News tagged with test results

Ancient Greek ships traded more than just wine

(PhysOrg.com) -- While many historians have assumed that Greek sailors were using amphorae, or ancient storage containers, to transport and trade wine, new DNA testing is providing evidence that these containers ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Tests show wireless network could jam GPS systems

New government test results show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being launched by a company called LightSquared could jam GPS systems used for aviation, public safety, military operations and other ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

LightSquared gets extension for GPS test results

Federal regulators have granted a Virginia company called LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would cripple GPS systems ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Consumers not fazed by DNA health results

Consumers who get their DNA tested for health risks take the results in stride, says the first major study of how people react to commercial genetic testing.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Hong Kong confirms second scarlet fever death

Hong Kong health authorities on Thursday confirmed that a five-year-old boy had died from scarlet fever, the second death in the southern Chinese city as dozens of new cases were reported.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Tests show wireless network could harm GPS systems

Test results filed with federal regulators Thursday show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being planned by a Virginia company called LightSquared could interfere with GPS systems used for everything from aviation to high-precision ti ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Octomom' doctor stripped of medical license

The fertility doctor who helped a woman give birth to octuplets in 2009 will be stripped of his license by the California Medical Board because of "gross negligence."

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 10

EU study: No significant difference in car fuel consumption between 95E10 and 98E5 petrol grades

A study conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland indicates that there is practically no difference between commercial petrol grades 95E10 and 98E5 sold in Finland as regards fuel consumption in normal driving. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Direct patient access to imaging test results could result in increased patient anxiety and physician overload

Providing patients with direct access to their imaging test results could improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. However, physicians are concerned that it could lead to increased patient anxiety and unrealistic ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New project uses personal digital assistants to track TB data

For patients who have drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, it's critical to monitor the disease as closely as possible. That means monthly testing throughout a two-year course of powerful antibiotics, with injections six ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0