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LCQ8: Development of Hong Kong as an international asset management centre
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Following is a question by the Hon Christopher Cheung and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (July 3):Question:The Financial Secretary mentioned...
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LCQ8: Development of Hong Kong as an international asset management centre
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Following is a question by the Hon Christopher Cheung and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (July 3):Question:The Financial Secretary mentioned...
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Inflammation links social adversity and diabetes
2-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Fiona Godwinfgodwin@plos.org 01-223-442-834Public Library of Science Diabetes is strongly associated with socioeconomic status (SES): low income, low education, and low occupational status are all linked to a higher...
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China milk antitrust probe may be step towards consolidation
By Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - The decision by China’s top economic planner to investigate five leading foreign infant milk companies for suspected antitrust violations may be part of a broader plan to boost consumption of the local product, analysts...
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China milk antitrust probe may be step towards consolidation
By Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - The decision by China’s top economic planner to investigate five leading foreign infant milk companies for suspected antitrust violations may be part of a broader plan to boost consumption of the local product, analysts...
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Establishment of committee to examine measures for improving supply chain management of powdered formula
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Government announced today (July 3) the establishment of a committee to study and recommend a proposal on improving the supply chain management of powdered formula. The committee comprises 14 non-official members, including representatives...
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Home range plus: a space-time characterization of movement over real landscapes
Advances in GPS technology have created both opportunities in ecology as well as a need for analytical tools that can deal with the growing volume of data and ancillary variables associated with each location. Results: We present T-LoCoH, a home range...
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Home range plus: a space-time characterization of movement over real landscapes
Advances in GPS technology have created both opportunities in ecology as well as a need for analytical tools that can deal with the growing volume of data and ancillary variables associated with each location. Results: We present T-LoCoH, a home range...
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China milk antitrust probe may be step towards consolidation
By Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - The decision by China’s top economic planner to investigate five leading foreign infant milk companies for suspected antitrust violations may be part of a broader plan to boost consumption of the local product, analysts...
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Wake Forest Baptist to extend innovation in geriatrics education with new GPS program
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will maintain its position as a leader in geriatric medicine and medical training with continued grant funding from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Wake Forest Baptist has been awarded $999,979 over four years, a...
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Long-term care insurance: Industry is shrinking; premiums are rising
This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy...
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Low IQ and autism risk from fertility treatment for men with poor sperm
A Swedish study found an extra risk in babies born after ICSI treatmentThe technique involves a sperm being injected directly into the egg Risk may be down to men passing on a higher rate of genetic abnormalities By Jenny Hope PUBLISHED: 18:44 EST, 2...
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Low IQ and autism risk from fertility treatment for men with poor sperm
A Swedish study found an extra risk in babies born after ICSI treatmentThe technique involves a sperm being injected directly into the egg Risk may be down to men passing on a higher rate of genetic abnormalities By Jenny Hope PUBLISHED: 18:44 EST, 2...
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Study suggests shape of knee can determine need for ACL reconstruction after an ACL tear
A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery has provided the first evidence that the shape of a person’s knee could be a factor in the decision of whether a patient should undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction after an ACL...
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Tiny tweezers allow precision control of enzymes
Tweezers are a handy instrument when it comes to removing a splinter or plucking an eyebrow. In new research, Hao Yan and his colleagues at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute describe a pair of tweezers shrunk down to an astonishingly tiny...
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Squished squid, or: noci-ceph-tion
If you’re hurt, a physician doesn’t give you an IQ test to figure out how painkiller to prescribe. (“Oh, you knew the meaning of ‘lugubrious’ and solved this trigonometry question? Take another aspirin for that sprain before you go to bed.”) But this...
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Bodybuilder who had a tumour which burst out of his spine in the gym is given fresh hope as he undergoes kidney transplant
Justin House discovered he had huge tumour in his vertebrae in 2009 Had 14-hour surgery to remove the cancer and spent 104 days in hospital Given opiate painkillers but became addicted and had to be weaned off Started taking over-the-counter alternatives...
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Bodybuilder who had a tumour which burst out of his spine in the gym is given fresh hope as he undergoes kidney transplant
Justin House discovered he had huge tumour in his vertebrae in 2009 Had 14-hour surgery to remove the cancer and spent 104 days in hospital Given opiate painkillers but became addicted and had to be weaned off Started taking over-the-counter alternatives...
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Single men, smokers at higher risk for oral human papillomavirus infection, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Smokers and single men are more likely to acquire cancer-causing oral human papillomavirus (HPV), according to new results from the HPV Infection in Men (HIM) Study. Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center, the National Cancer… Source:...
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Progressive morphological changes and impaired retinal function associated with temporal regulation of gene expression after retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice
Retinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is an important cause of visual impairment. However, questions remain on the overall I/R mechanisms responsible for progressive damage to the retina. In this study, we used a mouse model of I/R and characterized...
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LCQ9: Redevelopment of aged public rental housing estates
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Following is a question by the Hon Wong Kwok-kin and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, in the Legislative Council today (July 3): Question:Some members of the public have...
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LCQ9: Redevelopment of aged public rental housing estates
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Following is a question by the Hon Wong Kwok-kin and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, in the Legislative Council today (July 3): Question:Some members of the public have...
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New test spots more lung clots but seems to result in overdiagnosis
2-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Emma Dickinsonedickinson@bmj.com 44-020-738-36529BMJ-British Medical Journal Fewer clots are missed but many patients are harmed by unnecessary care, warn experts The introduction of CT pulmonary angiography has...
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New test spots more lung clots but seems to result in overdiagnosis
2-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Emma Dickinsonedickinson@bmj.com 44-020-738-36529BMJ-British Medical Journal Fewer clots are missed but many patients are harmed by unnecessary care, warn experts The introduction of CT pulmonary angiography has...
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Screening using peptide level and collaborative care to help reduce risk of heart failure
2-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Kenneth McDonaldkenneth.mcdonald@ucd.ieThe JAMA Network Journals Among patients at risk of heart failure, collaborative care based on screening for certain levels of brain-type natriuretic peptide reduced the combined...