Archive for 2008/06


Greer Completes Enrollment For Pivotal Phase III Trial Evaluating The Efficacy Of Sublingual-Oral Immunotherapy For Treating Short Ragweed Allergies

Greer, a leading developer and provider of allergy immunotherapy products and services, has completed enrollment for its pivotal Phase III clinical trial designed to study the efficacy of sublingual-oral immunotherapy (SLIT) as a treatment for adults with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis caused by short ragweed pollen. It is estimated that 30 million Americans are allergic to short ragweed pollen, making it one of the most common allergens.
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06/30/2008 | Allergy | Trackback | Comments Off

Discover The Healing Power Of Guided Imagery

Physician, author, speaker, researcher and consultant, Dr. Marty Rossman, creator of the Guided Imagery for Self-Healing Book and CD set and founder of The Healing Mind will appear on the July 9th Access to Health Experts teleseminar series. He will discuss his theory of guided imagery and share his long-standing interest in the practical importance of attitude, beliefs, emotions, and mind/body practices in medicine and health. According to Dr.
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06/30/2008 | Complementary | Trackback | Comments Off

Silencing Of Molecular ‘conversation’ May Help Curb Severe Allergies

Scientists in Sydney have identified a process, a synergistic encounter between two molecules, that may account for the extreme allergic reactions some people experience. By silencing at least one of these molecules, it may be possible to treat allergies. The molecules, IL-4 and IL-21, are cytokines or 'chemical messengers' produced by immune cells known as T cells. T cells use cytokines to communicate with B cells, which then make antibodies.
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06/30/2008 | Allergy | Trackback | Comments Off

No Place For Hypnotherapy And Acupuncture In An Evidence Based NHS Stop Smoking Service, UK

Smokers wishing to quit would be wasting their money if they use complementary therapies such as hypnotherapy or acupuncture - smoking cessation experts claim today (Monday, June 30). This and other issues around the most effective ways to help smokers quit will be discussed at the UK National Smoking Cessation Conference in Birmingham on 30 June & 1 July 2008.
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06/30/2008 | Complementary | Trackback | Comments Off

National Ecological Network At Oak Ridge

Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and other areas of interest. Walker Branch Watershed and other portions of the Department of Energy reservation will be part of the National Ecological Observatory Network, a multi-decade continental-scale research platform supported by the National Science Foundation.
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06/30/2008 | Environment | Trackback | Comments Off

Sustainable Energy Source Of The Future: Algae From The Ocean

Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in oceans for biofuel. K-State's Zhijian "Z.J.
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06/30/2008 | Environment | Trackback | Comments Off

2008 ASABE Annual International Meeting

The 102nd Annual International Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers will convene June 29 - July 2, at the Rhode Island Convention Center and the Westin Hotel in Providence, RI. More than 1100 technical presentations are scheduled on subjects that include soil and water quality, pesticide application technologies, agricultural waste, wetlands management, renewable energy, food safety, and more.
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06/29/2008 | Environment | Trackback | Comments Off

A First Step Towards Saving Water In The UK: Understanding The Desire For ‘Freshness’

Earlier this year the government announced a new strategy for a more efficient and sustainable use of water. This would involve a reduction in per capita consumption from 150 litres per day to 130 litres per day. A new Economic and Social Research Council publication, 'Behavioural Change and Water Efficiency', which accompanied a seminar organised jointly with UK Water Industry Research Ltd, looks at future water management from a social science perspective.
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06/29/2008 | Environment | Trackback | Comments Off

New Nano Technique Significantly Boosts Boiling Efficiency

Whoever penned the old adage "a watched pot never boils" surely never tried to heat up water in a pot lined with copper nanorods. A new study from researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that by adding an invisible layer of the nanomaterials to the bottom of a metal vessel, an order of magnitude less energy is required to bring water to boil.
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06/28/2008 | Environment | Trackback | Comments Off

Genome Communication Presented At Symposium On Maize Biology June 28, 2008

In the late 19th century Gregor Mendel used peas to show that one copy of a gene (allele) is inherited from the mother and one from the father. In the progeny, the inherited genes are expressed at the right time and in the right place, but until recently, it was thought that although gene products could be modified during the life of the organism, the genes themselves were unchanged, except for random mutation.
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06/28/2008 | Environment | Trackback | Comments Off

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