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EVEN BEFORE Sept. 11, 2001, emergency care specialists at Washington Hospital Center had been developing plans to better deal with the medical consequences of horrific events such as terrorism, disast...
2008-09-05 10:33:12Now, a technology that predicts premature births
Washington, Sept 5 ANI: A group of researchers has developed a world-first computerised system which may reveal a way to predict premature birth with greater accuracy.The University of Melbourne, the University of Newcastle has collaborated with Symbion Pathology to develop a computer program to predict women at risk of a premature birth. Premature birth is responsible for 70 per cent of new born baby deaths and 50 per cent of cerebral palsy cases. Professor Roger Smith from the University of Newcastle, said that identifying patterns in hormone levels could make it possible for scientists to determine high risk pregnancies. "The mechanisms that regulate the onset of human labour are still unknown, which makes it difficult to predict the event. However by detecting patterns in hormone levels, we could see when a pregnancy was going 'off course'," said Professor Smith. He added: "This would identify women who may benefit from medical treatments currently available to prevent premature birth." Professor David Smith from the Melbourne School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, said: "We are creating software and other computational methods to analyse pathology samples, determine patterns in blood hormone levels, and display the results. The program will not only identify women at risk of giving birth early - it will also identify women not at risk, who could have their pregnancies managed by midwives in hospital or a home birth setting." The scientists are now hoping to have the computer program fully developed in three years. ANI
2008-09-05 06:00:00Gallery: Cranked Up and Costumed at PAX 2008
SEATTLE, Washington -- The Penny Arcade Expo is quickly becoming the Woodstock of videogames, and even meatspace games are gaining ground in the halls of the convention center as rooms fill with Warma...
2008-09-03 21:39:06Obama Camp Has Many Ties to Wife's Employer
A few years ago, executives at the prestigious University of Chicago Medical Center were concerned that an increasing number of patients were arriving at their emergency room with what the executives ...
2008-08-25 16:40:32How the Soviets Drilled the Deepest Hole in the World
<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/08/gallery_kola_borehole/main4_t.jpg'>: <p>In the Cold War '60s, as the space race heated up, another race began: ...
2008-08-25 05:00:00Convicted and incarcerated, yet he doesn't remember a thing
With no evidence of speeding, drunk driving or other malfeasance, a jury found George Damaa guilty in a car accident that killed three. He spent two years in jail and is now obsessed with the case. ...
2008-08-25 04:00:45Protein Spurs Good Fat Growth - NBC 10.com
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2008-08-24 15:00:00Hospital an asset, even if hard on Everett neighbors
Walk along my street, or anywhere in the vicinity of Providence Everett Medical Center's Colby campus, and you'll see signs of discontent....
2008-08-24 10:00:00Contracts Went to a Longtime Donor
Two years ago, the office of Michelle Obama, the vice president for community relations at the University of Chicago Medical Center, published a glossy report detailing the improvements her office had...
2008-08-24 08:13:55Anatomy of a new hospital
Behind the shiny exterior of new Providence Park Hospital in Novi lies a vast medical infrastructure that will remain largely hidden from public view come Sept. 5 when the $224 million medical center ...
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