New roadside beautification concept studied
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Jul 17, 2008 |
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Travel America's highways or drive down any city street this summer and you'll probably see them. From small, manicured beds of flowers maintained by community volunteers to extensive landscaping projects ...
EPA releases report on climate change and health
Jul 17, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the U.S. The report, entitled "Analyses of the Effects ...
Consortium Established to Develop 'TransferJet' Wireless Technology
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Several major telecom giants today announced an agreement to form a consortium to develop specifications for "TransferJet" - a new interoperable wireless transfer technology that enables rapid transfer of high resolution ...
New protocol streamlines therapy that makes more kidney transplants possible
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A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center improves transplant rates and outcomes for patients awaiting living- and deceased-donor kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the July 17 issue of ...
RFID unlocks supply chain potential
Jul 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) promises to revolutionise retailing through advanced stock management, sophisticated promotions and supply chain optimisation. But cost-effective solutions have proved ...
NIAID will not move forward with the PAVE 100 HIV Vaccine Trial
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 17, 2008 |
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After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has determined ...
Vaccine for koala chlamydia close
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Professors Peter Timms and Ken Beagley from Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) said the vaccinated koalas, which are at Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, were mounting ...
Digital cameras, remote satellites measure crop water demand
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Horticultural crops account for almost 50% of crop sales in the United States, and these crops are carefully managed to ensure good quality. But more information is needed about the crops' growth and response ...
Too much, too little sleep increases ischemic risk in postmenopausal women
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Postmenopausal women who regularly sleep more than nine hours a night may have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Elderly falls cut by 11 percent with education and intervention
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Commonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of aging and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention ...
