Psychology :: Talk to kids about drugs before they become teenagers
Talk to your child about drugs before they get to middle school, when they are most likely to encounter drugs for the first time.
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DNA :: Common mechanisms for viral DNA replication
Crystal structures of the SV40 large T antigen (T-ag) origin binding domain (obd) with and without DNA show how two T-ag obds orient head-to-head and engage with the major groove.
Pain :: New activation mechanism for pain sensing channel
A group of scientists at the Scripps Research Institute has identified a mechanism that enables certain compounds to activate a pain sensing protein. The findings could lead to the development of potential new therapies for managing acute and chronic pain.
Bird Flu :: Call for bird flu antiviral drugs to be shared
New predictions about bird flu, involving the use of a mathematical model, suggest that international cooperation to share antiviral drugs might be the best way to deal with an emerging pandemic.
Altruism :: The Evolution of Altruism
What do mutual grooming, politeness, priestly celibacy, military heroism, car insurance, and overwork have in common? All are probable examples of the recently discovered evolutionary mechanism called “reciprocal altruism.”
Bird Flu :: Bird flu mutation in Egypt has not increased transmissibility between humans
Despite two cases of genetic mutation in bird flu in Egypt that moderately reduced the effectiveness of oseltamivir, the most strongly recommended drug, the United Nations health agency is not changing its recommendation because the level of resistance is not yet well established and the virus has not become more easily transmissible between humans.
Infection :: Informing partners can help cut sexually transmitted infections
Doctors should encourage patients with sexually transmitted infections to tell their partners to seek treatment and, in some cases, provide home testing kits or drugs to help reduce infection rates, says a new study.
Bird Flu :: Moderately Tamiflu resistant bird flu in Egypt – WHO
Viruses with a genetic mutation, linked in laboratory testing to moderately reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir, have been discovered in two persons previously reported with H5N1 infections in Egypt. Both patients had been on treatment with oseltamivir for two days before the clinical samples that yielded the viruses were taken.
Health Plan :: California health plan ambitious and risky
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a $12 billion-a-year plan to extend health care coverage to most of California’s 6.5 million uninsured and make it the second state, behind Massachusetts, to require everyone to carry insurance. Coverage for the poorest of the poor would be free; for many others, it would be heavily subsidized.
Beauty :: Beauty care – Companies Woo Older Men
Beauty and skin care is not just for the upwardly mobile young males. A growing number of older ones too are going in for all those expensive moisturisers and fairness creams, not to forget cosmetic surgery, which too is a rage.