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Medical care is shared between the medical profession (physicians or doctors) and other professionals such as nurses and pharmacists, sometimes known as allied health professionals. Historically, only those with a medical doctorate have been considered to practice medicine. Clinicians (licensed professionals who deal with patients) can be physicians, nurses, therapists or others. The medical profession is the social and occupational structure of the group of people formally trained and authorized to apply medical knowledge. Many countries and legal jurisdictions have legal limitations on who may practice medicine. More on [ Medicine ]
Moon probe returns first images
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55:17 -0000
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.
No safe haven for rarest antelope
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:40:19 -0000
Hopes are dashed that some of the few remaining hirola antelope have managed to colonise new, safer territory.
New dinosaurs found in Australia
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:48:58 -0000
Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda.
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Buzz Aldrin on his new book, space exploration and rapping with Snoop Dogg
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
The second man on the moon, at 79, says his life is 'busier than it's ever been.' He has a new book, 'Magnificent Desolation,' is Twittering and advocates the colonization of Mars. His mother's maiden name was Moon. Buzz Aldrin, it seems, was destined from birth to travel to the rocky sphere more than 200,000 miles from planet Earth.
Science Briefing
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Myanmar fossils may mean human roots in Asia / Crucial sea grass meadows found to be declining / Multiple genetic variations linked to schizophrenia / Deep-brain stimulators help some cerebral palsy p Ancestry in Asia?
Roadside assistance for Mars rover
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
The Spirit rover is stuck in the Red Planet's fluffy soil, so engineers at JPL have re-created the scene in a sandbox to figure out how to get it free. Getting your car stuck is irritating enough, but what do you do when your vehicle is dug into the sand of another planet and the nearest auto club is 180 million miles away?
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Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:59 -0400
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.
More than 800 wildlife species now extinct
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:05:27 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday.
Loss of world's seagrass beds seen accelerating
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:24:01 -0400
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study.
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Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found
By ROD McGUIRK Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:27:38 -0000
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator....
Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:57:57 -0000
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) -- Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago....
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
By HOLLY RAMER Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:04:50 -0000
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States....
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NOVA scienceNOW: Phoenix Mars Lander
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NASA's latest robot has already found frozen water and is looking for more signs that the Red Planet could support life.
NOVA scienceNOW: Brain Trauma
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Even so-called "mild" head injuries turn out to be anything but.
NOVA scienceNOW: Mammoth Mystery
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A pair of mammoth skeletons is found locked together by their tusks. What happened?
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Security analyst says he could hack into your iPhone – via SMS text
It was bad enough that your iPhone might suddenly catch a wicked sunburn. Now a prominent security analyst is raising concerns that the touch-screen phone could be hacked via text message. Speaking at the SyScan conference in Singapore today, Charlie Miller said a coding loophole made it possible for attackers to ...
What the future of the auto industry will look like
John Waters is leaning against a vehicle that looks like a delivery van as imagined by Pixar Animation. The IDEA – that’s its name – is blocky, yet curved, with wheel skirts and a little upswoop at the back that adds attitude. You can almost hear it speaking in a ...
A cellphone plan to bridge digital divide
A year ago, Christina Beck had no access to a telephone. The single mother of a 2-year-old son, she could no longer afford her monthly phone bills and was forced to use her roommate’s work cellphone to make doctor’s appointments or call her family. Then, sitting in front of the television ...
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:32:00 -0400
New 'river blindness' drug shows promise ... Tamiflu-resistant swine flu reported ... Older forests store more carbon ... NOW Foods recalls whey products ... Health/Science news from UPI.
Old gene mutations may cause cancer today
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:40:48 -0400
BEERSHEBA, Israel, July 3 (UPI) -- Gene mutations that once helped humans evolve and survive could increase the risk of cancer and other diseases today, researchers in Israel said.
NOW Foods recalls whey products
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:27:30 -0400
WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- NOW Foods is recalling products containing whey protein concentrate because of possible Salmonella contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Anil Aggrawal's Forensic Toxicology - Articles on poisons, their criminal abuse and how forensic doctors detect them, with related links maintained by a professor of forensic medicine in New Delhi, India.
Meta Description: [ Anil Aggrawal's page on Forensic Toxicology giving a lot of useful information on poisons and their various medico-legal aspects. Information is given in non-technical language, and in a Socratic question-answer style. Very useful for lay people, but also provides important insights to experts. I... ]
BioDyn, Inc. - Provides injury investigation professionals with information about biomechanical models, available from Torrance California.
Bureau of Legal Dentistry - Laboratory dedicated exclusively to forensic odontology offering practical courses in bite mark evidence, recovery and analysis, DNA comparison and other aspects of dental science, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Meta Description: [ BOLD is the only laboratory in North America dedicated to full-time, forensic odontology research and the application of scientific laboratory discoveries to legal cases. ]
College on Forensic Sciences - Nonprofit organization offering training programs for the practice of forensics, which are applicable to board certification, through approved chiropractic colleges. Includes articles and contacts in Roswell, Georgia.
Meta Description: [ The College on Forensic Sciences (CFS) is a not-for-profit organization, which establishes educational and training parameters for the practice of forensic sciences for forensic examiners. ]
Department of Forensic Medicine - Facilities, national role, areas of interest and contacts for staff at Central Sydney Laboratory Service, Sydney, Australia.
Meta Description: [ Department of Forensic Medicine ]
Facial Reconstruction - Site dedicated to the art of 3D (Clay) and 2D (hand drawn) facial reconstruction for identification.
Meta Description: [ Services provided by the forensic artist ]
Forensic Medical Investigation Training - Training courses to improve understanding and skills in the areas of clinical forensic medicine, nursing, and medico-legal death investigation. Offers publications for download and contacts in Wichita, Kansas.
Forensic Medical Management Services Inc. - FAQ on the field and profession, including differences between medical examiner and coroner, from specialist in investigation of sudden, unexpected, violent and suspicious deaths in Nashville, Tennessee.
Forensic Medicine for Medical Students - Provides educational resources in forensic medicine, psychology for medical students, including tutorials, photographs, links and careers advice from UK.
Meta Description: [ Forensic medicine educational resources for medical students ]
Forensic Psychiatry Center - Aimed at attorneys seeking expert help in forensic psychiatry and risk assessment, with bibliography, case history, and links to related sites, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Reconstructive and Investigative Forensic Medicine - Murder and outstanding death cases, including the Bhopal Aerosol Tragedy, history and the contributions of Prof. Heeresh Chandra, at the Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Meta Description: [ Forensic Medcine, Prof Heeresh Chandra, Heeresh Chandra, Dr. Heeresh Chandra, Reconstructive and Investigative forensic Medicine, Bhopal Aerosol Tragedy, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Methylisocyanate, Toxicology, IAFM, Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine ]
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - Clinical and pathological services, courses, research articles as PDF downloads, including the coronial process. A body corporate affiliated to Monash University, located at Southbank, Australia.
Meta Description: [ Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine ]
Virtopsy - Research project using photogrammetry, MSCT, MRI and 3D surface scanning in reconstruction, at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Berne, Switzerland.
Meta Description: [ Virtopsy is a Research Project of the Institute of Forensic Medicine Bern, Switzerland. It's goal is to implement new techniques in radiology for the benefit of forensic science. ]
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