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Vanishing bile duct syndrome secondary to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:32AMVanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is an important cause of jaundice, and results from destruction of bile ducts in the liver. However, this syndrome is rare in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Nevirapine, an anti-retroviral that is being increasingly used, was implicated as the cause of VBDS in a patient described in a recent report.
How to detect malnutrition in patients effectively? Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:31AMMalnutrition is a common problem in patients with cancer and is associated with a poor outcome. The assessment of nutritional status and its evaluation plays an important role in tailoring nutritional support. A study from South Korea evaluates the relationships between objective and subjective nutritional assessment of gastric cancer patients and suggests that a specific tailored nutritional ...
SPOTLIGHT Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:21AMSaxon Attends Women's Leadership Program
SA signs astronomy agreement Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:19AMSA has signed the agreement to host the International Astronomical Union's Office for Astronomy Development.
Ballot measure tests health care law Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:22AMMore than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law.
Grant helps Birmingham City Schools teachers prepare students in advanced courses Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:39AMNearly 200 middle and high school teachers took part in four-day training program
Obituaries - July 30, 2010 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:21AMRuth E. Ball, 92, died on July 22, 2010 at the Rosenthal Hospice in Stamford of natural causes. Ball was born Feb. 12, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pa. to Robert Anton and Antonetta Anton . She grew up in Miami Fla., and graduated from Miami High School . She attended the University of Miami , and graduated with a bachelor of science degree.
Upton sculls her way to Berkley Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:14AMRachel Upton graduated from Staples in June and will be rowing for Division I University of California at Berkeley. Photo: Contributed photo / CT Rachel Upton has developed into one of the top rowers in the area.
Task force seeks to reduce abuse of pills, heroin Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:58PMLeaders have launched a task force to cut prescription drug and heroin abuse. And they want the community to join the effort.
Group to hand out collection bags for unused medications Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:58PMMore than two-thirds of the people who get hooked on pain pills get their drugs from family or friends, according to Precia Stuby, director of the Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services board.
Riverdale seeks extra income tax Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:57PMMOUNT BLANCHARD -- Voters in the Riverdale School District will be asked to approve an additional half-percent income tax in November.
Andy Knox’s Olympic achievement Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:15PMWhen Andy Knox stood before 1,200 Olympic athletes, civic leaders, officials and volunteers at a ceremonial dinner last year marking the 25th anniversary of the 1984 Games, he brought full circle his deep involvement in one of the most successful events in both Olympic and Los Angeles’ history.
Residents’ group opposes trails and agriculture in Miquon wildlife habitat Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:04PMA group of Whitemarsh Township residents have banded together to lobby against a proposal to put in trails and experimental commercial gardens in East 33, the township’s newly acquired 33-acre parcel in Miquon, and the adjacent Philadelphia-owned 76-acre Manatawna Farm, half of which is in Whitemarsh.
Earth’s movement now recorded locally Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:03PMIf the earth moves in Alabama next year, it will be well documented. Students and scientists from the University of Alabama and Auburn University are jointly placing 23 highly sensitive seismic stations around the state as part of a national study of the inner earth.
Ignore at your own risk: Panel offers new food rules Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:01PMEvery five years the American public gets a newly tweaked directive on what we're supposed to be eating And every five years the American public largely ignores it.
New technology catches autism earlier Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:32PMKU research shows vocalizations can help diagnose autism in children as young as one year old.
Grads, babies doing better Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:41AMMississippi is showing improvement in education and infant mortality, according to a national report released today. The Annie E. Casey Foundation 2010 Kids Count data book showed that Mississippi had fewer teens who were out of school without a diploma and more babies who survived their first year.
Coastal Leaders Support Mabus' Move on Existing Plans to Restore America's Wetland Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:00AMCall for immediate funding of Louisiana's approved restoration plans
Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls in Nanotech Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:36AMTim Harper has been covering what he describes as the “Death of UK Nanotech” over at his TNTLog and I hope it serves as a cautionary tale to other regions of the world on the pitfalls of certain nanotechnology development strategies.
Bank donates $50,000 to health complex Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:33AMThe North Platte Telegraph The North Platte Community College Health Complex has received a $50,000 boost, thanks to a donation to the NPCC Foundation from NebraskaLand National Bank.
In The Papers 27 July Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:27AMGovernment plans rural broadband scheme | O2 apologises for BlackBerry outage | EU launches IBM antitrust probes iPhone 'jailbreaking' now legal in US | ARM results beat market expectations
Business News Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:55AMDelta Dental to present health seminar for businesses
Medical calendar for July 28 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:52AMBlood drives BLOOD DRIVES: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 28 at St. Charles County Department of Workforce Development, 212 Turner Blvd. in St. Peters; 1-5 p.m. July 29 at Paric Corp., 1001 Boardwalk in O'Fallon. Sponsored by the American Red Cross.
Obama honors South Plantation High science teacher for unorthodox classroom style Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:48AMWhen eating California rolls with wooden chopsticks sparks a debate about deforestation and tuna fishing, or cutting cake turns into a coal mine excavation, you know you're in the classroom of Allan Phipps.
