Repaired Stem Cells Grow New Working Liver Cells

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

UK scientists took stem cells made from the skin cells of patients with an inherited liver disease called alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, used "molecular scissors" to effect a "clean" repair of the gene mutation that causes the disease, and showed, both in test tubes and in mice, that the gene ...

IMF Sees Europe Working on Bank Plan as Moody’s Warns of Cuts

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

European Union officials are working on plans to boost bank capital to contain the euro-region’s debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund said, as Moody’s Investors Service warned of deteriorating public finances. Find more info about IMF Sees Europe Working on Bank Plan as Moody’s Warns of Cuts photos videos pictures. read ...

UK Loses 11 Million Working Days A Year To Stomach Upsets

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

11 million working days are lost in the UK every year because of stomach upsets, or cases of infectious intestinal disease (IID), some of which are linked to food but not all, according to a new report published recently by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) conducted by a ...

Junior Doctors’ Working Hours Of Concern In England As European Working Time Directive Canceled

Monday, September 5th, 2011

According to a report by BMJ Careers, England's NHS has neither a national nor a regional oversight of whether the 48 hours a week limit stipulated in the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) is complied with by junior doctor's schedules, in contrast to governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, ...

The Slow Disappearance of the American Working Man

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Following the downturn, a smaller share of men have jobs today than at any time since World War II Find more info about The Slow Disappearance of the American Working Man photos videos pictures. read more