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Study finds Canada's supervised injection facility cost-effective
Canada's only supervised injection facility is extending lives and saving the health-care system millions of dollars, a new study shows. view more (2008-11-18)
Doctors should play no part in executions
The number of executions in the United States has soared over the past two decades as the acceptability of lethal injection has increased. In this week's BMJ Jonathan Groner describes parallels between America's use of lethal injection and Nazi Germany's "euthanasia" programme, and argues that doctors should not participate in executions... view more... (2002-10-30)
Scientists call for Hepatitis treatment of young injection drug users
In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, scientists from New York City, Baltimore, Seattle, and San Diego called for an immediate public health intervention to treat young injection drug users infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). view more (2006-02-07)
First powder injection molding process for pure niobium
Penn State researchers have developed the first powder injection molding process for pure niobium, a biocompatible material similar to platinum and titanium but cheaper. view more (2005-10-17)
Tattooing improves response to DNA vaccine
A tattoo can be more than just a fashion statement - it has potential medical value, according to an article published in the online open access journal, Genetic Vaccines and Therapy. view more (2008-02-07)
Launch of On-line Media Guide
Heriot-Watt University is delighted to announce its on-line media guide. This lists University experts in a range of fields, and is expected to be both extended and made available in hard copy The guide can be accessed through the Heriot-Watt University homepage, click on News and Events. We would welcome comments on this service: please email... view more... (2003-02-18)
Stand Up And Walk
Results of a new electronic treatment for seriously paralysed people will be demonstrated at a press facility, at 13.00 local time on 20th March, in the Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi, Brussels. view more (2000-03-17)
Extra Money To Boost UK Science
PPARC has welcomed unreservedly the Government's announcement of a major boost for science funding in the United Kingdom. Chief Executive Professor Ian Halliday said, "This is tremendous news for all science in the UK. I am delighted that the Government has reversed the past under-investment in science and recognised the value of scientific... view more... (1998-07-14)
Drug prevents dangerous tick diseases
Lyme disease is the blight of countryside users but it may be prevented with a single injection, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. view more (2008-03-20)
Collagen injections can help some incontinence patients when surgery fails, researcher finds
Collagen injections can benefit women who still suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) even after urethral or periurethral surgery, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. view more (2009-03-17)
Autologous muscle-derived cells may treat stress urinary incontinence
Researchers have confirmed that transplanting autologous muscle-derived cells (AMDC) into the bladder is safe at a wide range of doses and significantly improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with stress urinary incontinence. view more (2009-04-27)
World's most powerful ultraviolet laser inaugurated
Titania will be the most powerful ultraviolet laser world-wide and has the capacity to generate up to 10 terawatt power in single pulses of duration down to 300 femtoseconds. It will be inaugurated at a special ceremony today (Tuesday 2 April) by Dr Paul Williams, Chief Executive of CCLRC, who will fire the new facility's first shot. Titania is... view more... (1996-04-02)
NIST gears up to verify short range 3-D imaging
Three-dimensional imaging devices are becoming important measuring tools in the manufacturing, construction and transportation sectors. view more (2006-05-01)
High-risk behaviors could lead to HIV epidemic in Afghanistan
In a report that is among the first to describe the prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C viruses in Afghanistan, a researcher from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine voiced concerns that increasing injection drug use and accompanying high-risk behavior could lead to an HIV epidemic in Afghanistan. view more (2007-08-29)
New 'self-exploding' microcapsules could take sting out of drug delivery
Belgian chemists have developed "self-exploding" microcapsules that could one day precisely release drugs and vaccines inside the human body weeks or even months after injection. view more (2006-01-04)
Fewer injection site reactions in patients using Avonex
Data from an observational phase IV study of 499 patients entitled The Swiss MS Skin Project show that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients taking AVONEX (interferon beta-1a IM) reported significantly fewer injection site reactions (ISRs) compared to patients on Betaferon® (interferon beta-1b), Copaxone® (glatiramer Acetate) or Rebif ®... view more... (2009-09-11)
Green light for fusion energy with PetaWatt lasers
The production of fusion energy with a PetaWatt laser is a step closer now that a team of scientists from Japan and the UK has demonstrated that the physics works. Using the GEKKO XII laser system at the Osaka University in Japan, the team has successfully conducted experiments at laser powers equivalent to those required for a full-scale ignition... view more... (2002-08-28)
Embargo Of Release Lifted: Execution By Lethal Injection Is Not Humane Or Painless Suggests Study
Prisoners executed by lethal injection in the US may have experienced awareness and unnecessary suffering because they were not properly sedated, concludes a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The authors believe the use of lethal injection should cease in order to prevent unnecessary cruelty and a public review into anaesthesia... view more... (2005-04-13)
Stress-induced levels of corticotropin-releasing factor responsible for binge behaviour
Stressed individuals might be particularly prone to binge eating or drug addiction because of the high levels of the stress hormone corticotropin-releasing factor in their brain. view more (2006-04-13)
Cherie Booth QC opens world-leading genomics research facility at CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory
Cherie Booth QC today opened a world-leading facility at CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory which is designed to understand how genes make proteins. The £3 million facility will use powerful X-rays from Daresbury Laboratory's Synchrotron Radiation Source and advanced automation techniques to solve complex protein structures. This will underpin... view more... (2005-01-28)
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