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Software to help design health care products
In a first, researchers have developed a computer-aided design tool to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems. Known as ‘GenoCAD’, the open-source software would help synthetic biologists capture biological rules to engineer organisms that produce useful […]
New prosthetic foot features Solvay’s ultra-high performance Torlon PAI
FITBIONIC Inc, an upstart developer and manufacturer of next-generation prosthetic technology, based in Boulder, Colorado, US, has launched its first product – an innovative prosthetic foot that features high load-carrying bearings made of Torlon polyamide-imide (PAI) from Solvay Specialty Polymers. […]
6 ways to get a better night’s rest
1. Make your bedroom “right” for sleeping The ideal bedroom should be like a tomb: dark, quiet and cool. They emphasized on the importance of computer-free environment as blue-spectrum light from the computer screen limits the production of melatonin. Suggested […]
Philippines faces tough task of reducing maternal deaths: official
MANILA- Reducing maternal deaths to 52 per 100,000 live births to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target in 2015 will be an uphill climb for the Philippines, a senior government official said Thursday. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan […]
Macau: 7,500 chicken culled over bird flu scare
After discovering the H7-type avian influenza in live poultry Macau culled 7,500 chicken, say sources. The decision to slaughter the chickens comes after Hong Kong’s cull of around 20,000 chicken in January, after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was […]
Hitting the sweet spot in blood sugar testing
SINGAPORE – To add to the inconvenience of watching everything they eat, diabetics often face a convoluted process to monitor their blood sugar levels constantly. But one Singapore firm has come up with a far simpler solution. The longstanding method […]
Egypt’s military leaders unveil devices they claim can detect and cure Aids
Egypt’s military leaders have come under ridicule after the chief army engineer unveiled what he described as a “miraculous” set of devices that detect and cure Aids, hepatitis and other viruses. The claim, dismissed by experts and called “shocking to […]
Unique vehicle for disabled developed by UAE student
A vehicle for the disabled has been developed by an architectural student in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in which the disabled can drive with their feet on vehicle’s steering wheel that uses an air pressure pump in place of […]
Long working hours taking toll on health
SINGAPORE – The report (“Toiling away without sleep is not normal”; March 3) highlighted the story of a 21-year-old intern who died after working for 72 hours straight at the London office of an investment bank. I am concerned about […]
Pfizer issues nationwide recall of antidepressant
A voluntary nationwide recall of 3 different lots of the antidepressant venlafaxine (Effexor, Pfizer Inc) has been issued by the drug’s manufacturer owing to possible contamination with a heart drug and subsequent potentially fatal consequences. As a precaution, Pfizer Inc […]
