Can your doctor correctly read a critical heart test? Oct 31, 2008
"The rules include such things as: what is the voltage in a particular lead or a combination of leads or what is the axis of the vector of this electrical signal?" Pattern recognition is also part of the learning process. While the basic ECG technology was developed more than a hundred years ago, the field of ECG interpretation has become part of the high-tech revolution. (EurekAlert!)
Blinking Clock Made In Live Bacteria Oct 30, 2008
When asked to look ever further into the future and predict how this synthetic biology might be applied, Hasty said, "At some point, the vector issue for gene therapy is going to be worked out. Once researchers figure out how to reliably get DNA into cells in a controlled fashion, the more sophisticated step will be to read the state of the cell with sensors and then act accordingly. You could have a sequence of logical steps coded into the DNA that will react to the cellular environment. This... (Science Daily)
Mosquito attack raises concerns over West Nile virus Oct 30, 2008
"Mark Brooks of the Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District said he knew nothing of the West Nile virus in Malibu or of the incident involving the workers who were swarmed by mosquitoes that possibly carry it. Brooks referred all inquiries to executive Robert Saviskas of the Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District, who did not return multiple phone calls and voice mails regarding the matter.The California Department of Public... (Malibu Times, CA)
STMicroelectronics Reports 2008 Third Quarter and Nine-Month Revenues and Earnings Oct 29, 2008
Industrial and Multi-Segment (IMS) Product Highlights -- In microcontrollers, ST extended its library of functions supporting vector control of electric motors using the 32-bit Cortex-M3 based STM32 MCU, which has already been designed into approximately 40 customer motor-control applications. -- In non-volatile memory, ST introduced 1MHz two-wire serial EEPROMs in 256-Kbit, 512-Kbit and 1-Mbit densities, allowing data rates up to 2. (PR Newswire)
Vaccinations' benefits proved; enforce the law Oct 29, 2008
Certainly, public health authorities should have the ability to require vaccines for children attending public schools, which serve as the primary vector for disease outbreaks. The influenza vaccine debate in New Jersey offers an example. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Opinion: Mixed-up Hazards Oct 29, 2008
The health ministry has a completely different vantage point, and looks at the homosexual through the prism of HIV-AIDS, not as its dangerous vector, but as an essential part of its solution. According to NACO, the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual sexual) community numbers 25 lakh, and anyone whose head is not habitually in the sand knows it is a gross underestimate. (India Times, India)
Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise In Patients With Bowel, Kidney And Prostate Cancer Oct 27, 2008
" TroVax is made up of a modified virus (Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA)), which acts as a vehicle to transport a second component, a gene that produces an antigen that is present in most solid tumours, called 5T4. TroVax is injected into patients whose solid tumours have the 5T4 tumour antigen present, so that the vaccine can trigger the body's natural immune responses to mobilise against 5T4. "The virus acts as both a 'vehicle' to deliver the 5T4 antigen and as an 'adjuvant', which helps to... (Science Daily)
Safer, More Effective TB Vaccine For HIV-positive People Developed Oct 25, 2008
The vaccine consists of a replication-incompetent, recombinant adenovirus serotype 26 (rAd26) vector encoding an. (May 21, 2008) Researchers have made a giant leap forward in the race to develop a vaccine for the potentially debilitating West Nile virus. (Science Daily)
LA sees highest number of infections by West Nile virus Oct 24, 2008
"All of Los Angeles County is considered endemic with West Nile virus," said Robert Saviskas, executive director of the Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District. Elderly people or those with compromised immune systems are more susceptible to West Nile virus, which can cause fever, encephalitis or meningitis. (Xinhuanet, China)
Keeping Herpes Infection In Check: Researchers Describe Immune System Strategies Oct 19, 2008
His team will continue to try to identify how immune cells, HSV-1 and neurons interact, which could have implications for treatment and vaccine development for HSV-1 infections, as well as for gene therapy applications that use harmless versions of the herpes virus as a vector to ferry treatment genes into cells. The paper's lead author is Jared E. Knickelbein, Ph. (Science Daily)
Your questions Oct 17, 2008
We import a large number of goods which act as a vector of new species arriving. Signal crayfish are difficult to eradicate. (BBC News -- Science)
High-Profile M&A Trio Leaves O'Melveny for Shearman Oct 16, 2008
During their time at O'Melveny, they worked on a number of big M&A deals, like & Co. and Vector Capital's $634 million bid for SafeNet. Kennedy and Camahort had launched Wilson Sonsini's San Francisco office after making the jump from Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in 1999. (Law.com)
Experts sound dengue warning Oct 16, 2008
Nothing has been done yet to speed up vector control measures or to verify if the mystery fever that has struck South 24-Parganas is Japanese encephalitis ... It has just one against the five recommended by officials of the National Vector-borne Disease Control after the dengue outbreak in 2005. (Times of India)
Eliminating Viral Vector In Stem Cell Reprogramming Oct 13, 2008
Dr. Yamanka's team began this series of experiments by replacing the retrovirus with an adenoviral vector. While transfections with the genes on separate vectors didn't work, they did work when the genes were arranged in a specific order on a single vector ... Okita et al. Generation of Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Without Viral Vectors. (Science Daily)
Yamanaka eliminates viral vector in stem cell reprogramming Oct 11, 2008
Dr. Yamanka's team began this series of experiments by replacing the retrovirus with an adenoviral vector. While transfections with the genes on separate vectors didn't work, they did work when the genes were arranged in a specific order on a single vector ... Okita K, Nakagawa M, Hyenjong H, Ichisada T, Yamanaka S. Generation of mouse induces pluripotent stem cells with viral vectors. (EurekAlert!)
