Jun

30

New Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles

June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

University of Leicester researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles. Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body’s cells. Dr Klaus von [...]

May

11

Enviro-Health Links – 2009 H1N1 Flu

May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Swine Flu Info Enviro-Health Links – 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) is a huge collection of links to H1N1 Flu related materials. These links are presented in several categories like Federal and Local Response, International Resources, Guidance for Professionals, Maps, News, Twitter, Webcasts, Information from the National Library of Medicine (drugs information, consumer health information, [...]

May

7

Christine Laine Named Editor of Annals of Internal Medicine

May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has named Christine Laine editor of its flagship journal, Annals of Internal Medicine. A former vice president and senior deputy editor of Annals, Christine Laine succeeds Harold C. Sox who will retire in July. The Annals of Internal Medicine New Editor is the youngest editor in the history of [...]

May

6

FluTracker: Tracking the Progress of H1N1 Swine Flu

May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

FluTracker: Tracking the Progress of H1N1 Swine Flu. The map and the data behind it were compiled by Dr. Henry Niman, a biomedical researcher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using technology provided by Rhiza Labs and Google. The map was compiled using data from official sources, news reports and user-contributions.

May

4

All H1N1 Related Articles Published in PNAS Freely Available Online

May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Seen on Liblicense – All H1N1 (swine flu) related articles published in PNAS are now freely available online: In light of the current alert about H1N1 (swine flu) issued by the World Health Organization and the public health emergency declared by the United States government, PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) has made [...]