Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
The Foundation for Physical Therapy will begin accepting letters of intent to apply for the new $300,000 Clagett Family Research Grant on January 19, 2010. The grant was recently established to fund researchers investigating exercise interventions for older adults living with multiple chronic conditions. "The Clagett Family ...
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Scientists at the University of York, UK, have published the first genetic map of Artemisia annua, a medicinal herb which is used for malaria treatment. The genetic map now makes it possible to speed up plant breeding of Artemisia; rapidly developing it into a high-yielding crop. This breakthrough ...
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
The NMC, the statutory regulatory body for the UK's 620,000 nurses and midwives, is commissioning research to analyse the potential risks and benefits relating to the regulation of health care support workers in the UK. Health care support workers (HCSWs) and their equivalents provide direct services related ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Many Democrats consider their health overhaul increasingly politically dicey now, but "are betting that the only thing worse than passing a bill many of them don't like is not passing one at all," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Failure to pass legislation, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ...
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