Make science cool to learn Oct 8, 2008
You have to be able to understand complex sentences like, The x and y components of the vector are the x and y coordinates of the point locating the tip of the vector when the tail is at the origin. We can make physics less intimidating, but if we expect real learning to take place, there is no way around doing the hard thinking required for correct understanding. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Round two to Obama: Bruce Wolpe Oct 8, 2008
As each day passes, the chances of a major change in its vector decrease. Let us hope that a politically unified United States in 2009 and beyond can restore faith in itself and its signal dream, and help repair the damage to the world it has contributed so much to create. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Is poison from Watertown DPW yard spreading? Oct 4, 2008
This can become a vector for spreading the poison all over the East Coast, Alexander said. By spreading the poison throughout the neighborhood and maybe farther, Alexander said, the town dropped the ball. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Sentinel Chicken Tests Positive Fo00002E1Br West Nile Virus Oct 4, 2008
Norman Grefe, Vector Control Division Supervisor, urges Norfolk residents especially people over age 50, to take action to prevent and protect themselves and their families from mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile Virus, spread to birds, humans, horses, and other mammals through the bite of infected mosquitoes ... The hotline is updated daily after 3:00 p.m. For additional information on mosquito control or to report areas of potential mosquito breeding, call the Vector Control Division... (WTKR.com, VA)
Overeating can short-circuit your brain Oct 3, 2008
With gene therapy, a virus or other so-called vector is used to carry corrective DNA into the body, but the approach is still highly experimental. Don't miss this on msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
Newspapers are big at Mac's Smoke Shop Oct 3, 2008
The science is clear, why support this vector of cancer. Posted by mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Oct 1, 2008 at 10:03 pm. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Two tenacious exploits debunk vendor claims Oct 3, 2008
I used this clipboard hijack demo attack to see how well the reviewed products could defend against a relatively unexpected attack vector. The clipboard hijack was especially difficult to defend because it used multiple applications to do its dirty work and did not modify any files. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Test Center: Sandbox security versus the evil Web Oct 3, 2008
Sandboxie and DefenseWall focused on protecting particular applications or sessions, while others fell into the more traditional role of a host intrusion prevention system (HIPS), protecting critical system areas regardless of the attack vector. I was impressed with Sandboxie's ability to ensure that additional child sessions were always launched in protected mode when instantiated by a protected parent process. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Overeating Makes Brain Go Haywire Oct 3, 2008
With gene therapy, a virus or other so-called vector is used to carry corrective DNA into the body, but the approach is still highly experimental. 2008 Reuters. (Newsmax)
Your politics on your bumper Sep 25, 2008
Vector - good assessment of the McCain vs. B.Hussein Obuma supporters. My ol truck is adorned with NRA, RTKBA, Browning & Mossy Oak stickers plus the stars & bars tag on the front. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gene Therapy Offers Hope For Blindness Sep 24, 2008
Researchers did this by using specially engineered viruses, or vectors, to deliver the genes ... "This is something that we need to try and improve as we study different vector concentrations in the future," Cideciyan says. (CBS News)
3 Mosquito Pools Test Positive For West Nile Virus Sep 24, 2008
The Vector Control Division will fog these communities as soon as the weather permits and has already begun implementing mosquito control and surveillance activities, to include storm drain treatments, backyard inspections, trapping and testing. Norman Grefe, Vector Control Division Supervisor, urges Norfolk residents especially people over age 50, to take action to prevent and protect themselves and their families from mosquito-borne illnesses such as the West Nile Virus, spread to birds,... (WTKR.com, VA)
WHO says nearly 2 billion at risk from dengue in Asia Sep 23, 2008
"Human practices such as rainwater harvesting and inappropriate disposal of used tyres, plastic containers and metal cans have created new opportunities for vector breeding.". Other key factors were migration, demographic changes, and rapid growth in urban areas. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
More reports of human West Nile Sep 22, 2008
