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Preventing a pandemic: Study suggests strategies for containing a flu outbreak
Though quick to caution about the many things that could go wrong, researchers say that it may be possible to contain a Southeast Asian outbreak of avian influenza in humans, buying precious time for the production of a vaccine. view more (2005-08-04)
Ideal weight varies across cultures, but body image dissatisfaction pervades
Different cultures have different standards and norms for appropriate body size and shape, which can effect how children perceive their body image. view more (2007-10-24)
Genetic Analysis of Asian Elephants in India Reveals Some Surprises
Researchers in India and from The Earth Institute at Columbia University have discovered that one of the few remaining populations of Asian elephants in India is actually two genetically distinct groups. view more (2005-12-20)
Biologists find jumbo welfare problems in zoo elephants
Zoo elephants are stressed and unhealthy, with a massively reduced life expectancy, according to Oxford University biologists Dr Ros Clubb and Dr Georgia Mason. In an independent report released today [Wednesday 23 October], they call for zoos to stop importing and breeding elephants until they can prove that their welfare problems are completely... view more... (2002-10-21)
Study evaluates factors associated with racial disparities in colon cancer screening
Blacks and Hispanics appear less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening than whites because of socioeconomic, health care access and language barriers, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, other factors may contribute to screening disparities experienced by... view more... (2008-06-24)
Transported Black Carbon a Significant Player in Pacific Ocean Climate
Soot and other particulate pollution from Asian sources make up more than 75 percent of black carbon transported at high altitudes, according to a Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego-led study. view more (2007-03-15)
Asian Soybean Rust found in Virginia, but not a threat to current crop
Asian Soybean Rust was detected in a commercial soybean field in Chesapeake, Va.., and in a sentinel plot Suffolk, Va., on October 14. view more (2006-10-23)
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences 2002 for Lonnie G. Thompson
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences 2002 (USD 150,000) to Professor Lonnie G. Thompson Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, United States ‘for his pioneering work in research into ice cores in the polar regions and the tropics’. The... view more... (2002-04-15)
New insight into predicting cholera epidemics in the Bengal Delta
Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer. Outbreaks typically occur once a year in Africa and Latin America. But in Bangladesh the epidemics occur twice a year - in the spring and again in the fall. view more (2009-11-05)
Among youth in US, whites have highest incidence of diabetes
Non-Hispanic white youth have the highest rate of diabetes of all racial/ethnic groups for children in the U.S., with type 1 being the predominant kind of diabetes among youth. view more (2007-06-27)
How do doctors really feel about surrogate decision making?
A growing number of hospitalized adults are incapable of making their own health decisions, but little research has explored how doctors feel about making medical decisions with a patient's surrogate decision maker. view more (2009-09-09)
Lies my parents told me
Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behaviour and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Diego. view more (2009-09-23)
NASA satellite measures pollution from east Asia to North America
In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its way to western North America. view more (2008-03-18)
Lifeline for vultures from breeding centre plan
Conservationists say six major breeding centres will be needed, for three species of vultures, if they are to be saved from extinction in the Indian subcontinent. view more (2004-09-29)
Most chronic hepatitis C sufferers will develop cirrhosis in later life
Nearly 80 percent of chronic hepatitis C sufferers who have the disease for several decades will develop cirrhosis or end-stage liver disease later in life. view more (2005-09-01)
Insurgental Biological Warfare Against Gipsy Moth
Specialists of the Institute of Taxonomy and Ecology of Animals (Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) investigate peculiarities of struggle against Asian populations of Gipsy moth - one of the most widespread and economically significant forest pests. The methods applied in the North America and Europe do not work with Asian populations... view more... (2005-04-29)
Race Could Influence Outcome After Liver Transplantation (p 287)
Outcome after liver transplantation-both in terms of graft rejection and patients survival-could be related to race, with African American and Asian patients faring less well than white Americans and Hispanic patients, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Evidence from previous research suggests that long-term survival... view more... (2002-01-23)
Researchers posit new ideas about human migration from Asia to Americas
Questions about human migration from Asia to the Americas have perplexed anthropologists for decades, but as scenarios about the peopling of the New World come and go, the big questions have remained. view more (2007-10-26)
Native Americans Descended From a Single Ancestral Group, DNA Study Confirms
For two decades, researchers have been using a growing volume of genetic data to debate whether ancestors of Native Americans emigrated to the New World in one wave or successive waves, or from one ancestral Asian population or a number of different populations. view more (2009-04-29)
South Asian Canadians failing to get exercise message
Exercise is a wonderful way of boosting heart health, but it's proving to be a tough sell in Ontario South Asian communities, Dr. Milan Gupta told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. view more (2009-10-26)
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