Acamprosate reduces the number of patients being treated for alcoholism who return to drinking, according…
Month: September 2010
Getting the news out: Disease transmission model says media coverage cuts infection rate and pandemic extent
Public health officials have long believed that notifying the public about outbreaks of infectious disease…
Neuroimaging identifies patients with REM sleep disturbances who will suffer Parkinson’s disease
In 2006, and after 5 years of follow-up, researchers showed that one-half of all patients…
Surprisingly complicated molecule found in outer space
In interstellar clouds of extremely small density scientists have managed to find a molecule that…
Scientists develop test providing new pathway for identifying obesity, diabetes drugs
Scientists have designed a new molecular test that will allow researchers to look for potential…
Scientists document fate of deep hydrocarbon plumes in Gulf oil spill
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists embarked…
LG Elec names new CEO as mobile business struggles (Reuters)
Reuters – South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc ousted its chief executive on Friday, replacing him…
LG Electronics replaces CEO over profit slump (AP)
AP – South Korea’s LG Electronics, the world’s third-biggest maker of mobile phones, said its…
Crowds turn out for iPad’s China launch (AFP)
AFP – Hundreds queued up Friday for the first official iPads sold in China, the…
Death at home less distressing for cancer patients and families, study finds
Cancer patients who die in the hospital or an intensive care unit have worse quality…