New base for North American cancer screening pioneers
A North American business specialising in pioneering skin cancer and sun-dam...m excited to see that the future success of the UK business will help to make a significant contribution to the decrease in skin cancer, which has one of the fa...Researchers discover 'window on the brain' that could help treat disorders
...S). The new company will function as a subsidiary business unit of Electrical Geodesics (EGI) , a private entity owned by Tucker and Bunnenberg, with partial ownership by the University of Oregon. It's a structure that Bunnenberg says is as innovative as the product. "The partnership will expedite the comme...Neurology Now, patient magazine of American Academy of Neurology, wins national award
... in education, skills training, standards setting, business and social innovation, knowledge creation, citizenship and community service. "Neurology Now truly embodies the spirit of the Associations Advance America campaign. It is an honor and an inspiration to showcase this activity as an example of the many...Sunshine mapping from space means brighter solar energy future
...s question is at the heart of many weather-related business activities: solar power and the wider energy secto...n satellite. Integrating this information with the business practices of solar energy managers is the objective of the ENVISOLAR project (Environmental Informat...Could reality TV save academic medicine?
...l research, training and service became commercial business activities. But, although overall efficiency and e...emic medicine is to remain a leading player in the business of health, it has to do better," concludes one author....Northwestern Memorial named among '100 Most Wired Hospitals' for sixth consecutive year
...the areas of safety and quality; customer service; business processes; workforce; and public health and safety. In this year's survey, hospital CIOs stated that information technology has a key role in both targeted safety efforts and overall systemic improvement to quality and patient safety. According to ...Accessible technology and rehab medicine help Americans with disabilities in today's work force
... the use of computers for the conduct of commerce, business and communications," said Dr. Bill Crounse, global healthcare industry manager for Microsoft. "When large numbers of people are unable to use computers due to injury, illness or the effects of aging, they are also excluded from jobs and from contribu...Swamped city: New Orleans and nature
... they initially attempted to force individuals and business to find ways to send their sewage out of the city by routing it into the river. These efforts led to the creation of a "metropolitan style" system of drainage and sewage. Organizations were also created to help tackle drainage and sewage problems. O...Malpractice litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent health care
...ntil changes in compensation arrangements create a business case for quality, providers will continue to provide low-quality care to many patients, and the health-care sector will under-perform the rest of the economy." Earlier this year, Congress considered a measure to cap non-economic damages to victims of...Livelihoods under siege in Darfur
...ple literally cannot travel to conduct their basic business and they fear for their lives." "A brutal counter-insurgency on the part of the Government of Sudan against rebel groups in Darfur has had horrific repercussions for civilians, and has left many of the towns in Darfur in a state of siege, cutting pe...NJIT entrepreneurs demonstrate their inventions for science commission
...cluded: Vincent Sette, executive vice president of business for Mail Call, Larry Gardner, chief executive offi...t of the lab and into the marketplace. A high-tech business incubator housed in a trio of Newark buildings, the EDC provides office and lab space, financial hel...Proteome Systems raises $10m through a private placement to institutional and professional investors
...op opportunities in its Diagnostics & Therapeutics business which it believes provide the best prospects for significant near term commercial returns. The Company will accelerate the development of its rapid diagnostic test for active tuberculosis. This will build on local and international support received ...Northwestern Memorial named one of '100 Best Places for Working Mothers'
...xperience first-hand the value of flexibility as a business imperative." To apply for the Working Mother 100 Best, Northwestern Memorial provided Working Mother magazine with detailed information on eight areas of work/life including: childcare, culture, flexibility, parental leave, women's advancement, tot...Mars breaks new ground in heart health with Cocoavia
... is the first product to be launched under the new business unit, Mars Nutrition for Health & Well-Being. The new division is charged with developing new foods, snacks, beverages and lifestyle support to better serve the nutritional well-being needs of the consumer. It's in the Flavanols While flavanol...Academic medical centers face multiple challenges for conducting medical research
...cross-agency initiative to identify more efficient business models and to streamline agency requirements for federally sponsored research, giving rise to some hope that the federal government will at least partially restore the balance of responsibility that formerly characterized the historic federal-academi...Output of e-Science project helps GSK speed up drug discovery
... opportunities for using KDE in other areas of its business including screening molecules for particular activity and genetic research. KDE has been developed for the commercial market by InforSense, a spin-out company from the Department of Computer Science at Imperial College, London. Designed to require l...What the news and the movies leave out: Behind the scenes of disaster aid
...alker, must examine both disaster response and the business of funding, planning and delivering global aid which is inextricably linked to the media, international trade and political agendas. In a related article from British Medical Journal, Walker and his colleagues elaborate on deficiencies and challeng...MCW Research Foundation licenses invention for stroke treatment
...tinues efforts to strengthen its prescription drug business through expansion of its novel original research and development and active collaboration with domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies....Orlando meeting highlights work about making systems, tools, and products safe and easy to use
...f major relevance for the public, legislators, and business leaders. Below are abstracts on just a few of these topics. To obtain copies of the papers noted below, request a press pass to the meeting, or reach the speakers, contact Lois Smith (310/394-1811, lois@hfes.org , in Orlando: 407/503-3000). DISASTE......successful to run out in the near future, with our business plan being to launch up to two per year. We have assurances from the Russian government that the Rockots will be good to fly until at least 2015, and envisage that could be prolonged to 2020 or later." Meanwhile new Breeze-KM upper stages are built ...