Monthly Archives: January 2010

IB Biology Resource (Times Education Supplement)

This project was created with teachers in mind who first start teaching IB Biology. There may not be any direct colleagues to share or exchange knowledge with. The project follows the IB Biology syllabus and intends to be extremely user-friendly … Continue reading

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Anatomy of hate as magazine unleashes anti-Australian rage (Brisbane Times)

IT IS a magazine cover that will make the hearts of Australian university bosses and diplomats sink.

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Operation Medicine Cabinet postponed (Jacksonville Daily News)

Operation Medicine Cabinet has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions, according to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Department. A new date has not been set.

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Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald: Calming The Shen: A Chinese Medicine Approach To A Good Night’s Sleep (The Huffington Post)

When evaluating Shen, the Chinese Medicine practitioner is looking for the emotional state and presence (or lack) of radiance, calm, and balance. Chinese Medicine would call this “disturbed shen.”

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Frazer has three-point night as Medicine Hat triples Chilliwack 6-2 (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Joey Frazer had a goal and two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers tripled the Chilliwack Bruins 6-2 in Western Hockey League play Friday night.

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Use Of Traditional Chinese Medicine In The Management Of Urinary Stone Disease (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com – As we reviewed the best level of evidence concerning the use of Chinese medicine in urinary stone disease in the English language Literature to accomplish this paper, we also faced the barrier imposed by the lack of knowledge … Continue reading

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‘Petty cash’ theft at Beth Israel Family Medicine (Needham Times)

Money earmarked for “petty cash” related to patient co-payments was reportedly stolen from a lock box at Beth Israel Deaconess Family Medicine in Needham on Jan. 17, police said.

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Congressman Rothman secures 1.49M in federal dollars for EHMC’s bloodless medicine program (News-Medical-Net)

Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) will be the featured speaker at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center today, 1:00-2:00 pm. Congressman Rothman will announce the latest batch of federal funds, $1.49 million, for the Institute for Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Medicine … Continue reading

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Penn Medicine team heads to Haiti to provide expert medical care (News-Medical-Net)

At approximately 2:30 pm on Monday, January 25th “Penn Medicine Team One” — the first medical team from Penn Medicine to fly to Haiti to provide expert medical care — departed from the Philadelphia International Airport.

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Accelrys To Showcase Integrated Informatics, Modeling And Simulation Solutions At The Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference (Medical News Today)

Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, will participate in the CHI Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference being held at the Moscone North Convention Center in San Francisco, CA from February 3-5, 2010. Accelrys will … Continue reading

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KJCT8.com – Grand Junction, Montrose – Weather, News, Sports | Brazil’s Silva undergoes more medical tests (KJCT 8 Grand Junction)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Doctors say they are pleased with the results of additional medical tests on Brazil’s president and that he is cleared to return to his regular activities following a bout of high blood pressure last week.

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Fire burns through medical building in Farmington (WCSH 6 Portland)

FARMINGTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the cause of a fire at the Franklin County Memorial Medical building.

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Weekend Rounds: NI Medical Ltd. of Israel bringing technology, jobs to Akron (MedCity News)

Here are some of the top stories at MedCity News this week: ? Israeli medical device maker NI Medical Ltd. will open an office in the Akron Global Business Accelerator, likely during the first half of the year, where it … Continue reading

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Merck Receives European Approval For ELONVA® (corifollitropin Alfa Injection), A New Fertility Treatment (Medical News Today)

Merck & Co., Inc., which operates outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD, announced the European Commission (EC) approval of ELONVA® (corifollitropin alfa injection). ELONVA is indicated for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in combination with a GnRH antagonist for the … Continue reading

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Genetic contribution to human behaviour (Guardian Unlimited)

In his latest rant against genetics, Oliver James either does not understand, or ­wilfully misunderstands, the genetic basis of neurobiology, and purposefully overlooks huge swathes of scientific literature ( Nature v nurture – what are the latest genetic ­findings , 23 January). Despite the enormous … Continue reading

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Angry Flies Could Explain Human Aggression (redOrbit)

Caltech biologist David Anderson and his colleagues identify a brain chemical involved in promoting aggression in fliesRecently, biologist David Anderson set out to learn whether flies, like bees, can get angry–part of a broader effort to study how animal behavior … Continue reading

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2010 Award Recipients Announced By The Genetics Society Of America (Medical News Today)

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its five awards for distinguished service to the field of genetics. These awards represent sustained activity and contributions by members of the genetics community. The individuals who … Continue reading

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Stuff for parents and kids (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin)

See what’s happening in the area for parents and kids.

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DNA Samples, Fingerprints, Rape Kits Wait Months As State Lab Struggles More In Sunday’s Hartford Courant (Hartford Courant)

DNA Samples, Fingerprints, Rape Kits Wait Months As State Crime Lab Struggles With Backlog For nearly two years, the DNA samples connecting Ronald Brown to the rape of a teenage girl sat in the state police forensic laboratory while the … Continue reading

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New Way To Study How Enzymes Repair DNA Damage (Medical News Today)

Researchers at Ohio State University have found a new way to study how enzymes move as they repair DNA sun damage — and that discovery could one day lead to new therapies for healing sunburned skin. Ultraviolet (UV) light damages … Continue reading

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