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  • How a family tree can save your life Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:32PMThe word Alzheimer's is not one you skip over lightly, especially when it appears in a document describing the illnesses and infirmities that have afflicted your own family. But Alzheimer's makes an appearance twice in a family history that, so far, covers a total of 15 people. I knew that my aunt had died of the disease in her 80s. But my grandfather on my dad's side died before I was born, and ...
  • Diagnostics For All To Heal The Poor With Hybrid Structure Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:15AMThe developing world does not have the health care advantages we take for granted. The price of expensive blood test machines is too high; health care providers lack the technical training to run them; and there's often no reliable supply of electrical power.
  • Suspicious pap smear not a death sentence Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:09PMDEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you please say a few words about the prognosis and treatment of cervical cancer? My daughter, 45, was told at a recent checkup that she has a few cells of this kind, and she is reacting as if she has received a death sentence.
  • 4 Stupid Tech Tricks, Tested Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:47PMWe test ridiculous-looking tricks for improving your car's key fob range, boosting your HDTV's over-the-air signal reception, and more.
  • Montana Outdoors News: 7.15.11 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:03PMHELENA- Some hunting season start dates are just weeks away. Here is a reminder for hunters and their families.
  • Need is still the mother of invention ... and the motivation for Bridget Lorenz Lemberg to do well (Women in Business) Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:06PMIn 2005, Bridget Lorenz Lemberg started Forensic Fluids Laboratories because she needed a job after moving to Kalamazoo and getting married. Six years later, it has become one of the fastest-growing privately-owned businesses in the U.S. health care industry.
  • How to: Tie the Resetting Ring Rig Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:01AMIn this instructional article, Ian Gemson shows you how to tie a Ring (or Blowback) Rig. The Ring Rig or Blowback Rig is a great rig if you find you are getting plenty of bites but not actually hooking any carp.
  • Orange County faces lawsuit from pet owner Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:35AMCHAPEL HILL -- A Chapel Hill woman is suing Orange County for not letting her quarantine her dog at home after a possible rabies exposure.According to the lawsuit, Susan Garrett is suing Orange County for abuse of discretion provided in the law and the inconsistent application of the quarantine...
  • Quarantined dog prompts lawsuit against county Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:07AMA Chapel Hill woman is suing Orange County for not letting her quarantine her dog at home after a possible rabies exposure.
  • Ask the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter of Chambersburg Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:58PMQ: My feline leukemia-positive cat passed away a few weeks ago and I want to get another cat, I'm worried about a new cat catching feline leukemia. Is there a time frame I should wait?
  • The Hype on Hypoallergenic Dogs Is Just That, Study Warns Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:20PMTitle: The Hype on Hypoallergenic Dogs Is Just That, Study Warns Category: Health News Created: 7/11/2011 2:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/12/2011
  • NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 July 2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:26PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 17 of Increment 27/28. Crew sleep cycle shift: Wake 2:59am, sleep 6:29pm EDT. FD4 (Flight Day 4) of STS-135/ULF7.
  • New Product Watch Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:44PMAffymetrix this week began shipping its Gene Profiling Reagents . Affy also announced the availability of its Gene Profiling Array cGMP U133 P2 , a version of its Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array.
  • Rabid Skunk Captured Upstate Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:44PMA rabid skunk has been captured in Pleasantville, N.Y., and health officials are warning anyone who may have had contact with it to seek treatment.
  • New test available to monitor scoliosis Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:23PM Now there's a test available to monitor scoliosis in patients, called ScoliScore.
  • The Hype About Hypoallergenic Dogs; No Barriers To Allergy Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:24PMSo the dog days are over. Well at least for the assumed non-allergy inducing pets called hypoallergenic dogs. They are no less likely to make you sneeze than other dogs a new study says. The researchers examined dust samples from 173 homes with 60 different breeds of dogs, including 11 breeds considered hypoallergenic. Samples were collected from the floor or carpet of the baby's bedroom one ...
