The West Clinic Joins Cancer Clinics of Excellence (CCE)

earthtimes Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:12:00 AM CET | info

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer Clinics of Excellence, the nation's only practice-owned and physician-driven network of community oncologists has announced the addition of The West Clinic,...

Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes (Reuters)

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:07:00 AM CET | info

Reuters - Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study that suggests ways to tailor treatment for cancer patients....

ACLU: Public college instructor preaches on gays, abortion

usaToday Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:38:00 AM CET | info

An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and ......

Bowel cancer 'hotspots' are found

bbc Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:19:00 AM CET | info

Scientists find genetic hotspots that they say will help doctors better target bowel cancer treatments....

India delays first GM vegetable

australianetworknews Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:10:00 AM CET | info

Last Updated: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:29:00 +1100 India has refused to grant permission for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified food crop. Citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science, environment Minister Jairam Ramesh says he is imposing a moratorium on the.......

India Refuses Permission for First Genetically Modified Food Crop

chosun Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:09:00 AM CET | info

India has refused to allow commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified food crop citing lack of sufficient evidence about its safety. The decision was announced following a heated controversy over what would have been the world's first genetically modified vegetable....

Gerard to auction night for charity

dailytimesPK Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:48:00 AM CET | info

Scottish actor Gerard Butler is auctioning off a night in his company to raise money for a children’s cancer charity. The ‘300’ star is offering up the date to benefit non-profit organisation Kids Kicking Cancer, which teaches martial arts to empower young patients, reports contactmusic.com....

India says no to first GM food crop

NewsJang-en Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:42:00 AM CET | info

NEW DELHI: India refused to grant permission Wednesday to the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems...

With pancreatic cancer, age factors into familial risk

tehrantimes Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:36:00 AM CET | info

People with a family member who had pancreatic cancer before age 50 face a greatly increased risk for the disease, a new study has found. Researchers already knew that people with several relatives diagnosed with pancreatic cancer were more likely than others to develop the disease, but it wasn't.......

Bioshock 2: Brainy and moving, with exemplary action

theglobeandmail Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:51:00 PM CET | info

B ioShock 2 2K Games Classification: M Set in 1960 within the labyrinthine confines of Rapture, a dystopian city built miles beneath the Atlantic, the original BioShock fascinated millions with its surprisingly cerebral story. Largely informed by the writings of American philosopher Ayn Rand, it.......

US HIFU Partners with Riverside Research Institute to Add Cancer Targeting Technology to HIFU Treatment

earthtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:40:00 PM CET | info

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- US HIFU, a worldwide leader in the development, distribution and use of minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, announced today its exclu......

Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1 Million to Drive Critical New Research Tools and Technologies in Parkinson's Drug Development

earthtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:40:00 PM CET | info

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its mission to do whatever it takes to speed development of life-transforming treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease, The Michael J. Fox Foundation announced...

Seeds of controversy

financialexpress Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:08:00 PM CET | info

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh decided on Tuesday against allowing farmers to grow the first genetically modified vegetable in the country....

Purple row after the Green Revolution

financialexpress Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:08:00 PM CET | info

India's controversial Bt Brinjal saga has been a prickly issue confronting its agriculture when emotions ran high before the government put the brakes on Tuesday....

Column : It passed science, but failed politics

financialexpress Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:08:00 PM CET | info

The judgement day for the pest-resistant genetically modified Bt brinjal technology finally arrived on Tuesday. The minister for environment decided that Bt brinjal must wait longer before it can reach the Indian farmer-farmers are already struggling to grow brinjal, fighting what is often a losing.......

Himachals biotech park fails to lure realty majors

financialexpress Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:08:00 PM CET | info

Big real estate developers seem to be shying away from the bidding process of Himachal Pradesh's first biotechnology park, proposed to come up at village Aduwal, near Nalagarh in Solan district....

Govt backs down over Bt brinjal

financialexpress Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:08:00 PM CET | info

India's tryst with its first genetically modified food crop might have to wait a little longer as the government on Tuesday placed an indefinite moratorium on commercial release of Bt brinjal. It recommended further independent studies to ascertain the impact of the GM crop on human health....

Ramesh action could affect PPP research work in agriculture

financialexpress Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:08:00 PM CET | info

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday not only imposed an indefinite moratorium on commercial release of Bt brinjal but also expressed his strict opposition to private participation in country's biotechnological research in agriculture....

Guardian: India halts release of GM aubergine

focusnews-en Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:06:00 PM CET | info

Mumbai. The Indian minister for the environment today imposed a six-month moratorium on the launch of a genetically modified variety of aubergine, known locally as brinjal, saying that further scientific research was needed before permission could be given for its commercial cultivation, The Guardian diclosed....

Genes that give butterflies identical wings found

tehrantimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:01:00 PM CET | info

Cambridge University scientists have identified the genes which enable two unrelated species of butterfly to have identical looking wings. For some 150 years zoologists have puzzled over how two species of passion-vine butterfly - Heliconius erato and Heliconius melpomene - have evolved to look like each other....

India halts GM eggplant plan

abc-au Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:38:00 PM CET | info

India has decided to stop the release of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop because of health concerns....

Genes Play Role in Prognosis With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (HealthDay)

news-yahoo Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:36:00 PM CET | info

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists have discovered there are genetic profiles that play a part in prognosis with non-small cell lung cancers, and those profiles differ depending on the age and gender of the patient....

Research on GM crops may slow down

hinduonnet Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:34:00 PM CET | info

BANGALORE: Transgenic research on food crops currently under way at the University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, is likely to slow down following the announcement by Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday putting on hold the commercial cultivation of.......

India bans GM crop after green protests

thenational Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:27:00 PM CET | info

The world's second-largest producer of aubergines declares a moratorium on cultivation of a genetically modified aubergine....

Wishing it don't make it so

mondediplo Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:52:00 PM CET | info

Author Barbara Ehrenreich keeps questioning US business, social and psychological orthodoxies, especially in her latest book on the power of positive thinking: she doesn't believe it has any power and tells us why A few odd facts: George W Bush was head football cheerleader in his senior year at prep school....

Genetic disease clinic asks for help

thenational Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:40:00 PM CET | info

Thalassaemia affects up to eight per cent of the population, but only one overcrowded centre in Dubai specialises in treatment....

Komen Northeast Ohio Accepting Applications For the 2010 Class of Pink Tie Guys

earthtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:38:00 PM CET | info

CLEVELAND - Susan G. Komen for the Cure Northeast Ohio Affiliate is now accepting applications for its 2010 class of Pink Tie Guys. The program, which was introduced last year, features eight executives from our region who serve as Ambassadors for breast health. By simply wearing a...

‘Beware of back-door entry’

HindustanTimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:36:00 PM CET | info

For some, Bt brinjal was Indian agriculture’s equivalent of sending man to moon. For others, it was potentially disastrous....