9/11 search-and-rescue dogs exhibit few effects from exposure to disaster sites
...rently have evidence of adverse effects, continued surveillance is still warranted," Otto said. Since there was a concern about airborne pollutants, such as asbestos, Otto and her colleagues also examined X rays taken of the dogs. The examinations showed no apparent lung abnormalities. While it usually takes...Snakehead in your inbox? Welcome to the nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert System
...ans are particularly vulnerable because underwater surveillance is certainly more difficult than monitoring land. We anticipate that this tool will be quite useful to the wildlife management community." Before the alert gets to your inbox, the information is checked against the National Nonindigenous Aquatic Spe...Nucleic acid-amplification testing further safeguards nation's blood supply
...lready extremely low, in part because of increased surveillance and improved testing," said Barbara Alving, M.D., ...ilitates our ability to conduct ongoing and timely surveillance of the nation's blood supply." NAT also makes it possible to identify persons in the very early ...Study narrows search for genes placing men at increased risk for prostate cancer
...y men with susceptibility genes, we can target our surveillance to them and identify their cancers much earlier. Early-stage treatment is far more beneficial in prostate cancer," she says. In addition, she noted, prostate cancers in men who possess susceptibility genes tend to be more aggressive--and more ofte...JCI table of contents, 16 August, 2004
...umors early in their development. One tumor immune surveillance mechanism utilizes the fact that a specific molecu...ent of the means to evade the MIC activated immune surveillance system may be a mechanism for prostate cancer progression, that soluble MIC measurement may be a use...MICs shed light on prostate cancer
...umors early in their development. One tumor immune surveillance mechanism utilizes the fact that a specific molecu...ent of the means to evade the MIC activated immune surveillance system may be a mechanism for prostate cancer progression, that soluble MIC measurement may be a use...Education, monitoring vital for sport-fish eaters
...its, says Cole, and emphasize the need for ongoing surveillance of fishing grounds, updated education about contaminant levels and personal awareness of the number of fish meals consumed. Anyone eating 100 fish meals or more annually should pay careful attention to the type and source of the fish they choose....Study by Tufts biologist provides window into progression of some degenerative diseases
... damage and, if so, whether the cell activates the surveillance system that facilitates repair (called the "DNA da...d repeats are particularly vulnerable and if their surveillance mechanism fails for any reason they will probably die. This is important because cell death is a hal...Mapping the evolution of a virus
...earchers involved in vaccine development and viral surveillance programs for influenza, and potentially for other pathogens such as Hepatitis C and HIV as well, to quantify and visualize the evolution of these viruses. It can assist in monitoring antigenic differences among vaccine and circulating viral strains,...New study confirms process leading to disorder causing male characteristics in women
...an steroid responses could have occurred after our surveillance had ended. Nonetheless, the observations suggest that ovarian steroidogenesis during the normal follicular phase is influenced by integrated LH stimulation and does not vary acutely to changes in LH pulse mass. This contrasts with acute P responses t...Tigecycline - antibiotic evaluated in surveillance trial
...d Surveillance Trial (T.E.S.T.), a global in vitro surveillance study for tigecycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic...NYSE: WYE). "T.E.S.T. is likely one of the largest surveillance studies of its kind ever undertaken. The trial will evaluate the activity of tigecycline against a ...Other highlights in the May 19 JNCI
... and lead to the creation of better prevention and surveillance strategies, the authors suggest. Contact: Sverine Ciancia, INSERM-Universit d'Evry, 33 1 44 23 60 86, ciancia@tolbiac.inserm.fr Researchers Find Clues to Vitamin E's Anticancer Abilities Some studies have shown that vitamin E, a mixture of tocoph...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...as potential usefulness for clinical diagnosis and surveillance of SARS virus in developing countries, as it does not require the use of sophisticated equipment or skilled personnel." (H.T. Cam Thai, M.Q. Le, C.D. Vuong, M. Parida, H. Minekawa, T. Notomi, F. Hasebe, K. Morita. 2004. Development and evaluation o...Emory scientists receive NIH MIDAS grant for computer modeling of infectious diseases
...ll examine the effectiveness of policies including surveillance and containment, vaccination, medical treatment and the closing of key institutions. They will adapt their model for smallpox, SARS, pandemic influenza and other possible bioterrorism agents or naturally occurring diseases. They also will investigate...Computer modeling targets epidemics, bioterror
...ll examine the effectiveness of policies including surveillance and containment, vaccination, medical treatment and the closing of key institutions. They will adapt their model for smallpox, SARS, pandemic influenza and other possible bioterrorism agents or naturally occurring diseases. They will also investigate...American Lung Association's 2004 State of the Air report ranks cities and counties with dirty air
... report uses data from a new, national air-quality surveillance network to go beyond its traditional analysis of smog, or ozone air pollution, to include particle pollution. Produced by power plant emissions, diesel exhaust and wood burning, among other sources, particle pollution can be dangerous when it reache...HIV finds new way to play hide and seek
...mune cells, thus concealing itself from the body's surveillance system and resulting in faster progression to AIDS, report Philip Goulder and colleagues in The Journal of Experimental Medicine. This has important implications for design of the long-sought-after vaccine for HIV. When someone is infected with HI...Pioneering flu researcher wins major Imperial scientific award
...e than 20 million people. Researchers at outbreak surveillance centres around the world hope that knowledge of the structure will provide valuable clues in determining whether new variants of the virus have killer potential. Imperial's Rector Sir Richard Sykes says: "As global monitoring centres remain on high a...Other highlights in the February 18 issue of JNCI
...nd that aspirin therapy with or without endoscopic surveillance was both more effective (in terms of quality-adjusted life years) and cost less than no therapy or just endoscopic surveillance, respectively. Contacts: Aspirin and Hodgkin's lymphoma: Kevin Myron, Harvard School of Public Health, 617-432-3952, ...Surveillance and containment would be effective intervention against deliberate smallpox attack
...pox, the current government policy of post-release surveillance and containment, if quickly implemented, would be ... would result in fewer cases and deaths than would surveillance and containment, the researchers concluded that an increased rate of vaccine-related serious illness...