Asteroid On Collision Course With Mars
Mars is in danger of being struck by an asteroid at the end of next month, astronomers have calculated....
Read Full Article
Square Feet: Developing Ports Of Many Modes
Momentum is building to expand the industrial market in New Jersey further, with an emphasis on development near shipping ports....
Read Full Article
Housebuilder Sale Sparks Family Feud
A FAMILY feud is brewing at one of Britain’s largest private companies after a group of shareholders at Miller Group, the housebuilding and construction empire, put its majority stake up for s...
Read Full Article
Economic View: The Fed Gets A New Job Description
The Treasury’s plan to overhaul the financial system includes the proposal to transform the Fed into a ’market stability regulator.?...
Read Full Article
Beyond The Black Mask
A major retrospective reveals the hidden face of Australia’s artistic outlaw....
Read Full Article

Health News

Albuquerque Has Renewal of Attacks on Abortion
2007-12-29 04:50 - A rash of attacks on abortion and family planning clinics has struck Albuquerque this month, the first such violence there in nearly a decade.

Aetna to End Payment for a Drug in Colonoscopies
2007-12-29 04:50 - Aetna is the latest insurer to clamp down on the use of a powerful anesthetic during an increasingly common form of colon cancer screening.

Searching for Similar Diagnosis Through DNA
2007-12-29 04:50 - Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.

Diabetes Testing Strips May Give Bad Readings
2007-12-28 06:01 - A unit of Bayer AG recalled diabetes test strips used with its Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter because they may result in 5 percent to 17 percent higher blood glucose readings, the Food and Drug Administration said. Bayer Diabetes Care said that the strips were produced on new equipment and that the company had fixed the problem. Fifty-three production lots were affected by the recall, totaling 230,000 bottles of strips, a Bayer spokeswoman said. Details about the strips? product code and lot numbers were posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s Web site, www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bayer12_07.html.

Fountain of Youth? Go Wash Your Face
2007-12-28 04:50 - Eight resolutions your skin will appreciate in the New Year.

New Law Allows Needle Exchanges in Washington
2007-12-28 04:50 - President Bush signed legislation lifting a ban that for nearly a decade has prevented city officials from using local tax money for needle exchange programs.

New Jersey Requires H.I.V. Test in Pregnancy
2007-12-28 04:50 - An H.I.V. test is about to become as routine as an ultrasound for pregnant women in New Jersey.

Promising Dystrophy Drug Clears Early Test
2007-12-28 04:50 - Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a drug that may eventually be used to treat children with a severe and fatal type of muscular dystrophy.

Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails
2007-12-27 06:01 - Alzheimer’s seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.

Hospitals Look to Nuclear Tool to Fight Cancer
2007-12-27 06:01 - A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of America’s health system, experts say.


 
i8news.com