ESA participating in UN's Montreal summit working for a better atmosphere
...work began on the Kyoto Inventory service for land cover mapping back in November 2002, well before the Kyoto Protocol had been ratified. The work being supported through the Agency's Data User Programme, imagery from satellites including ERS, Landsat, Proba and SPOT were utilised to produce forest maps, ...New research targets treatment for dementia and brain injuries
... Queensland-based institute, features on the front cover of the prestigious Washington-based Journal of Neuroscience. Dr Bull's and Professor Bartlett's research demonstrated adult mice produce multi-purpose, or progenitor, cells in the hippocampus. "The research suggests while progenitor cells in mice d...Hormone aldosterone is promising target for stroke treatment
...ogist and senior author of a review article on the cover of the November issue of Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. Despite better management of blood pressure the number-one risk factor for strokes stroke incidence is not declining and aging baby boomers likely will cause rates to spike, says Dr....Institute of Medicine news: Report on health care performance
...made substantial progress developing measures that cover important areas of clinical care, organizational p...-based starter set of existing measures that would cover care delivered in ambulatory, acute care, and long-term care settings and in dialysis centers. The ...As Montreal Conference considers deforestation issues, ESA presents space solution
...d world a responsibility to report changes in land cover influencing the amount of carbon stored on their t...ed Kyoto Inventory to develop satellite-based land cover mapping services to fulfil Kyoto reporting requirements, working with the responsible agencies in It...Medicare fraud settlement causes oncologists to lose income
...age Wholesale Price and included funds designed to cover the acquisition cost of cancer drugs plus administration-related overhead such as rent, personnel costs and bad debt. In 2005, as a result of the settlements against the pharmaceutical companies, Medicare shifted to Average Sales Price-based reimburs...Envisat sees smoke from Europe's worst peacetime fire
...nds blowing the smoke south-west and south-east to cover a large part of Southern England. On Monday morning firefighters began laying down 250 000 litres of foam to control the blaze, which is reported to be the largest industrial fire in Europe since 1945. The fire began with a series of explosions taki...MSG-2 will advance long-term monitoring of Earth's energy balance
...iscoverer Arthur C. Clarke a satellite is able to cover more than a quarter of the Earth's surface, and also moves at the same velocity as the rotating Earth, to remain hanging at the same spot in the sky relative to the ground. Such a fixed position means that day-to-night variations which throw up prob...Novel strategies needed to boost cancer clinical trial participation among blacks and Asians
...alifornia law that requires insurance companies to cover cancer clinical trials; and 36 percent agreed that if they had cancer and were asked to be in a clinical trial, they would be likely to consider participating. The study also found that people were more likely to consider participating in a clinical...Employers missing out on best financial benefits of preventive care
...re more likely than medium and small businesses to cover preventive services. Harris and colleagues suggest...found no single explanation why the states did not cover the service. "It really ranged from not even having it on the agenda -- which begs interesting quest...American Academy of Neurology names Advocate of the Year at leadership forum
...s on local, regional, and national levels. Courses cover media training, facilitating organizational change, and legislative advocacy training. Graduates from the Forum are then eligible for the mentorship program, an advanced leadership development track. Last year the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum ...Patient safety monitoring at Hopkins Hospital finds law of unintended consequences at work
...d act as a source of infection. An opaque plastic cover did not allow hospital staff to see through it to ensure that fluids were effectively flushed through and cleaned out between procedures. "Guarding against bloodstream infections is a daily battle in the hospital environment because patients are un...How Science Works and How Can It Inform Policy?
...ience, our country's leading science journal, will cover such topics as: What is a scientific theory and how are such theories tested? What constitutes a scientific proof? Is there such a thing as scientific fact? What is the role of probability in science and how do scientists deal with uncertainty? How d...Japan's ALOS in orbit: ESA will deliver its data to European researchers
...adiometer type-2 (AVNIR-2), designed to chart land cover and vegetation in visible and near infrared spectral bands. Observing in L-band wavelength, PALSAR will complement ESA radar instruments currently flying on ERS-2 and Envisat operating in C-band wave, and the European national missions TerraSAR-X an...Hypertension data may mask racial disparities among Hispanics
...The "protective effect" of being Hispanic does not cover black Hispanics, Borrell said. "The idealized Hispanic health advantage disappears when race is accounted for," she said. "We are ignoring the real health profile of Hispanics." The study is published in the February issue of the journal Ethnicity &...Evidence lacking for 'inflatable-pants' heart failure therapy
... expand its policy on external counterpulsation to cover heart failure or other cardiac conditions. Now, th...e most Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies do not cover ECP therapy for chest pain, Medicare and some other health insurers do. Mark said that, given the me...First long-duration mission for an ESA astronaut onboard the ISS
...y from scientific institutions across Europe, will cover the areas of human physiology, complex plasma physics and radiation dosimetry. Reiter will also be taking part in the commissioning of ESA-developed experiment facilities: the Pulmonary Function System, the European Microgravity Cultivation System an...SNM awards $30,000 for 2006 visiting physician/scientist grants
...n/Scientist Program Grant for China and India will cover travel and per diem costs. During a one- or two-week period, a visiting physician/scientist will spend time lecturing, training and consulting on molecular and nuclear imaging. Eligible applicants included clinical centers, hospitals, academic instit...Study shows AIDS drugs cost-effective, care underfunded
...ng down HIV treatment costs, they won't be able to cover those costs themselves indefinitely, Dr. Saag warned. Notwithstanding the promising findings on HAART's cost-effectiveness, "Providing drugs alone is not enough," he said. "We must focus now on creating appropriate incentives for providers to care fo...The dual functions of sight perception and action demonstrated for first time
...icle detailing their findings was published as the cover story in the journal Neuron. In the article, the researchers described how they were able to observe dissociation between dorsal and ventral activation patterns in the brains of participants who were shown video scenes of objects and actions directed...