  • The hype on hypoallergenic dogs is just that Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:30AMSo-called hypoallergenic dogs are no less likely to make you sneeze than other dogs, a new study says.
  • Hypoallergenic Dogs Not Allergy-Proof, Study Finds Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:46AMAlthough they've long been considered an allergy sufferer's best friend, so-called hypoallergenic dogs do not have lower household allergen levels than other dogs, according to a new study that measured allergen levels in babies' nurseries.
  • Latest samples from animals test negative for rabies Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:42AMWANTAGE — Samples from two animals have tested negative for rabies, according to the town's animal control officer, and a new sample has been sent to the state health department laboratory for testing.
  • Saliva Test Spots Virus That Can Cause Hearing Loss in Newborns Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:31AMTHURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that a saliva test in newborns can detect almost all cases of a virus that can cause birth defects and hearing loss.
  • PGC vs. deadly deer disease: Big-stakes battle TOM VENESKY OUTDOORS Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:56AMJay Delaney doesn’t hide the fact that pheasant hunting and restoration is high on his list of priorities as a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Game Commission board.
  • In Focus: Pot-impaired motorists test law enforcers Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:18PMUse of marijuana as medicine and a lack of a national standard make prosecution difficult.
  • Hypoallergenic dogs won't help allergy sufferers much, says study Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:49PMResearchers analyzed dust samples from 173 homes with one dog, found no difference in allergen levels between hypoallergenic breeds and non-hypoallergenic ones
  • Wantage warns of rabid animals Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:12AMpopulation. In one case, a woman was attacked twice by the same cat near her home on County Route 628, and in the second case, three members of a family are undergoing shots for rabies exposure after two of them were scratched by a kitten they thought was simply injured, but turned out to be rabid.
  • State: Animals weren’t rabid Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:15PMState laboratory reports woodchucks didn’t have disease.
  • DNA nails owners who don't clean up after pets Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:51AMSome pet owners who failed to clean up after their dogs got a nasty surprise from apartment complex manager.
  • Doggie DNA nails owners of pets leaving smelly piles Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:08AMCONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Some pet owners who failed to clean up after their dogs got a nasty surprise from apartment complex manager Deb Logan.
  • 3 rabid bats reported in Martensville Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:21PMA Martensville, Sask., veterinary clinic says it has been advised by provincial agriculture officials that rabies has been detected in three big brown bats that were tested in May and June.
  • Dog DNA solves smelly who dunnit Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:08PMDNA technology is becoming increasingly popular in apartment complexes nationwide to find and fine pet owners who don't abide by the scoop part of poop-and-scoop.
  • New DNA test may determine severity of scoliosis Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:24AMThe procedure, called Scolioscore, analyzes a patient's saliva for 53 genetic markers, then assigns patients a score from 1 to 200.
  • Axial Biotech Signs Agreement With Shriners Hospital for Children Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:00AMAs part of its ongoing efforts to improve the quality of care and to moderate healthcare costs for patients diagnosed with scoliosis, Axial Biotech, Inc., a company revolutionizing spine care through the development of molecular diagnostic technologies, today announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Shriners Hospitals for Children®.
  • Research and Markets: The 2011 E. Coli Diagnostics Market: US, Europe, Japan - Test Volume and Sales Forecasts by ... Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:15PMResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "The 2011 E. Coli Diagnostics Market: US, Europe, Japan - Test Volume and Sales Forecasts by Country" report to their offering.
  • Women: Exploring inheritance Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:33PMTHE death of both parents is one of the most severe traumas a child can go through, especially when they are alone, in the midst of pursuing their studies in a foreign country. Children may no longer have the motivation to continue their education.
  • Science Briefs Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:58PMEarth will be at its farthest distance from the sun at 11 a.m. today. Astronomers call this point "aphelion."
