AIDS toll in African heartland isn't always what people think
...m. A widow left to head a household not only faces bleak chances of remarrying, but African asset distribution often shuts women out, Weber said. In a place where possession is nine tenths of the law, unfarmed land is more likely to be lost. A better understanding of the dynamics of family loss can both be...University of Pittsburgh approach has lung recipients taking far fewer drugs
... usually results in organ failure and death. These bleak outcomes have motivated us to introduce an approach that we hope will enhance long-term survival, reduce the rates of complications associated with these drugs and improve quality of life," said Dr. McCurry, who also is director of lung and heart-lun...Breast cancer patients suffer through communication failure
...early 1,000 women with breast cancer has painted a bleak picture of the quality of communication between he... Engel concluded: "Although these findings paint a bleak picture, it is vital to realise that much can be done to rectify the situation. In contrast to impro...Mayor Bloomberg proclaims March 11th 'NYU Downtown Hospital'
...dertaken by a U.S. hospital. Amid the avalanche of bleak news from ground zero at the World Trade Center, the Hospital became known to the world as the little hospital that could, emerging as an island of hope in a sea of chaos. Just three blocks from the disaster site, medical staff and volunteers worked ...Study: Ripped aortas kill often, but new knowledge may aid survival
...u don't get skilled help - or even if you do. That bleak reality is the central conclusion from new results in a major international study of the phenomenon. But the data also seem to give some clues that could help cut the death toll. In several talks and posters being presented at the annual Scienti...Scientists declare global warming and human impacts are combining destructive forces on coral reefs
...d that, barring major reforms, "coral reefs face a bleak future." The panel called upon the nations of the world to reduce their emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Panel representative Yossi Loya, professor at Tel Aviv University and winner of the International Society for Reef Studies 2000 Darw...