Health Briefs The Clarion-Ledger
Mental health groups present art exhibition The second annual Mindjazz: From Stigma to Self-Discovery reception and art exhibition is set for today and Wednesday at Eudora Welty Library, 300 N. State St., Jackson.
ISS Piece, Microsatellites to Ride Aboard Discovery Shuttle SPACE.com
Seven astronauts may be the most visible participants in NASA's planned launch of the shuttle Discovery this week, but the orbiter is also hauling a cargo bay full of vital supplies and components to the International Space Station (ISS).
'GreeneChip' -- New diagnostic tool that rapidly and accurately identifies multiple pathogens EurekAlert!
Researchers in the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and their colleagues in the WHO Global Laboratory Network have developed a new tool for pathogen surveillance and discovery—the GreeneChip System.
Hong Kong in maggot disease clampdown AFP via Yahoo! News
Hong Kong health chiefs are to step up checks at old people's homes after a spate of maggot infestations, an official said.
Discovery Channel Announces Ground-Breaking 11-Part Television Event, PLANET EARTH, the Ultimate Portrait of our Planet PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Award-winning actress and conservationist Sigourney Weaver joins Discovery Channel as narrator of the breathtaking look at our world, PLANET EARTH, premiering on the Discovery Channel on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 8 PM ET/PT.
Oregon: Searchers Find Pants, but Not Man New York Times
Searchers scouring a rugged canyon in Southern Oregon found a pair of pants matching the description of those worn by a missing man who struck out for help after his family?s car got stuck in the snow. Searchers found the gray pants about a mile from where the man, James Kim, 35, of San Francisco, left the road he had been following on foot. The discovery could signal that Mr. Kim suffered severe
Is the Web good for your health? Asheville Citizen-Times
You leave the doctor's office with a diagnosis or make a resolution to perk up your own health: If you're like most Web-savvy people, you'll probably head to the Internet first to find out more.
WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Pre-CTA Meeting With Health Canada CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. is pleased to report that following the resumption of the clinical development of Tectin, the Company had a pre-CTA meeting with Health Canada last Thursday.
Russia suspends rice imports, citing health concerns Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News
MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russia stopped imports of rice from all countries on health grounds from Monday in a move some analysts and producers said could be designed to protect the domestic market.
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News RedNova
Scientists develop a nano cancer monitor CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are developing a tiny implant that could help doctors monitor tumor growth and the progress of chemotherapy in cancer patients.discovery+health: discovery health network , discovery health challenge , discovery health network , discovery health challenge , discovery+health