The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District in recent months has conducted periodic spraying to kill the adult mosquitoes that spread the virus ... For updates on spraying and other mosquito information in San Joaquin County, go to the Vector Control District's Web site, www ... Calaveras County residents can request service from the county's Mosquito and Vector Control Program by filling out an online form at www. (Stockton Record)
How would you prioritize money matters on the Nov. 4 ballot? Sep 20, 2008
still thinking it through wrote on Sep 19, 2008 2:09 PM:" Sal, I like the way you think. Those are all great questions, many of which need to be answered by the Director herself, when Ive heard her speak she has been very welcoming of questions by the public. Regarding the sheriff supervising the center, I would suggest asking him. Wouldnt his office need a similar level of staffing, equipment, facility etc. Would his department charge user fees for the other 29 or so agencies. And... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Sentinel Morning Update: Area commissioners focus on pushing economy forward Sep 19, 2008
Cumberland County will see its gypsy moth spray area reduced by about 6,000 acres in 2009, according to the vector control office. Chief John Bitner told the county commissioners Thursday he doesnt expect there will be a need to spray much more than 8,000 acres next year, because this past springs suppression program was very successful. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Work together or face 'disastrous consequences' for health in Africa, experts warn Sep 19, 2008
Onesmo ole-MoiYoi, a Tanzania medical, veterinary and vector expert. "We scientists need to adopt a new way of working, one that makes African communities bearing the burden of disease part of the solution rather than part of the problem." The separate fields of human health, animal health, climate, vectors and environment must come together to avert a "continental disaster," according to leading experts who attended the meeting ... The virus is transmitted from livestock to people either... (EurekAlert!)
Gene Therapy For Chronic Pain Gets First Test In People Sep 18, 2008
17, 2008) University of Michigan scientists are beginning a phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of cancer-related pain, using a novel gene transfer vector injected into the skin to deliver a pain-relieving gene to the nervous system ... A gene transfer vector is an agent used to carry genes into cells ... In this groundbreaking clinical trial, the investigators will use a vector created from herpes simplex virus (HSV) the virus that causes cold sores to deliver the gene for enkephalin, one... (Science Daily)
NASA test sends man to bed for 84 days Sep 17, 2008
"What bed rest allows us to do is that it allows us to take away the gravity vector the way it is usually acting. It allows fluid to be redistributed in the same way that fluid is redistributed in space," explains Cavanagh. NASA's goal is to figure out how to stop the physiological changes of space travel, most importantly bone loss. (CNN -- Tech)
Medical journal slams Ottawa over listeriosis as 17th death linked recall Sep 17, 2008
Listeria is the biological agent, cold cuts the vector, but the ultimate cause may be found in risky government decisions. The editorial, signed by several doctors and journal editors, states that Stephen Harper's government has reversed much of the progress previous governments made in relation to public health. (Globe and Mail)
Get the jump on wheat diseases by making good planting-time decisions (14) Sep 15, 2008
Wheat streak mosaic virus affects wheat that emerges while the vector (the wheat curl mite) is still alive and feeding on nearby weeds or volunteer wheat. The mite (carrying the virus) moves as the older plants die. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
5 Questions: Vector Control Office chief and the art of tracking gypsy moths Sep 15, 2008
The chief of Vector Control and Weights and Measures Office has been traveling the county compiling the data needed to figure out how the area has fared in its battle against the insects ... Bitner: Over 350 residents requested a survey of their property by the Vector Control Office. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Eight dengue deaths in Haryana Sep 14, 2008
"Gurgaon being a satellite town of Delhi, another team from National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme also paid a visit," she said. Four cases of chikungunya have also been reported from different places in Haryana in the monsoon season. (Daily News & Analysis)
LA County sees an upward trend in West Nile infections Sep 13, 2008
