Archive: 04/18/2008
Can three-photon absorption lead to better bio-imaging?
One of the more interesting concepts being looked at in terms of quantum chemistry is that of three-photon absorption (3PA). 3PA works when three photons are simultaneously absorbed in one event. Because three photon absorption ...
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Scientists discover new arenavirus associated with hemorrhagic fever
A team of Bolivian health authorities, U.S. Navy health experts based in Lima, Peru, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has characterized “Chapare arenavirus,” a previously unrecognized arenavirus, discovered ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Supermarkets' power desertifies our diets
Urban food deserts – areas where people have low or no access to food shops – exist in major cities, according to research published in the open access publication International Journal of Health Geographics, with import ...
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Will screening for aortic aneurysm be effective?
Pilot screening programmes for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men aged 65 are due to be launched in England this year, but is this move too hasty? Two experts debate the issue in this week's BMJ.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Better integration between agencies could save lives in custody
It is now widely accepted that referral to prison may not be appropriate for some people, and risk factors associated with suicide are well known, so why are policy makers still not doing enough to prevent increasing numbers ...
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Cutting through the stigma
Training community members such as barbers as peer educators can be an effective way of spreading information on HIV/AIDS throughout low-literacy, rural communities, say findings published this week in the open access journal ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 18, 2008 |
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