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Traditional mud stoves may emit less pollution than some ‘improved cookstoves’

April 5, 2012
The first real-world, head-to-head comparison of "improved cookstoves" (ICs) and traditional mud stoves has found that some ICs may at times emit more of the worrisome "black carbon," or soot, particles that are linked to serious health and environmental concerns than traditional mud stoves or open-cook fires.

Some ‘improved cookstoves’ may emit more pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

April 4, 2012
The first real-world, head-to-head comparison of "improved cookstoves" (ICs) and traditional mud stoves has found that some ICs may at times emit more of the worrisome "black carbon," or soot, particles that are linked to serious health and environmental concerns than traditional mud stoves or open-cook fires. The report, which ...

Some ‘improved cookstoves’ may emit more pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

April 4, 2012
(American Chemical Society) The first real-world, head-to-head comparison of "improved cookstoves" (ICs) and traditional mud stoves has found that some ICs may at times emit more of the worrisome "black carbon," or soot, particles that are linked to serious health and environmental concerns than traditional mud stoves or open-cook fires. ...

Detection Of Lung Cancers Via CT Screening As Successful As Traditional Methods

April 3, 2012
A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine indicates that CT scans are more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods at identifying aggressive lung cancers in their most treatable stages. The data, published online in the journal Radiology, demonstrate that lung cancers found through annual ...

CT scans more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods

March 31, 2012
A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine indicates that CT scans are more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods at identifying aggressive lung cancers in their most treatable stages.

Lung cancers detected by CT screening grow as fast as those found with traditional methods

March 30, 2012
A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine indicates that CT scans are more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods at identifying aggressive lung cancers in their most treatable stages. The data, published online March 27 in the journal Radiology , demonstrate that lung ...

Lung cancers detected by CT screening grow as fast as those found with traditional methods

March 30, 2012
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine indicates that CT scans are more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods at identifying aggressive lung cancers in their most treatable stages. In fact, the report showed ...

Key Protein In Inflammatory Brain Damage Blocked By Japanese Traditional Therapy, Honokiol

March 19, 2012
Microglia are the first line defence of the brain and are constantly looking for infections to fight off. Overactive microglia can cause uncontrolled inflammation within the brain, which can in turn lead to neuronal damage. New research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Neuroinflammation shows that, honokiol ...

The Japanese traditional therapy, honokiol, blocks key protein in inflammatory brain damage

March 18, 2012
Microglia are the first line defence of the brain and are constantly looking for infections to fight off. Overactive microglia can cause uncontrolled inflammation within the brain, which can in turn lead to neuronal damage. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Neuroinflammation shows ...

The Japanese traditional therapy, honokiol, blocks key protein in inflammatory brain damage

March 18, 2012
(BioMed Central) Microglia are the first line defense of the brain and are constantly looking for infections to fight off. Overactive microglia can cause uncontrolled inflammation within the brain, which can in turn lead to neuronal damage. New research published in BioMed Central's open-access journal Journal of Neuroinflammation shows that, ...

Microbiotas characterized for 19 traditional Italian sourdough breads

February 15, 2012
Italy is well-known for aesthetics that play to every sense of the human sensory system: automotive style, espresso, ancient architecture, music, and Fettuccini Alfredo, among much else. Now a team of Italian investigators has analyzed the microbiota of 19 sourdoughs used in traditional Italian breads. They report their findings in ...

OraQuick HIV1/2 test as accurate as traditional blood test

January 25, 2012
A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University.