Mass deaths of saiga antelope in Kazakhstan caused by bacteria
Almost total decimation of Betpak-Dala’s population of 200,000 saiga antelopes in 2015 caused by pathogen that led to hemorrhagic septicemia, say scientistsThe mysterious mass deaths of about 200,000 saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan last year was caused by a bacterial infection.As news emerged in May last year of the near-total decimation of the Betpak-Dala population of saiga antelope, there was plenty of speculation but few concrete answers as to what might have been responsible. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 14, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Henry Nicholls Tags: Science Zoology Conservation Environment Kazakhstan Biology Animals World news Source Type: news

4 Ways to Attract Abundance Into Your Life
Are you tired of living in the struggle, the rat race, and the hum-drum of life? Are you ready to experience something MORE for yourself? More money, more love, more happiness, more peace? Are you ready to live your fullest life as you've always wanted? If you aren't on that law of attraction train, you need to get on it. Mindfulness and positive thinking aren't just for spiritualists, monks, and hippies. Some of the most successful business entrepreneurs, artists, celebrities, and influencers are using these simple metaphysical tools to live their best lives and attract unlimited abundance. So here are four ways you can t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

College students' sense of coherence and connectedness as predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors - Drum DJ, Brownson C, Hess EA, Burton Denmark A, Talley AE.
This study aimed to explore the relationship between college students' sense of coherence and connectedness and their development of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Using archival data from a larger survey with responses from 26,742 undergraduate and grad...
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Privatisation: one of the greatest scourges of our NHS
Privatisation is one of the greatest scourges of our National Health Service. Sold off. Outsourced. Divided into profitable chunks. However the privatisation deed is done, it invariably hurts patients, services and staff alike. We’ve seen in recent years – under very different governments – that the dogma of privatisation has been allowed to creep into the NHS. At a time of austerity and squeezed budgets the privatisation drum is being beaten ever louder. But this is not an issue which is confined to our borders. Privatisation of health services is a global problem. That’s why today the European Federation of Publi...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 7, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Dave Prentis Tags: General secretary's blog News health NHS privatisation Source Type: news

Minimize Input to Maximize Output: Lose the Cuffs!
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Leonardo Da Vinci Remember that old episode from "I Love Lucy" where Lucy and Ethel are working at the candy factory? The candies slowly come down the conveyor belt. They pick up each piece, wrap it and place it back down. Easy peasy. They do such a good job, the boss speeds up the conveyor belt and everything goes bananas. The machine shoots out the candy so fast, that there is no way Lucy and Ethel can process it, a candy conundrum. Some pieces get wrapped, some fall on the floor, some are eaten, some are stuffed in pockets. With much frantic hilarity, it all goes sideway...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

10-Second Answers To This Week's Pressing Health Questions
ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week. This week, we sought out simple answers to tough health questions. While such questions require a degree of nuance -- if they didn't, they wouldn't be tough, right? -- consider this an at-a-glance jumping off point to explore the research in more detail.    Read on and tell us in the comments: What did you read and love this week? Q: How can we reduce the United States' high C-section rate?  A: Give women more time to push. According to a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in March, giving women just one more hour to p...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 26, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Long-Lost Wreck Of The USS Conestoga Found Off San Francisco 95 Years After It Vanished
Nearly a century ago, a small U.S. Navy tugboat left Mare Island Naval Shipyard, near San Francisco, for Pearl Harbor. But the USS Conestoga and the 56 men aboard were never seen again. The disappearance of the Conestoga on March 25, 1921, had been considered one of the Navy's greatest unsolved mysteries. Until now, that is. Researchers say they've found the wreck near the Farallon Islands, just 30 miles off San Francisco.  The wreck was first spotted in 2009 during a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hydrographic survey near the Farallon Islands. At the time it was listed as a "probable, uncharte...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 24, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

I Could Have Died From My Undiagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
Literally. By the time someone finally listened to me and tested me for diabetes (my OBGYN of all people), my blood sugars were in the 700s, my heart was pounding, I was breathless, weak, scrawny and falling asleep sitting up. Knowing what I know now about Type 1 diabetes, why didn't any of my doctors figure out that I had it? Or at least consider it after I kept telling them my symptoms? Some friends had encouraged me to go to a book store (this was pre-Internet) and look up my symptoms, and it was at that point that I began asking over and over to be tested. Finally, after a bit of harassing from me, I was tested. It al...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Highway to Hearing Hell: Musicians and the Danger of Deafness
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 14, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Quiz: How much do you know about ear infections?
Can an ear infection clear without antibiotics? Did my child get an ear infection because she didn’t wear her hat? Why does my toddler keep getting ear infections? If you’ve asked yourself these questions or others about ear infections, you aren’t alone. Concern for ear infection (the medical term is otitis media) is among the most common reasons for a visit to the pediatrician. About half of all children between 6 months and 3 years of age will get at least one ear infection over the course of a year, and many children will experience several ear infections a year. Most ear infections are treated with antibiotics....
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 7, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Carolyn Sax Tags: Ask the Expert Health & Wellness Parenting Carolyn Sax ear infections Source Type: news

Find a partner who marches to the beat of your own drum
Everyone marches to the beat of their own drum: From walking to talking to producing music, different people's movements occur at different speeds. But do these differences influence coordination of group actions? The answer is yes, according to researchers. The finding has the potential to help us predict for each person how successful they will be in a group task, depending on how similar their partners are to them in their internal rhythms.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 9, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Bio-Rad picks up cytometer platform from Propel
Bio-Rad Laboratories (NYSE:BIO) said today it acquired Propel Labs high performance analytical flow cytometer platform, with a planned instrument launch from the acquisition later this year. Flow cytometry is a technique used to identify and sort cells and their components, Hercules, Calif.-based Bio-Rad Laboratories said. “We welcome the opportunity to expand our relationship with Propel Labs. The new instrument will complement our S3e™ Cell Sorter. When these instruments are combined with our antibody portfolio, Bio-Rad will offer researchers an unparalleled combination of ease and technology enabling greater in...
Source: Mass Device - February 8, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Diagnostics Mergers & Acquisitions Regenerative Medicine Bio-Rad Laboratories Propel Labs Source Type: news

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