vendredi 15 juillet 2011
UGA taps Cabrera as Georgia Power professor - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
The professorship, established in Februarg 2006, will create a nationally and internationally recognized researcnh program at UGA on thechemical speciation, fate, transportf and effects of metal, metalloid, radionuclide and organif contaminants resulting from industrial and energy-generatinbg activities and by-products. Cabrera’sx research focuses on issues related to animalmanure (poultry litter in particular) and application to croplandf and pastureland as fertilizer. He has conducted research on nitrogen processeds associated with potential environmental contamination and has assesseed the bioavailability of trace metals in soilss amended withorganic wastes.
“Professor Cabreraw is one of the leading soil chemists in the said J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the UGA Collegr of Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences. “The Georgia Power Professorship recognizezs his standing withinhis discipline. He will be workingf to find ways for his ideas to enhancr the quality ofour environment.”
mercredi 13 juillet 2011
St. Louis hospitals report 30 heat-related illnesses - STLtoday.com
MyFox Washington DC | St. Louis hospitals report 30 heat-related illnesses STLtoday.com Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch lskrivan@post-dispatch.com There were 14 people with heat-related illnesses treated at St. Louis hospitals on Monday, the city health department announced today. The patients' ages ranged from 7 to 66, and they were ... Take steps to stay cool, avoid heat-related illnesses Watch out for heat-related illnesses Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety |
dimanche 10 juillet 2011
Landmark health reform bill passes Senate - Jacksonville Business Journal:
Also winning passage on Thursday was a the creatiomn of a state agency charge d with improving the delivery of health care across the The “Healthy Kids — Healthy Oregon” which will increase taxes on hospitals and health insurersx by $150 million per year, marks a majorf victory for Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who proposed the measure. It facefd fierce opposition byhospital groups, who were pacifiedc when their proposed tax hike was Insurers still maintain that the measures will increase the cost of healtuh coverage for thousands of Oregonians, by adding a 1 percent premium to the cost of commercial health insurance.
By raising additional funds, the state will receive $500 million in unclaimed federal healthgcare dollars. The second bill, which allocateds two-year funding of $3 million from the state’s general fund, creates the Oregon Health Authority to oversese existing state programs that touc onhealth care. The new state agency is chargex with establishing health industry cost controp measures and with promoting health care reform at a national Both bills now head to the governo forhis signature.
vendredi 8 juillet 2011
New Research Can Accurately Predict The Outcome Of Pregnancies Threatening To ... - Medical News Today
New Research Can Accurately Predict The Outcome Of Pregnancies Threatening To ... Medical News Today Scientists in the UK who have been researching fertility have stated that the outcome of such pregnancies can now be predicted accurately. About 20% of all pregnancies get complicated by a threatened miscarriage. Of these, up to 20% would miscarry*. ... |
mercredi 6 juillet 2011
Emotions High After Casey Found Not Guilty Of Murder - WSOC Charlotte
USA Today | Emotions High After Casey Found Not Guilty Of Murder WSOC Charlotte Emotions are still raw after Casey Anthony was found not guilty of killing her daughter 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony. Three years after Caylee died, and a month and a half after Casey's trial began, the jury's decision took less than 11 ... Anthony found not guilty in daughter's death Casey Anthony found not guilty of killing daughter Shrine grows where remains found |
dimanche 3 juillet 2011
Joybox Express band members on bicycles haul instruments across Michigan, play ... - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com | Joybox Express band members on bicycles haul instruments across Michigan, play ... The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com By The Grand Rapids Press Cory Olsen photos | The Grand Rapids PressHolland resident Karlene Krause helps Mark Braun pack up instruments after he and Joybox Express band members played a couple of tunes Saturday in Holland's Kollen Park. ... |
vendredi 1 juillet 2011
Afternoon Fix: Mark Kelly not running (for now) - Washington Post (blog)
Afternoon Fix: Mark Kelly not running (for now) Washington Post (blog) East Moline Alderman Cheri Bustos (D) is running for Congress Illinois' 17th district, she said yesterday. Bustos is planning a formal announcement for July 13. Meanwhile, local activist Porter McNeil (D) decided not to go after the seat. ... |