Despite Low Levels Of Mercury
...egins at 50 ppmfor most people; WHO then applied a safety factor of 10, decidingthat a level of 5 or less is safe for even the most vulnerablepopulations. Now the University of Rochester team has conducted an extensivestudy in the Seychelles Islands of the most sensitive population-- young children -- where...Research Team Finds Gene Causing Two Types Of Muscular Dystrophy
... Dystrophy Association. "We are aboutto embark on safety trials in gene therapy for some of the muscular dystrophies,and finding new genes means more possibilities for intervention using genetherapy." The current discovery caps a process that began 15 years ago when Brown met withmembers of a family affec...New Study Highlights Hazards On Hormone Disrupting Chemicals
...effects in the generalSwedish population. However, safety margins for exposure depend on, for example,dietary habits.The interrelationships between the various hormone systems are not completelyknown and mayhave subtle effects not yet identified. PCBs and DDT are banned in Sweden but are still present in t...Hyperforin Is A Key To St. John's Wort, Researchers Say
...nc. St. John's Wort has a strong record of safety and effectiveness inEurope where it has been popular for over 15 years and has been used with noserious side effects. The extract is made from the flowers and leaves of theplant, which blooms around June 24, the birthday ofSt. John the Baptist. ...Stroke Risk Increased In Patients With High Oxygen Use In Brain
...occurs. "Normally, a patient has kind of a safety buffer. If you're only using30 percent of the oxygen in the blood, and suddenly blood flow drops, the braincan extract a bit more oxygen. But if the brain is already using 60 or 70percent of the oxygen, and the blood flow drops, there is less of a bu......theregimen. Assessments of antiviral activity and safety will continue until thelast subject completes 48 weeks on study. "The considerable body of data now available suggests that Agenerase iswell-suited to the current standard of care and the need for simplerregimens," commented Dr. Vicki Sato, Senior V...Children need their own dietary guidelines, say experts
...elines to be based on sound scientific evidence of safety and efficacy for children, not from the results of research with adults, which are then extrapolated to children. "thats the way the u.s. department of agriculture and the department of health and human services (authors of the guidelines) appear ...Researchers Grow Healthy Human Placental Cells For Drug Research
...cal first step toward finding a way to test the safety of drugs that a woman can take during pregnancy without harming her fetus. The cells provide scientists with the means to observe what happens to drugs that pass through a healthy placenta, not excised placental tumors or aborted placen...Cystic Fibrosis Conference Will Showcase Latest From Clinical Care To Basic Science
...early diagnosis in CF care? Long-term efficacy and safety of inhaled tobramycin (TOBI) in patients with CF Oct. 17, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., CFTR Structure & Function: PathophysiologicInsights & Novel Targets for Pharmacotherapies. CF researchers will present thelatest discoveries about the defective CFTR...Henney To Address Attendees At FDA Science Forum
...ches, diagnostics and detection methodologies, and safety and efficacy assessment. Regulatory issues related to standards, product quality and the impact of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA) will also be addressed. For more information, contact: AAPS, 703-548-3000, email: meetings@..."Health Of Hanford" Conference Gathers Diverse Audience To Review And Discuss Health Issues
...ive computer demonstration ofworkers' occupational safety and health hazards * ColumbiaRiver comprehensive impact statement The meeting issupported through funding from the National Institutes forOccupational Safety and Health. Cost for registration is$40, and a limited number of scholarships are available...AAPS Co-Sponsors FDA Science Forum
...ches, diagnostics and detection methodologies, and safety and efficacy assessment. The Forum will feature pl...issue engineering Vaccines New models/methods for safety and efficacy assessment Regulatory challenges Translating scientific advances into regulatory actio...Viral Vector Delivers Dystophin Gene To Mouse Muscle
...ore the U-M's dystrophin vectorcould be tested for safety and effectiveness in humans. Chamberlain and Jerr...edical Center, plan to begin testingthe vector for safety in humans in the spring of 1999. Dystrophin is a protein critical for normal maintenance of muscle ...New Drug "Cocktails" Prove Effective Against Hepatitis
...ition, "This combination therapy has an acceptable safety profile." Another study, presented at the AASLD Annual Meeting by Thierry Poynard, MD, of the Hepato Gastro Groupe Hospitale Pitie Salpetriere in Paris, examined the results of an International European trial of the Interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin c...Calcium Channel Blocker Slows Hardening Of Arteries In Some Key Arteries, But Not Others
...hat already had begun. There were no major safety concerns linked to use of amlodipine. Ward A. Riley, Ph.D., professor of neurology at Wake Forest, wasinvolved in the ultrasound analysis for the study....Salmonella Vaccine Now Available For Poultry
...nated by the chickens' immune system toassure food safety at processing. It is very specific for Salmonella ...issouri. "We are very excited about thisfirst food safety vaccine. It is our second USDA license, (the first was avaccine for swine, Argus™SC marketed by...UC Scientists Search For Alternatives For Methyl Bromide
...e job as methyl bromide, it will enhance worker safety and, from what we know of its atmospheric chemistry, its potential for contributing to ozone depletion is minimal," said Jim Sims, UC Riverside plant pathologist. Unlike methyl bromide, methyl iodide is injected into the soil as a liquid. Me...Genetically Engineered Mice Exhibit Anxiety, Offering Insight Into Role Of Serotonin In Brain
...ate the object, andspent more time in the relative safety of their nest. Because antidepressants such as Prozac stimulate 5-HT-1A receptors, amongothers, the researchers also sought to compare the behavior of the mutant micewith that of mice treated with antidepressant drugs. While they stress thatfurther s...Science-Based Decision Guide May Be Answer To EPA's Controversial Rule
...des wouldundermine global public confidence in the safety of the U.S. food supply. Ifplants are safe for human consumption, there is no reason to label them aspesticidal, creating unnecessary concern for consumers worldwide." As the consortium's views, articulated in "Appropriate Oversight forPla...