Dental :: Highest international honour for orthodontics pioneer
A former University of Adelaide academic who revolutionised orthodontics has been awarded dentistry’s highest international honour.
Ceremony
Drinking Water :: Oscar-winning actress helps UN launch global race for safe water
Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank helped kick off a race to bring safe drinking water to 20 million people by 2015 at a United Nations Headquarters ceremony that included live world music and students that have raised funds for water and sanitation projects.
Cochlear Implant :: Inventor of Cochlear implant wins Germany’s top neuroscience award
University of Melbourne scientist Professor Graeme Clark has received the 2007 Klaus Joachim Zulch prize for his research into neuroscience and the Cochlear implant, giving hearing to deaf people.
Information Technology :: Youth need more access to information technology, Ban Ki-moon says
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged policymakers and industry leaders to work together with young people to give more of them access to information and communications technology (ICT).
Nursing :: More nursing training institutes to be established in India
Speaking at the Florence Nightingale Awards for Nursing Personnel, the Indian Health And Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramados said that under the National Rural Health Mission project, the country requires about 2 lakh nursing personnel to provide comprehensive health care.
Breastfeeding :: New breastfeeding research challenges traditional feeding positions
Breastfeeding newborn babies lying down or in a semi-reclined position may boost the chances of success, according to new research being unveiled at the Royal College of Nursing’s 2007 International Research Conference in Dundee.
Wound :: Rapid healing with novel wound dressings
Bayer plans to enter the market for wound-healing products. Bayer Innovation GmbH ? a subsidiary of Bayer AG ? has developed a leading-edge technology for the manufacture of bioresorbable wound dressings on the basis of silica gel fibers. A ceremony was held on May 4 in Leverkusen to mark the inauguration of a pilot plant which will manufacture the wound dressing in sufficient quantities to enable clinical trials to be carried out.
Hepatitis C :: Hepatitis C virus is rife in SA prisons
Hepatitis C infection is endemic among the South Australian prison population, with 42% of the State’s 1700 prisoners infected with the virus, according to a University of Adelaide study.
Cancer :: Significant developments in understanding and targeting cancers
Data demonstrating genetic differences in individuals? susceptibility to certain cancers as well as differences in how people respond to specific cancer treatments will take center stage when more than 17,000 scientists from around the world gather at the Los Angeles Convention Center April 14-18 for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Key data presented at the meeting will also include findings related to the safety and effectiveness of several new, high-profile cancer therapies and vaccines.
Breast Cancer :: M. D. Anderson joins the US-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness, Research
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has joined the U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research, a collaboration designed to increase early breast cancer detection and reduce related deaths in the region through improved awareness, increased clinical resources and world-class research.