Archive: 09/22/2009
How safe are e-cigarettes?
Tonya Moraffah takes a deep drag on her cigarette, feels the soothing surge of nicotine and explains what extinguished her 30-year, pack-a-day smoking habit.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Surgery residents satisfied with training, concerned with confidence, career motivation
A survey of nearly 4,500 general surgery residents finds that the majority are satisfied with their training and relationships with faculty and peers, but also indicated concerns regarding motivations for pursuing surgical ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Intel Atom Processor Developer Program for Mobile Devices to Spur New Wave of Applications
To encourage the creation of innovative applications for Intel Atom processor-based products, Intel Corporation today launched the Intel Atom Developer Program for independent software vendors (ISVs) and developers.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Organ donors -- and recipients -- are aging
At 84 years old, Juan Guano would seem an unlikely candidate for a kidney transplant.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Therapeutic nanoparticles give new meaning to sugar-coating medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Study: Medical school students post unprofessional content online
A majority of medical schools surveyed report they have experienced incidents of students posting unprofessional content online, including incidents involving violation of patient confidentiality, with few schools having ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Nano-ruler sets some very small marks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a new ruler, and even for an organization that routinely deals in superlatives, it sets some records. Designed to be the most accurate commercially available "meter ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Florida man in hospital after dangerous amoeba infection
A 22-year-old Orlando-area man is hospitalized after being infected with the same deadly amoeba that killed three boys in 2007, according to the Orange County, Fla., Health Department.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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New Nanochemistry Technique Encases Single Molecules in Microdroplets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Inventing a useful new tool for creating chemical reactions between single molecules, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have employed microfluidics -- the manipulation ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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New beryllium reference material for occupational safety monitoring
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to court
(AP) -- Eminem's music publisher wants a bigger slice from Apple. Eight Mile Style LLC and a co-plaintiff, Martin Affiliated LLC, are suing Apple Inc., claiming they never authorized the use of 93 songs in ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Diamonds May Be the Ultimate MRI Probe, Say Quantum Physicists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Diamonds, it has long been said, are a girl's best friend. But a research team including a physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently found that the gems ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Dutch help California's Bay Area plan for sea level rise
How to plan for sea level rise, a still-abstract concept for many Californians, drew serious consideration from engineers, designers and urban planners from Holland and the U.S. at a symposium held on Monday.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Where physician completed obstetrical residency may provide quality-of-care indicator
A ranking of obstetrics and gynecology training programs based on the maternal complication rates of their graduates' patients found these rankings consistent across individual types of complications, suggesting that these ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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High-School Student Discovers Strange Astronomical Object
(PhysOrg.com) -- A West Virginia high-school student analyzing data from a giant radio telescope has discovered a new astronomical object -- a strange type of neutron star called a rotating radio transient.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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