One factor may be that the bird population is just now recovering after so many deaths in 2004, increasing the reservoir for the virus, said Kenn Fujioka, assistant manager of the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control, one of five such jurisdictions Los Angeles County ... Statewide, vector control districts are funded though property taxes or assessments, which already are dropping along with housing prices ... "We're near the end of this mosquito control season," said David Brown,... (Los Angeles Times)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Sep 12, 2008
Hives found with mites are destroyed by the state Department of Health Vector Control Branch. Additional assistance is being given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state officials said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Skunks Becoming Nuisance At Health Dept. Immunization Clinic Sep 12, 2008
As far as the water, Vector Control has treated the water against West Nile. We've had quite a bit of rain in Dona Ana County the last couple of months, said Minnick. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Chikungunya fear grips Capital Sep 11, 2008
It is characterised by high fever lasting between seven and 10 days, painful joints, headache, vomiting, fatigue and nausea and is spread by the same vector as dengue Aedes aegypti ... The warning was also sounded by director-general of health services Dr R K Srivastava when he reviewed the state of vector borne diseases in Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh on September 2 ... A health ministry official said,... (Times of India)
'Dodgy dossier' partly to blame for failure of war against malaria in the tropics Sep 11, 2008
Dr. Colin Sutherland, a Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene cal Medicine, who is contributing to a session entitled 'How science addresses developing world issues' at the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool today, explains: 'Previous efforts to eradicate malaria, if considered on a nation-by-nation basis, only succeeded in countries where the Plasmodium parasite was weak and its mosquito vector was vulnerable, particularly where populations were wealthy enough to afford the best... (EurekAlert!)
Growing Teen Abuse of Snurf Pills Sep 10, 2008
But other products listing the same ingredients -- such as Snuffadelic and Red Dawn Vector Euphoria Enhancer -- are readily available. The "herbal" moniker may make teens think the drugs are safe or even healthful, warns Windle, leader of a landmark, 20-year study of the long-term effects of. (WebMD)
Tripos to buy Pharsight for $57M Sep 10, 2008
St. Louis-based Tripos, a provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, is wholly owned by San Francisco-based private equity firm Vector Capital. Pharsight develops and markets integrated products and services to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies develop therapeutic products. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Snap, Crackle and Pop foster the spirit of giving Sep 9, 2008
" "Every day, in many simple ways, parents have the ability to develop a nurturing culture of giving in the home, one that can be a lifelong gift to your children. Holding a bake sale for charity with your children is a good and easy way to foster giving," says Harvey McKinnon and Azim Jamal, authors, The Power of Giving. "The best gift we can give our children is to teach them to give". Ingredients: Passion -------------------- Kellogg's is encouraging parents and children to look to... (Canada Newswire)
Altria Branches Out With UST Sep 9, 2008
Shah said tobacco leaf producer Universal and Vector Group could also be potential targets. Altria's buying price marks only a 2. (Forbes -- Markets)
Altria Aims to Be No. 1 in Smokeless With UST Deal Sep 9, 2008
Shah said tobacco leaf producer Universal Corp. and Vector Group Ltd. could also be potential targets. Altria owns the Marlboro brand and the nation's biggest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA. It has been test marketing Marlboro brand smokeless products, but analysts say the results have been disappointing so far. (ABC News -- Wire)
West Nile Virus spreads throughout California Sep 9, 2008
Terri Williams, public health program manager for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health Vector Control Program, said four birds died during the past two months ... Williams said citizens need to be vigilant and help Vector Control keep West Nile out of Big Bear. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Safety study indicates gene therapy for blindness improves vision Sep 9, 2008
"Theoretically, the idea was that it might be necessary to suppress the immune system because we are using a vector that might activate the body's defenses and cause a harmful response. However, immune suppression itself carries a risk of infections and other problems. Clearly we have shown there is no need to do that in this case." ... D., a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology and director of UF's Powell Gene Therapy Center, which manufactured the viral vectors used in the study. (EurekAlert!)
