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Reflections on obesity

WebAccording to the NIH, obese people have a BMI of 30 or greater, while the BMI limit for overweight people is 25 or greater. Health risks associated with obesity include. high …

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Chemical & Engineering News: Hot Articles

WebBlog: C&EN @ AAAS. » Daily dispatches from the AAAS 2006 Annual Meeting by a pair of Chemical & Engineering News reporters. A member supported weekly magazine of the …

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Latest News Chemical & Engineering News

WebACS is the leading employment source for recruiting scientific professionals. ACS Careers and C&EN Classifieds provide employers direct access to scientific talent both in print …

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A RISING DRUG INDUSTRY

WebThe pharmaceutical industry since 1870 has become gargantuan, but consumers cling to a love-hate relationship with drugs for health. Since the mid-19th century, pharmaceuticals …

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C&EN: IT'S ELEMENTAL: THE PERIODIC TABLE

WebPotassium is an essential constituent for plant growth and is found in most soils. It occurs in many minerals mined in Germany, Spain, Canada, the U.S., and Italy. Appearance: Soft, …

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C&EN Special Issue: An Industry in Transition

WebC&EN examines how the pharmaceutical industry, now on the defensive, is trying to win back the public's confidence and enhance productivity "For all the benefits they bring, the …

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C&EN Special Issue: An Industry in Transition

WebThen there is the question of health care costs and innovation as the baby boomers start to retire. "You only have to pick up the GM annual report to see their …

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C&EN: IT'S ELEMENTAL: THE PERIODIC TABLE

WebAtomic mass: 35.45. History: Discovered, yet misidentified as a compound, by Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774. Identified as an element by Sir Humphry Davy in …

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Health Perspectives: The return of the leech

WebThe return of the leech. A medical marvel rises from both the swamp and the pages of history. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. It sounds like a scene from a cheesy …

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An epidemic of osteoporosis

WebThe First World Congress on Osteoporosis was held in Chicago in June. Some of the most promising future therapies were presented. In particular, researchers at Helen Hayes …

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THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

WebEstablished to encourage critical thinking about the way science is presented in film, Reel Science includes reviews of new theatrical releases evaluated with a scientific audience …

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Apostles of cleanliness

WebApostles of cleanliness. The 19th-century Sanitary Movement denied the germ theory of disease, yet created our public health infrastructure. National Library of Medicine. Most …

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C&EN Special Issue: An Industry in Transition

WebAs Jacky Law sees it, the fundamental problem in health care today is the decline of trust as patients increasingly perceive that the pursuit of profit is prevailing …

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C&EN Special Issue: An Industry in Transition

WebMark Krueger & Associates is a consulting firm in New York City and London that describes itself on its website as "dedicated to getting life-saving and life-enhancing …

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C&EN: WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY

WebWendy Cornell, group leader in the computer-assisted molecular modeling (CAMM) group at Novartis in Summit, N.J., and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Medicine & …

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Dispensing with the Truth:

WebDispensing with the Truth: The Victims, the Drug Companies, and the Dramatic Story behind the Battle over Fen-Phen ALICIA MUNDY St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2001, 402 pp, …

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Consumption, the great killer

WebLater investigations proved that air and secretions expelled from consumptive lungs contained live bacteria. Whether it is known as lupus vulgaris (TB of the skin), Pott’s …

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Communicating Safety Information

Web1 1.3.1 Introduction In 2011, the . U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued its first investigation of a chemical accident at an academic research institution.

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Learning From UCLA Science & Technology Chemical

WebOn Jan. 16, Sheharbano (Sheri) Sangji, a 23-year-old chemistry research assistant, died from injuries sustained in a chemical fire on Dec. 29, 2008, in a laboratory …

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New Leader Takes Over At NIEHS Government & Policy

WebBut for one leadership change that took place two days before President Barack Obama took the oath of office, the timing was coincidental. Linda S. Birnbaum, …

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Garlic: A natural antibiotic

WebGarlic: A natural antibiotic : As powerful antibiotics lose their punch against “superbugs” such as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin-resistant …

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The nascent paperless laboratory

WebScientists have broad-ranging expectations for automated systems (see box, “The benefits of the ELN”). Computer-literate scientists often ask for sophisticated computing …

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