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Summer Getaway Homes Vulnerable to Pest InfestationsAs many vacationers open their summer homes over Memorial Day weekend, they may find themselves crashing a party - a party of pests, which found refuge in their unoccupied home during the off-season.
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Scientists Develop Method to Track Immune System Enzyme in Live Animals - May 17, 2007 Scientists supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) at the National Institutes of Health have created two mouse strains that will permit researchers to trace, in a live animal, the activity of an [...]
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New Spanish Publication Gives Evidence-Based Parenting Guidelines - May 11, 2007 Just in time for Mother’s Day, the National Institutes of Health has released ” Qu Significa ser Padres? (What Does It Mean To Be Parents?)”, a free Spanish?language publication geared toward Hispanics who are seeking advice on parenting.
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Statement by Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, On the Approval of the First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against the Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 The approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the first U.S. H5N1 influenza vaccine for use in humans is a sign of progress in [...]
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CDC and APHL Make Influenza Virus Sequence Data Publicly Accessible Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released genetic blueprints for over 650 genes of influenza viruses into a database accessible to researchers worldwide.
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NIEHS Conference will Explore Environmental Causes of Breast Cancer On November 2-3, 2006, the third annual Early Environmental Exposures Meeting will be at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California. The meeting will include presentations on the basic biology of breast development, environmental exposures that influence the onset of puberty, a risk factor for breast cancer, [...]
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Recalls and Safety Alerts: Gebauer Salivart Oral Moisturizer Recalled The device company Gebauer is recalling several lots of Salivart Oral Moisturizer. Salivart is an aerosol that is used to lubricate and moisten the oral tissue of patients who are suffering from dry [...]
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Sling Surgery is More Effective than Burch for Bladder Control in Women - May 21, 2007 In the largest and most rigorous U.S. trial comparing two traditional operations for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, a team of urologists and urogynecologists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that a sling procedure [...]
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NIEHS Conference will Explore Environmental Causes of Breast Cancer On November 2-3, 2006, the third annual Early Environmental Exposures Meeting will be at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California. The meeting will include presentations on the basic biology of breast development, environmental exposures that influence the onset of puberty, a risk factor for breast cancer, [...]
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