News tagged with traditional

FDA outlines path for lower-priced biotech drugs

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to review the first lower-cost versions of biotech drugs, expensive medications which have never before faced generic competition.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Homeless heavy drinkers imbibe less when housing allows alcohol

A study of a controversial housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink in their apartments found that during their first two years in the building residents cut their heavy ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Miracle tree' substance produces clean drinking water inexpensively and sustainably

A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

S.African rangers kill poachers in Kruger park

Authorities have killed two suspected poachers, arrested two others and found 11 rhino carcasses in the same area of South Africa's Kruger National Park in one week, a spokesman said Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 7

12 new flavonoids discovered in Kew tree

Scientists at Kew interested in the classification of legumes have been studying the chemistry of the Kentucky yellow-wood (Cladrastis kentukea). Evidence from DNA sequencing suggested that this species is ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Traditional Chinese medicine makes fertility treatments more effective: study

Traditional Chinese medicine has long been used to ease pain, treat disease, boost fertility, and prevent miscarriage. Known in the Western medical community by its acronym TCM, these traditional remedies include herbal preparations ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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Two randomized controlled trials highlight difficulties in treating migraines

Acupuncture and sham acupuncture appear equally effective in treating migraines, according to a clinical trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Philippines seizes butchered pangolins

Philippine wildlife authorities seized a huge shipment of meat and scales from up to a hundred slaughtered pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, officials said on Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

FDA orders safety studies of women's surgical mesh

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is ordering medical device manufacturers to study safety complications with surgical mesh widely used to repair women's pelvic problems.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China city tightens control of microblogs

Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genetic study of black chickens shed light on mechanisms causing rapid evolution in domestic animals

The genetic changes underlying the evolution of new species are still poorly understood. For instance, we know little about critical changes that have happened during human evolution. Genetic studies in domestic animals can ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China extends microblog rules to south: report

China is extending rules requiring microblog users to register under their real names to Guangdong, state media said Thursday, after a spate of violent protests in the southern province.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beijing orders microbloggers to register real names

Beijing city authorities on Friday issued new rules requiring microbloggers to register their real names before posting online, as the Chinese government tightens its grip on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A simple clip could increase quality of life for thousands of patients with a common heart problem

The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) recently conducted the first clinical procedure in Canada using the MitraClip system, which is designed to treat patients suffering from mitral valve ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists examine toxicity of medicinal plants in Peru

Many developing countries rely on traditional medicine as an accessible and affordable treatment option for human maladies. However, until now, scientific data has not existed to evaluate the potential toxicity of medicinal ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2