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... over the next 30/40 years. We also know that most states are experiencing a great deal of fiscal pressure in their Medicaid programs. This pressure is substantially a result of steady increases in the cost of long-term care (LTC) services for older people, mainly for nursing home care. November 21 at 3:3...Drought in the West linked to warmer temperatures
Severe drought in western states in recent years may be linked to climate warming trends, according to new research led by scientists from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University to be posted October 7 on Science magazine's website, www.sciencemag.org . This r...Electronics recycling made easy
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...os and not included in the approved lines. Several states also are considering funding a wider array of stem cell research. In the absence of federal regulations to govern broader stem cell research, a committee of the National Academies' National Research Council and Institute of Medicine is developing vol...Texas universities expanding new information network
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...tional Academies published a study this year which states that "To date, no adverse health effects attributed to genetic engineering have been documented in the human population." Furthermore they found that genetically engineered foods and traditionally bred food crops present similar risks. The report c...Study in Royal Society journal on how relationship status influences sex ratios
...lation of secret key and entanglement from quantum states by Dr I Devetak and Dr A Winter Sharing a secret with someone else means two things; first, to be perfectly correlated (you have to agree on the information); second, to be perfectly decorrelated from your enemy, the eavesdropper. Neither of these...Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
...tional Academies published a study this year which states that "To date, no adverse health effects attributed to genetic engineering have been documented in the human population." Furthermore they found that genetically engineered foods and traditionally bred food crops present similar risks. The report c...Mollusk research center will propagate endangered species
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...tional Academies published a study this year which states that "To date, no adverse health effects attributed to genetic engineering have been documented in the human population." Furthermore they found that genetically engineered foods and traditionally bred food crops present similar risks. The report c...Novartis receives European marketing authorization for Emselex(R)
...overactive bladder (OAB) in all 25 European member states as well as Norway and Iceland. "The approval of Emselex will provide many people in Europe who experience OAB symptoms a safe and effective new treatment option," said Jrg Reinhardt, Global Head of Development, Novartis Pharma AG. "Emselex has an exc...Mail-order drugs exposed to extreme heat become less effective
... other prescriptions delivered in the extreme-heat states of the Southwest are not the only medications at risk. Any situation that exposes a drug, particularly those with gelatin capsules or containing powder, to excessive temperatures may put a patient at risk for consuming altered medication. In 2003...Scientists raise concerns about second wave of 'mad cow' prion infection
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...AS didn't know they had distant relatives in other states with the same condition. Interviewing hundreds of patients in divergent regions of the country, Hoffman said he found a similar story that had been passed along through the years. "One older family member told me that the disease started with...Down Syndrome protein reduces tumor growth
...ndothelial cell dysfunction underlies many disease states in humans, including--but certainly not limited to...d a reduced risk for solid tumors and inflammatory states such as atherosclerosis may eventually be used for therapeutic gain in non-Down syndrome patients. "...Visualizing the end of the human genome
... part of the time," Cech said. "There may be other states of the telomere, as well, but we think this is right where the action is." ...A genetic difference at the opiate receptor gene affects a person's response to alcohol
...tive intoxication, stimulation, sedation, and mood states at baseline and at each of the three BAC levels. Results indicate that individuals with the G allele had higher subjective feelings of intoxication, stimulation, sedation, and happiness across trials as compared to participants with the A allele. ...