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Written by Mark Wheeler - UCLA
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Los Angeles, California - The fertile soil of California's Central Valley has long made it famous as one of the nation's prime crop-growing regions. But it's not just the soil that allows for such productivity. Crops like potatoes, dry beans and tomatoes have long been protected from bugs and weeds by the fungicide maneb and the herbicide paraquat.
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Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Deliver a Personalized Consumer Solution for Managing Health

Written by Microsoft
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Rochester, Minnesota - Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Health Manager, a privacy- and security-enhanced online application that provides people with a place to store medical information and receive individualized health guidance and recommendations based on the clinical expertise of Mayo Clinic.
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CDC Hosts 58th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Services EIS Conference

Written by IV Post
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Atlanta, Georgia - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the 58th annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 20-24, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia - 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Atlanta.
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Artificial Knee for Patients in Developing World for Under $20

Written by Emmanuel Romero - Stanford University
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Stanford, California - Last year Joel Sadler and his classmates faced a daunting challenge in their Biomedical Device Design and Evaluation course: Create a low-cost, high-performance prosthetic knee joint for amputees in the developing world. Dubbed the JaipurKnee Project, the team aimed to help rectify lives ravaged by war and diseases such as diabetes.
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UCLA Center to Focus on Heart, Stroke Care for Disadvantaged Minorities

Written by IV Post
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Los Angeles, California - UCLA has been awarded a four-year, $3.89 million grant from the American Heart Association to establish a new research center focused on improving the health of disadvantaged minority patients at risk for stroke and heart attack.
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Imaging Method Reveals Whether Chemo is Working After Treatment

Written by Kim Irwin - UCLA
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Los Angeles, California - Oncologists often have to wait months before they can determine whether a treatment is working. Now, using a non-invasive method, researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that they can determine after a single cycle of chemotherapy whether the toxic drugs are killing the cancer or not.
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FDA Alerts Public: Uncle Chen and Lian How Brand Expanded Recall

Written by IV Post
Friday, 17 April 2009
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to the expanded, voluntary recall by Union International Food Company (Union City, Calif.) of sauces, oils, and oil blends sold under the Uncle Chen and Lian How brands.
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