Nanoprobes And SQUID Provide High Tech Detection Of Breast Cancer

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Mammography saves lives by detecting very small tumors. However, it fails to find 10-25% of tumors and is unable to distinguish between benign and malignant disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research provides a new and potentially more sensitive method using tumor-targeted magnetic nanoprobes ...

Got water? Schools scramble to provide drink to kids

Monday, October 10th, 2011

It may not sound like much but there’s a new item on the school menu: water. Across the country, administrators are scrambling to comply with a new federal requirement that free drinking water  be offered at lunch. Find more info about Got water? Schools scramble to provide drink to kids photos ...

Kodak Liquidation Would Provide Biggest Return, Fitch Says

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Eastman Kodak Co., the 131-year-old camera maker that tapped a credit line last week, is likely to default on its debt and liquidating the company may produce the biggest return to investors, Fitch Ratings said. Find more info about Kodak Liquidation Would Provide Biggest Return, Fitch Says photos videos pictures. read ...

Some Physicians Feel They Have To Provide Too Much Care

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

According to an investigation in the September 26 issue of Archives of internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, results from a survey of primary care physicians in the U.S. have revealed that several physicians believe their own patients are receiving too much medical care, and several believe that malpractice ...

Senate Votes to Avoid Shutdown, Provide Disaster Funds

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

The U.S. Senate passed stopgap spending legislation in a bipartisan deal to avoid a threatened government shutdown and halt a feud over aid to victims of natural disasters. Find more info about Senate Votes to Avoid Shutdown, Provide Disaster Funds photos videos pictures. read more