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global warming policy. pg The recent op-ed piece in Canada's Financial Post by Czech President Václav Klaus is more than a little infuriating. Klaus, an economist by trade with no background in climate science, has become a favourite skeptic for hire at the Heritage Foundation and other right-wing libertarian think tanks. Klaus is a vocal skeptic on the topic of global warming. His 2007 book argues that global warming is akin to a new religion or ideology

For more than forty years, well documented research has shown that Beta-1,3D Glucan is a safe and beneficial immune modulator. Used in many commercial dietary supplement products, Beta Glucan is a key ingredient that manufacturers and formulators rely upon. But as it is known, not all products are the same or deliver on their promises. Just published research from the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association shows a side-by-side comparison of

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jul;50(1):134-9. Celiac artery compression syndrome managed by laparoscopy. Baccari P, Civilini E, Dordoni L, Melissano G, Nicoletti R, Chiesa R. Department of General Surgery, Scientific Institute San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy. paolo. accari@hsr. t Abstr. act OBJECTIVE: Celiac artery compression syndrome (CACS) is an unusual condition caused by abnormally low insertion of the median fibrous arcuate ligament and muscular

TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) - Having a higher level of education and a mentally demanding job may help protect against the memory loss that precedes Alzheimer's disease, according to an Italian study. It included 242 people with Alzheimer's, 72 with mild cognitive impairment, and 144 with no memory problems. People with mild cognitive impairment have memory problems beyond what's normal for their age but not the serious memory problems associated

From Peter Woit of Not Even Wrong:As for the “paradox” that business leaders see a shortage of the kind of trained scientists and engineers they would like to hire at the wages they would like to pay, it appears to be the same paradoxical shortage I regularly encounter of first-class plane tickets to Paris available at the price I would like to pay for them. Peter Woit, The Gathering Storm: Category 5 10/14/2010From the all-time Master of Melody:"Too many

Workplace wellness programmes play a central place in preventing cardiovascular infection and stroke. This year's Epoch Heart Day paper is to inspire employers and employees to accept unostentatious steps to redeem heart-health in the workplace. The European Society of Cardiology is acrid to guy wire this theme, which coincides with the upcoming catapult of two major initiatives at the next EuroPRevent Meeting in April 2011 in Geneva. antaleo Giannuzzi,

The common antibiotic doxycycline effectively treats a type of lymphoma associated with chlamydia infection, according to a study in the October 4 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. cular adnexal lymphoma of the MALT-type (OAL) is a kind of cancer of the eyelids and related tissues. It is not often fatal, but its symptoms can compromise a patient's quality of life. Some research has suggested an association between OAL and infection

By Sahil Kapur Fresh off a dramatic victory in which it retook the House leadership, the Republican Party intends to hold major hearings probing the supposed "scientific fraud" behind global warming. The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder related the news in a little-noticed article Wednesday morning. The effort is a likely attempt to out-step the White House on energy policy moving forward. Legislation on energy and climate change reform, one of President Barack

Sanofi-aventis announced today that it is a partner in a new multidisciplinary atrial fibrillation research consortium, the "European Network for Translational research in Atrial Fibrillation" (EUTRAF), which has been awarded a EUR12 million grant to engage in atrial fibrillation (AF) research. The European consortium is commencing a five-year research project with the objectives of providing highly interactive research with a variety of expertise to