The British National Space Centre and DMC join the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'
... every day. It is unique in that each satellite is independently owned and controlled by a separate nation, but all satellites have been equally spaced around a sun-synchronous orbit to provide a daily imaging capability. The satellites are: Alsat-1 from Algeria, Nigeriasat-1 from Nigeria, Bilsat-1 from Turkey, U...The therapeutic role of melatonin in cancer worthy of study
...ients, physicians and policy makers. Completion of independently conducted studies is required to confirm the efficacy and safety of melatonin in cancer treatment."...Prisoners should have access to proven HIV prevention methods
...s issue of The Lancet. Increased HIV-risk has been independently associated with imprisonment in a wide range of settings from Thailand to Canada. Putting injecting drug users in prison has major consequences for public health because of the potential for infectious disease transmission between drug-using inmates....New blood test may improve risk assessment for ischemic stroke in middle aged adults
...rds model, the study demonstrated that Lp-PLA2 was independently associated with ischemic stroke after adjusting for age, sex, race and confounders including LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, hs-CRP levels and blood pressure. Additionally, the effect of Lp-PLA2 in combination with CRP was highly...Distance from radiation therapy facility impacts breast cancer treatment
...to travel to get treatment at a radiation facility independently impacted BCSR usage. The odds of receiving BCSR fell significantly for every 5-mile increase in the distance to a radiation treatment facility. Consistent with other studies, researchers found that socioeconomic factors, such as lack of health insura...Scientists directly view immune cells interacting to avert autoimmunity
...ructive response after they and the T helper cells independently interact with dendritic cells. The mechanism of this protective effect remains a major immunology puzzle. The new study suggests that regulation may occur through direct or indirect modification of the critical antigen-presenting dendritic cells the...New study shows successful aging a question of 'mind over matter'
...e than 500 older Americans, age 60 to 98, who live independently within the community (i.e., do not live in a nursing home or assisted care facility). Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire including medical, psychological and demographic information. The sample was representative of national averag...Ninety-six percent of minimally invasive knee replacement patients leave same day, no complication
...harge, and explain how will be able to move around independently after surgery. After class with the nurse, patient...herapist. To be released, patients must be able to independently get in and out of bed, rise from a chair, walk 100 feet, and walk up and down a full flight of stair...Blocking previously unrecognized links between inflammatory systems could make COX-2 inhibitors safe
...already knew that COX-2 can produce prostaglandins independently of iNOS. But the Hopkins study showed that iNOS is responsible for about half the total amount of prostaglandins that COX-2 produces in response to stimuli that trigger inflammation. This demonstrated the close connection between these two systems, S...Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids unlikely to significantly reduce risk of cancer
...ober 2005, which met the study criteria. Reviewers independently abstracted detailed data about the incidence of cancer, the type of cancer, the number and characteristics of the patients, details on the exposure to omega-3 fatty acids, and the elapsed time between the intervention and outcome measurements. The r...Study: Hospitals rated top 5 percent have mortality rates 27 percent lower
...4. Methodology In its 2006 study, HealthGrades independently and objectively analyzed millions of Medicare patient records from fiscal years 2002, 2003 and 2004, for 26 medical procedures and diagnoses. To qualify for the list, hospitals were required to meet minimum thresholds in terms of patient volumes, qu...Poverty trumps race to explain poor prostate cancer outcomes
...els. Age, disease stage, and treatment method also independently impacted outcome. Prostate cancer, generally a slow growing malignancy with a good prognosis, is one of the most common cancers in men. However, the incidence and mortality rates have been shown to be racially disparate, with African-Americans at pa...Healthy pre-term infants show reduced lung function
...ounger than 12 weeks of age show prematurity to be independently associated with reduced lung function. Predictors ...le sex and lower gestational age significantly and independently associated with reduced flows in the preterm group. "The increased risk of wheezing, chronic cough a...Drug use linked to brain hemmorhage in young adults
...id. Most of the younger patients were able to live independently three to six months after their ICH, with only mild to moderate cognitive impairment that tends to improve over time, he said. Dr. Hoffmann said the degree and nature of disability at six months is now the focus of the extension of this study. "Inte...Brenner Children's Hospital researcher says PSA campaign about risky sexual behaviors a success
... PSAs on billboards and area TV and radio stations independently influenced them to talk with their children about sexual issues. Having positive attitudes about discussing these issues and already communicating with their teen(s) about sex also impacted whether parents intended to discuss these issues openly with...For some with partial spinal cord injury, two different therapies show positive results
...rity of individuals in group C became able to walk independently by six months following their injury, regardless of the therapy strategy (24 out of 26 treated with weight-supported treadmill therapy and 24 out of 26 treated with conventional overground mobility therapy). There was no statistical difference betwee...Newly discovered killer cell fights cancer
...th types of interferon proteins, normally secreted independently by NK and dendritic cells. He also found both NK and dendriticlike molecules on the surface of IKDCs. Housseau calculated that they account for about 10 percent of conventional dendritic cells in the spleen. IKDCs begin their lives behaving like an...Endocrinologist-directed intervention aimed at primary care physicians improves diabetes care
...is showed that feedback on performance contributed independently to the likelihood that a physician would intensify...ly indicated, and that intensification contributed independently to improved glucose levels. "To improve diabetes outcomes -- complications, death, and cost it's cr...Cutting-edge procedures cut costs, time associated with cardiac episodes
...terpretation to identify the STEMI waveform. They independently evaluated patients and brought 108 potential heart attack patients exhibiting the STEMI pattern directly to a primary PCI cardiac facility, bypassing the emergency room. Researchers compared these patients to a control group of 225 patients who were...Blood transfusions linked to increased mortality in patients suffering from cardiac episodes
...ifferences, transfusion of type A and AB blood was independently associated with increased mortality. On the whole, patients who died within five years of transfusion after catheterization were more likely to have lower baseline kidney function. In addition, they were also more likely to have catheterization ...