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First-Responder Location Advanced By Award To WPI From Homeland Security

Recognizing the nationwide critical need for technology that can save the lives of first responders by accurately tracking their location inside buildings, the Department of Homeland Security has awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) $430,000. The announcement of this award was made at the 10th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition in Chicago.

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30.10.2008 16:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Warning: Metal Hazard From Table Wines

Potentially hazardous levels of metal ions are present in many commercially available wines. An analysis of reported levels of metals in wines from sixteen different countries, published in the open access Chemistry Central Journal, found that only those from Argentina, Brazil and Italy did not pose a potential health risk owing to metals.

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30.10.2008 16:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Membrane Fusion At The Synapse: Janus Faced Synaptotagmin-1 Helps To Keep The Fast Pace

Imagine a bathtub with two soap bubbles colliding but never fusing. Then you add detergent, and the surface of the water goes flat as the walls of the bubbles collapse and merge. Dr.

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30.10.2008 16:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Results Of Workplace Obesity Program

Environmental changes implemented at 12 Dow Chemical Company worksites helped employees' there achieve modest improvements in health risks, including weight management, decreasing tobacco use and blood pressure, says Emory University public health researcher Ron Goetzel, PhD. Goetzel and his team will present the findings from their study Oct.

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30.10.2008 16:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Newspapers Examine Web Site Launched For Women Living With HIV/AIDS In Southern U.S.

The Raleigh News & Observer and the New Orleans Times-Picayune on Wednesday published articles about the Southern AIDS Living Quilt, which was launched last week by the Southern AIDS Coalition and Test For Life as an effort to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic among women in the Southern U.S., particularly minorities.

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30.10.2008 16:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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AbuseCheck™ Hair Alcohol Test Can Distinguish Non-Drinkers From Moderate And Abusive Drinkers

Alcoholism poses serious health issues with major socio-economic consequences to society. Four major areas of concern are public transportation, child custody rights, measuring underage drinking, and tools for monitoring rehabilitation.

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30.10.2008 16:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Increased HIV Prevention, Education Efforts Needed In South Florida, Officials Say

Officials in Martin and Indian River counties in Florida are calling for increased HIV/AIDS prevention and education efforts in an attempt to encourage testing and curb the spread of the virus, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

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30.10.2008 15:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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States Make Cuts To Medicaid, Other Health Coverage Programs To Address Budget Gaps

The economic downturn is leading many states to cut back on health coverage programs such as Medicaid, USA Today reports. According to USA Today, Medicaid "is a target " for cuts because in most states it represents the second-largest portion of their budget. On average, Medicaid accounts for 17% of state budgets, USA Today reports.

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30.10.2008 15:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Waxman Sends Letter To HHS Stating That Conscience Rule Issued In Violation Of Federal Policy

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) sent a letter Monday to HHS saying that the agency's proposed conscience rule was issued in apparent violation of a federal policy that requires interagency coordination and review, BNA Health Care Daily reports.

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30.10.2008 15:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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BioMimetic Therapeutics Reports Promising Clinical Results Using Augment Injectable Bone Graft To Treat Distal Radius Fractures

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) today announced results from its pilot clinical study evaluating the safety and clinical utility of Augment Injectable Bone Graft (AIBG, formerly known as GEM OS2) for the treatment of closed distal radius (wrist) fractures.

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30.10.2008 15:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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First-Responder Location Advanced By Award To WPI From Homeland Security

Warning: Metal Hazard From Table Wines

Membrane Fusion At The Synapse: Janus Faced Synaptotagmin-1 Helps To Keep The Fast Pace

Results Of Workplace Obesity Program

Newspapers Examine Web Site Launched For Women Living With HIV/AIDS In Southern U.S.

AbuseCheck™ Hair Alcohol Test Can Distinguish Non-Drinkers From Moderate And Abusive Drinkers

Increased HIV Prevention, Education Efforts Needed In South Florida, Officials Say

States Make Cuts To Medicaid, Other Health Coverage Programs To Address Budget Gaps

Waxman Sends Letter To HHS Stating That Conscience Rule Issued In Violation Of Federal Policy

BioMimetic Therapeutics Reports Promising Clinical Results Using Augment Injectable Bone Graft To Treat Distal Radius Fractures

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