HIV infections have been cut down by as much as 54% during a test in South Africa. The gel contains Viread, an HIV drug developed by Gilead Sciences. Six other gels didn’t work, so this would be the first time such a product actually protects users. The results of the trial will be shown at [...]
According to a recent study published online, reading a book written on paper takes less time than reading the same novel on a Ebook. Jakob Nielsen of the Nielsen Norman Group took a test with 24 users who were given a short story by Ernest Hemingway to read on each device. The iPad users were [...]
Less Than 20 Percent Have Prepared Their Homes; Only 40 Percent Have Sufficient Water State and Local Agencies are Better Prepared Today, but Weakest Link is Citizen Preparedness A majority of Californians have taken initial steps toward earthquake preparedness but more than 60 percent of Californians have not done enough to make their homes safer [...]
After a decade of remarkable growth, total annual funding for biomedical research in the U.S. has decelerated and may have even fallen when adjusted for inflation. That is the conclusion of a study today published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “The era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding that began in [...]
Austin-Round Rock, Texas Tops All Large Metropolitan Areas In this time of economic uncertainty, a safe and secure environment in which to live, work and raise a family has become an even greater priority to many Americans. According to the sixth annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies®, [...]
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has released a new study detailing the U-6 unemployment rates among native born workers. U-6 is a broader measure of employment that includes the unemployed, people who would like to work but who have not looked for a job recently, and those involuntarily working part-time. A look at these [...]
Both Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) and Trivalent Inactivated Vaccine (TIV) provide Protection against novel A/H1N1, especially against severe disease Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present [...]
Voters want the EPA to be given more power to regulate chemicals A poll conducted in August by Lake Research Partners found Americans very concerned with how chemicals are regulated for consumer use in the U.S. The findings come as overhaul of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) will be introduced soon in both [...]
Reported Asthma in 9/11 Responders 2X Greater Than General Population Responders to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks, who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 9/11 disaster, suffer from asthma at a rate more than twice that of the general US population, according to new research presented at CHEST [...]
Recommends Congress Cap Payday Lender Interest Rates at 36 Percent As Congress debates financial regulatory reform and the Obama Administration advocates for greater consumer financial protection, a new study finds a need for Congressional action on fringe banking practices used heavily by financially vulnerable families. The study released today details the toll on communities with [...]