This report from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System examines fragmentation in our health care delivery system and offers policy recommendations to stimulate greater organization—established mechanisms for working across providers and care settings. (The Commonwealth Fund)
A drug-like molecule called Wnt can be substituted for the cancer gene c-Myc, one of four genes added to adult cells to reprogram them to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, according to Whitehead researchers. (ScienceDaily)
NeoStem, Inc. announced today that the new Southern Florida stem cell collection center located in Coral Gables, a suburb of Miami, is targeted to open in September. (MarketWatch)
But a growing number of doctors and medical organizations question the usefulness and expense of privately banking cord blood, which they say currently has limited applications, such as treating certain rare blood cancers and blood disorders in children. They say
Sixth of October for Development and Investment Company (SODIC) signed a contract for the acquisition of Al Yusr for Projects and Agricultural Development (Al Yusr).
GenieKnows has released a Yarmouth search engine which provides the town with a standalone website that includes a zone-based map, business listings, and related business information. Yarmouth is located in Nova Scotia, Canada and while GenieKnows Local delivers local search
Golden Systems Electronics, a leading name in the Middle East’s IT distribution business, has named Mr. Ehsan Hashemi as its new Chief Operational Officer (COO). This appointment comes shortly after the company’s restructuring announcement in June 2008. In his new
One of the oldest matriarchs of an orca pod with ties to the Puget Sound has not been seen for eight months and is presumed dead, whale researchers said today.
Former Washington running back J.R. Hasty is resuming his college career at Central Washington University, a school spokesman said today. Hasty was scheduled to take part in the team's first practice of the season this afternoon. The Wildcats are a
It is almost exactly 40 years since drug tests were first conducted at the Olympic Games. Now they are an unfortunate but essential facet of the Games. Scientific advances, and advances in mass spectrometry in particular, have enabled the authorities
Consim Info Pvt Ltd, promoters of BharatMatrimony.com, ClickJobs.com, IndiaProperty.com, IndiaAutomobile.com, IndiaList.com, IndiaPages.com, LoanWala.com etc, has announced the appointment of Mr. Subramanyam Parameshwar as the Chief Finance Officer.
