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Color Changing Contact Lenses May Elliminate The Need For Constant Blood Testing
Colour Changing Contact Lenses In Development For Diabetics To Replace The Need To Routinely Draw Blood Throughout The Day
Article Date: 29 Dec 2009 – 0:00 PST
Diabetics may soon be able to wear contact lenses that continuously alert them to variations in their glucose levels by changing colours replacing the need to routinely draw blood throughout the day.
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Mesothelioma and Gene Expression

recently published study has revealed for the first time a connection between malignant mesothelioma and the overexpression of a particular genetic protein.In an effort to better understand this particularly deadly form of cancer on a cellular level, a team from the University of California, San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center sought to identify genetic material in mesothelioma cells that occurs at higher levels than the same material does in non-cancerous cells (that is overexpressed).What the scientists discovered could be an important step in developing treatments that target mesothelioma cells in their earliest stages.A strong and consistent clue
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Toronto Researchers Discover Novel Circulation In Human Eye, New Glaucoma Treatment
Article Date: 07 Oct 2009 – 4:00 PDT
Researchers at the University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the human eye which may provide important new insights into glaucoma , a leading cause of blindness.
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A Chip For The Eye: Artificial Vision Enhancers Being Put To The Test

Visually impaired or blind patients with degenerative retina conditions would be very happy if they were able to regain mobility, find their way around, be able to lead an independent life and to recognize faces and read again. These wishes were documented by a survey conducted by a research team ten years ago to find out what patients’ expectations of electronic retina prostheses (retina implants) were.
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A very bad deal for asbestos victims

Anthony Coombs and James Thompson

Summary

Mesothelioma is an invariably fatal cancer usually of the lining of the lung or abdomen. It is nearly always caused by asbestos and in particular by the “amphibole” blue and brown asbestos, which were mined in the Northern Cape and Northern Province of South Africa for many years. This association was first described by Dr Christopher Wagner in a seminal article in 1960, based on his research in the Northern Cape. In Britain there is a long-established tradition of suing employers for asbestos-related diseases.
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Mesothelioma Link to Power Station Death

A Coroner in Bridgewater, Somerset has criticised standards at Hinkley Point Power Station at an Inquest concerning Roger Prideux who died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.

The Coroner said-
“There was a time when there were one or two cases like this a year, but now I have about 15. I think we are coming to the peak in asbestos cases…The dangers of asbestos were known by the end of World War Two and Hinkley has obviously shown a blatant disregard for its employees.”
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Nevada Community Expresses

Asbestos Concerns
Winnemucca, Nevada – September 16, 2009

A proposal to dump San Francisco’s garbage in a landfill outside of Las Vegas has divided the local community. The town of Winnemucca, Nevada is home to the Jungo Road landfill, a dumping ground that may soon be used to dispose of 4,000 tons of garbage, hauled five days a week into Humboldt County for nearly a century to come.
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A Hand Sanitizer That Doesn’t Dry Out Your Skin
A Springfield, Missouri company has developed a hand sanitizer that doesn’t dry out your hands. Quite a few local dermatologists have been indicating that they’re impressed with the product. Since this is a problem for many of us we’re passing this on. The company has recently developed a website. . Here’s some information about the product and the URL for the site. I’ve just ordered some and it prices out ataround $2.33 a bottle plus shipping.
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A RESOLUTION recognizing National Mesothelioma

Awareness Day as September 26.
WHEREAS, mesothelioma is a deadly cancer which invades the lining of the lungs or abdomen until it destroys the vital organs and is directly related to asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma kills 3,000 Americans each year, and according to the National Cancer Institute, about 2,000 new cases are diagnosed annually in the United States; Read the rest of this entry »

Phishing Down, Are Scammers Changing Tactics?
SAN FRANCISCO
Internet criminals might be rethinking a favorite scam for stealing people’s personal information. A report being released Wednesday by IBM Corp. shows a big drop in the volume of “phishing” e-mails, in which fraud artists send what looks like a legitimate message from a bank or some other company. If the recipients click on a link in a phishing e-mail, they land on a rogue Web site that captures their passwords, account numbers or any other information they might enter.

IBM’s midyear security report found that phishing accounted for just 0.1 percent of all spam in the first six months of this year. In the same period in 2008, phishing made up 0.2 percent to 0.8 percent of all spam.
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