  • DNA test to be used in Long Island to ensure residents clean up after their dogs Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:47PMROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. -- A newly opened Long Island rental building has ordered up DNA-sampling kits for dogs as a way to catch scofflaw owners who do not clean up after their pets, the New York Post reported Sunday.
  • Second horse tested for virus Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:15AMHEALTH officials hope to have the results later this week of tests carried out on a second horse from the Wollongbar property where a horse was put down on Thursday after it was confirmed it was carrying the Hendra virus.
  • Tense wait as Hendra virus strikes again Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:16AMA FORMER state MP and a young family have told of their terror at being caught up in the latest outbreak of the deadly Hendra virus.
  • Board prepares for action in event of CWD Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:17AMWith Chronic Wasting Disease discovered approximately 10 miles south of the Pennsylvania-Maryland line, the Pennsylvania Game Commission board of game commissioners gave preliminary approval at Tuesday's quarterly meeting to a revised set of emergency powers to enable the agency's executive director to take actions to mitigate risk factors and to determine the prevalence and geographic ...
  • Hendra virus horse tests - first round results negative Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:36PMTEST results from samples taken from five horses on a property at Kerry near Beaudesert have come back negative for Hendra virus.
  • ‘Quit Day’ Text Messages Help Smokers Kick Habit, Research Shows Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:58AMSmokers who received text messages encouraging them to kick the habit were more than twice as likely to succeed as those who didn’t get the messages, according to a trial published today by The Lancet.
  • Qld to test six people for Hendra virus Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:26AMSix people in QLD are being tested after coming into contact with a horse that died from the Hendra virus.
  • Fears eight people exposed to Hendra Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:07AMEIGHT people are feared to have been exposed to the potentially deadly Hendra virus after an infected horse died in southeast Queensland.
  • NC man exonerated of murder sues ex-SBI staffers Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:12PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man declared innocent of a murder for which he spent almost 17 years behind bars sued five former agents and supervisors of the State Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday, saying they either intentionally misrepresented blood test results or countenanced the practice.
  • 300 rally to support dying child Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:06PMOn his last day of first grade, Aidan Seeger Monday said goodbye-for now- to a Brooklyn school that swiftly rallied behind him after he was diagnosed with a deadly brain disease.
  • Super Optical Illusion: Wolverine Or Two Batmen? Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:04PMSuperhero fans, prepare to have your superminds superblown: “We’re Batman…bub.” After staring at this for an amount of time I will not disclose, I still find the Wolverine much easier to see, which perhaps Rorschach-test-outs me as a Marvel-over-D.C. child, or it just means that I’m not sure what that fleshy shape between the two bat-mouths would be. Post-smooch saliva? Oop, now I switched back ...
  • Pain Free HIV Test About to Hit Market Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:15AMScott McGrew talks to the CEO of Orasure, a company that offers a saliva test designed to detect HIV. Today is National HIV Testing Day.
  • Free HIV Testing for National HIV Testing Day Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:15AMToday is National HIV Testing Day and Santa Clara County is trying to help people get tested. It is offering free HIV screenings at two locations. The Crane Center on Lenzen Avenue in San Jose...
  • On National HIV Testing Day, officials urge N.O. residents to participate Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:47AMScott Satchfield / Eyewitness News NEW ORLEANS ― Abraham Narvaez manages a mobile HIV testing unit, one he sets up in locations across the city. These days, he said the saliva test, now commonly used, is quick and painless. “No blood. No needs. Nothing for anyone to be afraid of and you get your results back in 20 minutes,” he said. But Narvaez and others who work with HIV service organizations ...
  • Allergy questions answered by experts Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:15AMDespite how common seasonal allergies are, many myths persist. Check your allergy know-how.
  • A much wider net Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:58AMGiven the recent spot-fixing setbacks, you would think the whole mess of cricket corruption is centred in Pakistan, but in fact the problem is much wider. This does not minimise the culpability of Pakistan’s errant cricketers.