Pranab to inaugurate WHO meeting Sep 8, 2008
The meeting is likely to take up issues like revitalizing primary health care, tobacco control, reduction of maternal and neo-natal mortalities responding to emerging and re-emerging vector borne diseases, public health approach to combating HIV AIDS and issues pertaining to environment and health. To read business stories in. (India Times)
Santa Clara To Search For West Nile Breeding Grounds Sep 6, 2008
-- The Vector Control District said Friday it would conduct an aerial search for mosquito breeding sources that could potentially carry West Nile virus on Monday. A plane equipped with digital photography capability will survey 105 square miles looking for neglected pools and other sources that could harbor developing mosquitoes and potentially carry the West Nile virus, according to the district. (NBC 11, CA)
Open Text of Canada to buy Captaris for $131 million Sep 5, 2008
Bellevue-based Captaris (NASDAQ: CAPA) had recently turned down a slightly smaller offer from private equity firm Vector Capital, which had offered $125 million in March for the software company. Open Text (NASDAQ: OTEX) is based in Waterloo, Ontario, and employs about 2,900 people. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
With 3-yr high, dengue situation alarming Sep 5, 2008
As per the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), it was decided last year that a dengue patient belonging to a particular state, but diagnosed in some other state, would be recorded as a case in the state of origin. "One has to take action at the place from where the person has got infected and not at a place where he is being treated. So records should be maintained by the monitoring bodies of the state he belongs to," said Dr GPS Dhillon, director, NVBDCP.. (Times of India)
New Hope For Treating Common Form Of Inherited Neuromuscular Disease Sep 4, 2008
19, 2008) For some inherited diseases, one barrier to successful gene therapy is that a commonly used vector (package into which the curative gene is placed) cannot accommodate the large size of the curative. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Remote Satellite Imaging Predicts Outbreaks Of Infectious Disease Sep 4, 2008
"As the climate shifts, any disease with an environmental stage or vector is going to be affected." Colwell will call for an integrated approach of global scientific paradigms to track and tackle infectious disease: "We must protect this blue planet" she said "it's the only one we've got". On 8 September 2008, Professor Colwell, will deliver the inaugural Environmental Microbiology lecture "Climate, Oceans, Global Warming and Cholera". (Science Daily)
West Nile Virus found in area birds Sep 3, 2008
Mosquitoes are a more direct vector for humans, he said. Birds don t infect humans. (Concord Journal, MA)
Previous claims of siRNA therapeutic effects called into question by report in human gene therapy Sep 3, 2008
Related topics include improvements in vector development, delivery systems, and animal models, particularly in the areas of cancer, heart disease, viral disease, genetic disease, and neurological disease, as well as ethical, legal, and regulatory issues related to the gene transfer in humans. Tables of contents and a free sample issue may be viewed online at. (EurekAlert!)
A danger to health Sep 1, 2008
This makes the unvaccinated child a vector of disease, like the mosquito as it unwittingly transmits the West Nile virus. While most phobias are harmless to others, the refusal of the anti-vaccination movement to acknowledge the decades of evidence that attests to the effectiveness and safety of vaccinations represents a danger to the health of everyone. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Birds test positive for virus Aug 30, 2008
Vector Control officials urge caution, emphasize preventive measures for Newport-Mesa residents to avoid West Nile Virus ... Orange County Vector Control District officials continued to emphasize preventive measures to Newport-Mesa residents and people countywide Friday as they battle a marked increase in positive tests for the potentially fatal disease in birds ... More than 500 birds this year have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, which is transferred by mosquitoes, said Michael... (Daily Pilot)
Trapping Mosquitoes, Without Smelly Chemicals Aug 30, 2008
By monitoring gravid traps containing West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes, mosquito and vector control districts and health officials can determine when it is time to spray. Leal said that another advantage of the gravid traps is that with the capture of one female mosquito, that eliminates not only her, but hundreds of her would-be offspring. (Science Daily)
Bug bites can bring more than itch Aug 30, 2008
Pankau is also on the board for the Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara and said that the since the Valley is in a special district, voters would have to approve analyzing or testing for the virus here. We would like to t would take someone having a flock of chickens near a water source, and then testing their blood to see if any of them come down with the virus, however this process has to be voter approved, Pankau said. (Santa Maria Times)
Valley told to guard against West Nile Aug 30, 2008
San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District 982-4675 or 800-300-4675 To report dead birds or squirrels. Toll-free state hot line 877-968-2473 or visit. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Ways to work together Aug 30, 2008
This week, Craig Levy, program manager of the vector borne disease program for Arizona Department of Health Services, told reporter Dana Cole that we are just starting to enter the peak of the West Nile season. With that warning, we should raise our awareness, for not only can the mosquitoes that carry West Nile be nagging pests, but they also can carry sickness more than 10,400 people who suffered from West Nile virus between 1999 to 2007 had what was considered a serious illness, affecting the... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Mosquito population boom means more spraying looms Aug 27, 2008
On Friday, a large area of south San Joaquin County, including most of Manteca and all of Ripon, will be sprayed by plane, according to the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District. Continuing warm weather has created ideal conditions for the spread of the virus in bird and mosquito populations, and the virus has been detected in numerous urban, suburban and rural areas. (Stockton Record)