Coming up in Harding, the Chesters, Mendhams and Washington Twp. Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:47AMMONDAY, July 26 A program on end of life decisions is planned for noon at the Washington Township Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Road, Long Valley. Discussion topics will include, autonomy, informed consent, living wills, do not resuscitate orders and more. A complimentary luncheon will be served. Call (908) 876-3596 or go to www.wtpl.org and sign up under Adult ...
Virtual worlds pioneer, Duke professor Julian Lombardi to address LTW event Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:31AMRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Dr. Julian Lombardi , one of the earliest pioneers in 3-D technology for the Internet and web, will be the guest speaker for Local Tech Wire’s Executive Exchange event on July 28.
Tech High students complete roof invention Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:14AMA team of student inventors from Washington County Technical High School recently completed its Color-Changing Roof invention.
AIDS 2010 Media Analysis Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:40AMAhead of the final day of the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010 on Friday, a New York Times analysis piece reports that growing concerns over funding for HIV/AIDS have dominated the focus of the conference. According to the newspaper, this has affected "organizers' efforts to get publicity for the Vienna Declaration, which calls for drug users to be spared arrest and offered clean needles ...
Class of 2010 — Delaware County Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:31AMDELAWARE COUNTY
No name expected from leak probe Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:27AMPrime Minister John Key does not expect to be told who leaked Government information despite an extensive inquiry by State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie.Cabinet papers on the stocktake of minerals in conservation estate and...
After fighting for Ph.D., some wondering why Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:19AMLOS ANGELES - Some students who get their doctorates dream of heading to another university to begin their careers as tenure-track professors.
Early trek into tech Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:28AMCollege is just around the corner for high school senior Mary Rose Weber and deciding a major is at the top of the 17-year-old Apple Valley student's list.
Schools notebook // Flanagan to fill board vacancy Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:11AMThe School Board voted July 6 to appoint former member Peggy Flanagan to fill a vacancy on the board. Flanagan was the youngest-ever member and first Native American elected to the School Board when she served 2005–2009. She left the board after one term without running for re-election.
Autism Speaks and Woodstock united Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:56PMAutism Speaks and Woodstock Foundation Palm Beach Chapter work together for autism research.
Fall River Rotary Club awards scholarships Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:56PMThe Fall River Rotary Club has awarded $6,600 in scholarships to seven students out of 46 applicants. The high school graduates exemplify the club’s commitment to service above self. One thousand came from the Edmund Farinha Fund and $5,600 from the Fall River Rotary Foundation, which is supported by fundraisers each year.
Stormy weather puts damper on research Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:46PMThe wet weather may be a welcome change for some after the hot streak but for scientists studying space in the Magdalena Mountains it is a major inconvenience.
New supercomputer at ORNL to be used for climate research Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:00PMOAK RIDGE - With the recent arrival of a Cray XT6 supercomputer that will be used exclusively for climate research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory now houses the top computers of three federal agencies - the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
Federal Register relaunching Web site to make it easier to navigate Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:00PMEager to boost public participation and awareness of the federal rule-making process, the Obama administration will relaunch the Federal Register's Web site Monday with a design resembling a newspaper Web site. Federal Register - United States - Education - Colleges and Universities - Law
Iowa becoming bio-renewables giant Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:41AMIowa is rapidly becoming the development capital of the nation for the replacement of petroleum-based chemicals with bio-based chemicals.
Undergrads to display research at UI conference Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:30AMMore than 150 of the nation’s brightest students will showcase their work at a research conference at the University of Iowa this week.
Luistro bats for his teachers Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:25AMDON’T expect P’Noy’s first SONA (State of the Nation Address) later today to paint a rosy picture. So far, just about everywhere he and his intrepid band look, they see problems and more problems. Expect the President to tell it like it is.
Most Birmingham classrooms not using XO laptops much, but supporters urge not giving up on them Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:09AMStudy: Only a fifth of Birmingham students use the laptops much.
Business digest: Cace elected education foundation chairwoman Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:36AMCathy Cace, co-owner of Johnny Cace's Seafood and Steakhouse in Longview, has been elected chairwoman of the Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation.
High-speed 'Science and Education Internet' for India by Aug Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:12AMIndia will be connected to a very high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' through an international networking by next month, a senior official of the network said.
military news Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:37AMROTC awards
High-speed 'Science and Education Internet' for India by Aug Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:02AMA very high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' is being connected to India through international Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development and the networking process will be completed in August in 2010, Dr Greg Cole, Director and Principal Investigator of the network said.
Happenings Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 2:13AMSATURDAY, JULY 24
Driving over potholes "can save fuel" Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:19AMDriving over potholes could in the future cut fuel consumption thanks to a revolutionary new shock absorber.
The Accidental Giant of Higher Education Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:17AMNANCY L. ZIMPHER, the new chancellor of the State University of New York, is a woman with a plan. From 1998 to 2003, when she was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, it was "The Milwaukee Plan." From 2003 to May 2009, when she was president of the University of Cincinnati, it was "UC/21."
Americans With Disabilities Act Reaches 20th Anniversary Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 8:03AMFRIDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- As the nation prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Monday, a new survey finds that the law has not made meaningful progress in improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.