Owning too much company stock puts workers' retirement at risk
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Congress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert says.
Business 101: Must Apple discuss CEO Jobs' health?
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- This week, Apple Inc. wasn't shy about touting the sales of its latest mobile device. But the company didn't say anything confirming reports from over the weekend that co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant ...
Hunting ways to protect babies when mom drinks
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part ...
Fighting TB might be a matter of 'flipping a switch' in immune response
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Scientists are focusing on a new concept in fighting airborne pathogens by manipulating what is called the "switching time," the point at which a highly regulated immune response gives way to powerful cells that specialize ...
Carb synthesis sheds light on promising tuberculosis drug target
Jun 22, 2009 |
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A fundamental question about how sugar units are strung together into long carbohydrate chains has also pinpointed a promising way to target new medicines against tuberculosis.
Larvae shun the light
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Drosophila larvae avoid light during the foraging stage of their development. Research published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that both 5-HT (serotonergic) and corazonergic neurons have a role in reg ...
Bypass surgery has long-term benefits for children with Kawasaki disease
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Coronary artery bypass surgery provides long-term benefits for children whose hearts and blood vessels are damaged by Kawasaki disease, Japanese researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Deaths from heart disease in Canada decreased 30 percent: 10-year national study
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Rates of death and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease declined 30% over a 10-year period in Canada, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pgE118.pdf, pointing to successful efforts to prevent heart disease, ...
Older men with breathing problems during sleep more likely to have irregular heartbeats
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...
Intensive in-hospital support doubles likelihood of smoking cessation in heart patients
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Patients admitted to hospital with coronary artery disease are twice as likely to quit smoking after receiving intensive smoking cessation support compared to minimal support, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical As ...
Geographic profiling applied to track hunting patterns of white sharks in South Africa
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Predation is one of the most fundamental and fascinating interactions in nature, and sharks are some of the fiercest predators on Earth. However, their hunting pattern is difficult to study because it is rarely ...
