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ECB, BoE hold rates steady as oil prices and euro soar
FRANKFURT AFP — Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept key interest rates steady Thursday in the face of soaring oil prices that have pushed inflation higher, and a surging euro. ECB policymakers meeting here left their main lending rate at 4.0 percent for the...
Tags: bank, Bank of England, FINANCE, inflation, needle
Research articles 2007-11-08
Ethics Group Asks USAID Inspector General to Investigate Legality of Grants to Soros Groups
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: John Carlisle of the National Legal and Policy Center, +1- 703-237-1970 FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 23 -- Today the National Legal and Policy Center NLPC asked the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development USAID to investigate the possibility that the agency is violating...
Tags: agency, MARKETING, needle, U.S. Department of State
Research articles 2007-10-23
Hong Kong golf champ finds salvation in a needle
LOCH LOMOND, Scotland AFP — Hong Kong Open winner Jose Manuel Lara has revealed how a Korean acupuncturist helped him salvage a career he feared could be wrecked by a painful Achilles injury. Lara, 30, capped a steady rise up the ranks of the European Tour when he triumphed...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, needle, Scotland
Research articles 2007-07-13
Youth travels to Congress to lobby for diabetes funds
Since his diagnosis four years ago with juvenile diabetes, life has become a ritual of needle pricks for 14-year-old Christopher Bolt. About four times a day, the Hillsborough teen plunges a tiny needle into one of his fingers to test his blood sugar levels, and every three...
Tags: cell, needle, U.S. Congress, Youth
Research articles 2007-06-17
Diabetic youth goes to Congress to lobby
Since his diagnosis four years ago with juvenile diabetes, life has become a ritual of needle pricks for 14-year-old Christopher Bolt. About four times a day, the Hillsborough teen plunges a tiny needle into one of his fingers to test his blood sugar levels, and every three...
Tags: cell, needle, U.S. Congress, youth
Research articles 2007-06-17
Wade faces fear to prep for playoffs
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade says he's scared of needles. Once again, though, they're helping him get ready for the playoffs. Bothered by knee tendinitis, the Miami Heat guard is utilizing acupuncture therapy to help relieve the pain. Wade missed 23 games with a dislocated left shoulder before returning...
Tags: Games, Miami, NBA, needle, shoulder
Research articles 2007-04-17
Variability in needle morphology and water status of Pinus cembroides across an elevational gradient in the Davis Mountains of west Texas, USA1
POULOS, H. M. AND G. P. BERLYN (Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, Greeley Memorial Laboratory, 370 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511, USA). Variability in needle morphology and water status of Pinus cembroides across an elevational gradient in the Davis Mountains of west Texas, USA. J....
Tags: Arizona, gradient, needle, species, Texas, U.S. Department of Agriculture, variability
Research articles 2007-04-01
Hot-button issues push to top of Trenton agenda
It took more than a decade to muster the votes, but the New Jersey Legislature approved a pilot program yesterday that would allow intravenous drug users to swap their dirty needles for clean ones. The Senate and Assembly both voted to allow six cities to establish needle exchanges, a move...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, needle, SOFTWARE, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2006-12-12
Rhizosphaera needle cast.(PEST OF THE MONTH)
Rhizosphaera needle cast, caused by the fungus Rhizosphaera Kalkhoffii, is a disfiguring disease of blue and white spruce in landscape settings, as well as in nurseries and Christmas tree plantations. What does it look like? The fungus can be identified by...
Tags: infection, needle, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2006-12-01
Spruce needle drop.(PEST OF THE MONTH)
Spruce needle drop is a recently recognized disease of spruce. Although many questions remain, it is thought to be caused by the fungus Setomelanomma holmii. The fungus has been known in Europe since 1980, but was first identified in the United States in 1998. ...
Tags: needle, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2006-05-01
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS : MEPS WANT LAW TO PROTECT HEALTH WORKERS FROM NEEDLESTICK INJURIES.
Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs made use of a relatively uncommon procedure on 20 April. On the basis of Article 39 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, they asked the European Commission to bring forward a legislative initiative within three months...
Tags: European Parliament, infection, needle, worker
Research articles 2006-04-26
Diplodia shoot blight and stem canker.(PEST OF THE MONTH)
The fungus Diplodia pinea is a serious threat to pines planted in landscape as well as plantation settings. In many cases, Diplodia disfigures the tree and causes its eventual death. What Does it Look Like? The most common symptoms of...
Tags: infection, needle, SECURITY, species, U.S. Department of Agriculture, wound
Research articles 2005-12-01
Kids, Elderly and Needlephobes to Benefit From Revolutionary New Pain-Free Needles.
MANCHESTER, England, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo Millions of kids, older people and patients who are scared of needles could be spared the dreaded jab when they visit their doctor or dentist - all thanks to amazing new pain-free needles...
Tags: benefit, Cardiff University, conference, dentist, Manchester, needle, patient
Research articles 2005-09-27
Malaysia to distribute needles, condoms to curb HIV: report
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Predominantly Muslim Malaysia will begin distributing free needles and condoms to intravenous drug users in January to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, a report said. "The earliest we can begin is in January," Health Minister Chua Soi Lek was quoted as saying by the Sunday...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Malaysia, needle, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2005-07-03
Malaysia to distribute needles, condoms to curb HIV: report
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia is to distribute free needles and condoms to injecting drug users in a nationwide pilot project to curb the spread of HIV-AIDS, Malaysia's Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said. The needles and condoms will be supplied from October through 20 government and private clinics...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Malaysia, needle
Research articles 2005-06-02
Taiwan mulls giving addicts access to needles to reduce HIV transmission
TAIPEI AFP — Taiwan's health authorities said they were considering providing drug addicts with access to sterile syringes as shared needles rather than sex were now the leading mode of HIV infection on the island. Under the "harm reduction" programme, "police may no longer follow the drug users who...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, needle
Research articles 2005-05-08
Stainless steel tubes.(tubing: A selection of tubing available from suppliers.)(Brief Article)
Handle specialises in the production of stainless steel tubes and cannulae. Hyperdermic tubes, which can be used in the manufacture of single-use needles and catheters, are developed in accordance with ISO 9626. Small diameters can also be supplied in thin wall for special applications. Stainless steel...
Tags: accordance, ISO, needle, Quality, supplier
Research articles 2005-05-01
Australian scientists develop new pre-natal test for birth defects: report
SYDNEY AFP — Australian scientists have developed a new pre-natal test for birth defects in unborn babies to replace a procedure that carries a small risk of causing miscarriage, a report said. Instead of undergoing an amniocentesis -- where a needle is inserted through the abdomen into the uterus...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Biotechnology, needle, researcher, scientist
Research articles 2005-03-12
Yale researcher studying acupuncture to reduce back pain in pregnancy.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 February 2005-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale researcher studying acupuncture to reduce back pain in pregnancyC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02022005 New Haven, Conn. - A Yale researcher and expert in the practice of acupuncture is conducting a three-year study on the effectiveness...
Tags: M.D., needle, pregnancy, researcher, women, Yale University
Research articles 2005-02-02
U.S. Government Awards Retractable Technologies Safety Syringe Contract for Africa under Global HIV/AIDS Initiative.
LITTLE ELM, Texas, Aug 19, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:RVP) announced today that it has been awarded a U.S. government contract to supply VanishPointR safety syringes to five African countries under the Bush Administration's Global HIV/AIDS initiative (President's Emergency Plan)....
Tags: Africa, Benefits, Company, HEALTHCARE, needle, president, Retractable Technologies Inc., SOFTWARE, U.S., U.S. Government
Research articles 2004-08-19
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