Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) June 16, 2013 According to a May 29, 2013 NBC News article, titled Gene Therapies for Regenerative Surgery Are Getting Closer, Says Review in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, researchers have made significant progress in the development of gene therapy techniques that can grow skin, bone and tissue for reconstructive surgery. Researchers from Padua University Hospital in Italy who conducted the review claim the potential benefits of using gene therapy in reconstructive surgery are numerous. (Go to goo.gl/kYjFa) According to the article, gene therapy may be instrumental in solving a problem that most plastic and reconstructive surgeons face, which is the lack of sufficient tissue to correct deformities that patients have in certain areas of their body. Continue reading
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Investments in Clean Beaches Pay Off
Southern California boasts a world-class beach culture. But who wants to show off their bikini/speedo bod on sand contaminated with pollution washed off the streets of Santa Monica and Malibu? Pollution from storm runoff causes many beach closings, which costs local businesses money Continue reading
Voxiva Partners with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to Deliver Personalized Diabetes Support to Plan Members via Mobile …
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Voxiva, Inc., a pioneer in interactive mobile health programs, announced today that members of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care are now able to enroll in Care4Life(SM), a personalized diabetes self-management program delivered to their mobile phones. Continue reading
Gene therapy used in mice protect from influenza virus
Gene therapy protected mice influenza virus pandemic… A dose of adeno-associated virus, which acts as an activator of the antibody that neutralizes the influenza pandemic strains in the nostrils of mice and ferrets (rodents), protected them from the flu. Continue reading
After Sandy: NYC Beaches Serve as Model for Post-Disaster Rebuilding
After Hurricane Sandy ravaged New York City’s coastlines, city officials knew that any effort to rebuild the damaged beaches had to make sustainability a top priority. Rather than simply replacing what was destroyed, they had to make sure new structures on the shores were built to withstand the next Sandy-like storm Continue reading
Spellbinding Cosmic Beauty: Why Astronomy Images Matter
We all know that pictures are worth a thousand words, but does that maxim also apply to the world of astronomy? A team based at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., has been trying to find out the answer with a years-long review of the lure of cosmic photos. The project, known as “Aesthetics & Astronomy,” consists of astronomy outreach coordinators, science writers and astrophysicists, as well as education professors who specialize in aesthetics Continue reading
Scots law gets lead role in Jimmy Carter information freedom study Scottish role in Jimmy Carter freedom of …
The Jimmy Carter Centre wants to assess the effectiveness of the act and how the Scottish Government in particular responds to it. Continue reading
Success Rate of Stem Cell Treatments in Mexico – Video
Success Rate of Stem Cell Treatments in Mexico www.mexicohealth.com The video shows a pioneering stem cell surgeon discussing the success rate of stem cell treatments in Mexico. He proclaims more than 80% of his patients show a positive response to the initial therapy Continue reading
What’s Right About Social Justice – Video
What's Right About Social Justice Find LearnLiberty on Facebook: on.fb.me Do free market advocates care about the plight of the poor? In this video, Professor Matt Zwolinski argues that both free market advocates and social justice proponents can agree that the rules of a just society should work for the maximum advantage of its poorest members Continue reading
(14 November 2012) The Next Fukushima is Ready
(14 November 2012) The Next Fukushima is Ready Waiting… Published on Nov 15, 2012 by MsMilkytheclown Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, joins Thom Hartmann. You would think Japan would do everything it could to avoid another nuclear disaster – but you'd be wrong Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence Techniques For Networked Manufacturing Enterprises Management – Video
Artificial Intelligence Techniques For Networked Manufacturing Enterprises Management ll4.me Artificial Intelligence Techniques For Networked Manufacturing Enterprises Management Intelligent Manufacturing Systems.- Agent-based System for Knowledge Acquisition and Management within a Networked Enterprise.- Multi-agent Simulation-based Decision Support System and Application in Networked Manufacturing Enterprises.- A Collaborative Decision-making Approach for Supply Chain Based on a Multi-agent System.- Web-Service Based e-Collaborative Framework to Provide Production Control with Effective Outsourcing.- Isoarchic and Multi-criteria Control of Supply Chain Network.- Supply Chain Manageement Under Uncertainties: Lot-sizing and Scheduling Rules.- Meta-Heuristics for Real Time Routing Selection in Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS).- Meta-heuristic Approaches for Multi-objective Simulation-based Optimization in Supply Chain in Inventory Management.- Diverse Risk/Cost Balancing Strategies for Flexible Tool Management in a Supply Network.- Intelligent Integrated Maintenance Policies for Manufacturing Systems.- Enhancing the Effectiveness of Multi-pass Pscheduling Through Optimization via Simulation.- Intelligent Techniques for Safety-stock Optimization in Networked Manufacturing Systems.- Real World Service Interaction with Enterprise Systems in Dynamic Manufacturing Environments.- Factory of the Future: A Service-oriented System of Modular, Dynamic Reconfigurable and Collaborative Systems.- A Service Oriented Shopfloor to Support Collaboration in Manufacturing …From:jennifersuper986Views:0 0ratingsTime:00:12More inPeople Blogs Continue reading
RBCC: Could Stem Cells Be Key to Promising Autism Therapy?
NOKOMIS, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Rainbow Coral Corp. (RBCC) subsidiary Rainbow BioSciences will keep a close eye on a new study that could potentially lead to stem cell therapies for children with autism. Researchers have been given the go-ahead by the FDA to launch a small study evaluating the effectiveness of autism treatments using patients own umbilical cord blood Continue reading
PETER ORSZAG: It's not hard to find health savings
Last week, two important reports underscored the potential for improving the value of health care in the United States. The first of these, “Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America,” issued by the Institute of Medicine, highlights two crucial facts Continue reading
RxAnte Closes Series A Financing
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How Much Savings Is Left in U.S. Medicine? Lots.
By Peter Orszag 2012-09-11T22:30:47Z Last week, two important reports underscored the potential for improving the value of health care in the U.S. Continue reading
Digesting the health care compromise bill
By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff Lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on a 350-page bill that would make Massachusetts the first state to impose limits on how much health care providers can spend on medical costs. Its a complicated, far-reaching bill that depends on the states ability to collect massive amounts of data and to make it usable by regulators and consumers Continue reading
Efficacy of herbal remedies for managing insomnia
Public release date: 18-Jul-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, July 18, 2012 Approximately 1 in 3 Americans suffers from chronic sleep deprivation and another 10-15% of the population has chronic insomnia. Continue reading
Stem Cell Therapy Shown to be Effective in Treating Liver Cirrhosis
SHENZHEN, China, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/– A study conducted by Beike Biotechnology Company (http://www.beikebiotech.com) in conjunction with physicians and researchers at two Chinese hospitals, documents the effectiveness of cord blood-derived stem cells in treating primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The study, which was published in the April 2012 issue of the Stem Cell Discovery, was the first of its kind Continue reading
Viridian Health Management Launches New MAESTROTM Data Analytics Platform that Converts Worksite Wellness Data into …
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Viridian Health Management, a national leader committed to lowering health-care costs through outcomes-based worksite health programs and services, today announced the release of its new MAESTRO modular data platform that integrates multiple data sources and applies research-support analytics to document the performance of employers worksite health programs. Continue reading
Parents must be considered during expansion of genetic screening programs for newborns
Parents must be considered when states decide to expand genetic screening programs for newborns, according to a new study that looked at mandatory testing panels and political pressure by advocacy groups. Continue reading