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Arsenic exposure from drinking water and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: Prospective cohort studyExposure to even moderate levels of arsenic in drinking water is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, especially among smokers, finds a study published on bmj.com today.Arsenic is a natural element of the Earth's crust and high concentrations in groundwater pose a public health threat to millions of people worldwide.High levels of arsenic exposure from drinking...

TSX-V: TAS                        OTCQX:TASFF FSE:G7K VANCOUVER, April 11 /PRNewswire/ - Terra Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: TAS) is pleased to provide an update on the Midwest Northeast Uranium property in which Terra owns a 10% production carried interest. In a press release dated April 11, 2011, Hathor reported: "Hathor Exploration Limited (TSX: HAT) is pleased to announce the completion of the 2011 winter drill...

Although its name may make many people think of flowers, the element germanium is part of a frequently studied group of elements, called IVa, which could have applications for next-generation computer architecture as well as implications for fundamental condensed matter physics.New research conducted by Xiao-Jia Chen, Viktor Struzhkin, and Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao from Geophysical Laboratory at Carnegie Institution for Science, along with collaborators from China, reveals details of the element's...

LA CANADA, Calif., Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- California Gold Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CLGL) (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a property option agreement (the "Agreement") with Mexivada Mining Corp. ("Mexivada") to acquire up to an 80% interest in Mexivada's La Viuda and La Viuda-1 concessions comprising its AuroTellurio tellurium-gold-silver property south of the city of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. The Company can earn up to an 80% interest in the Mexivada...

WEARE, N.H., Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RadQual, LLC is pleased to announce that the only direct NIST traceable dose calibrator source for Ga-68 and F-18 is now available in a 1 mCi (37 MBq) sealed source. This will help provide the PET manufacturers and end users in complying with all FDA, NRC, State Regulations and with 21 CFR 212; cGMP for PET Drugs. Keith Allberg, Director of Manufacturing and Regulatory Affairs states that RadQual's continuing study of facilities using or producing...

Baseline Engineering, the industry leader in the High Plains region, has developed an innovative design approach aimed at removing harmful water constituents while remaining affordable to install and operate. Benkelman, Nebraska is about to realize the benefits of specialized engineering services for water treatment. Golden, CO (PRWEB) January 24, 2011 The sign welcoming passers by to Benkelman, Nebraska reads, 'Realize Our Potential.' The good citizens of this city of 1000 people are...

In the materials science equivalent of a football fan jumping onto the field and scoring a touchdown, scientists are documenting that one fundamental component of computer chips, long regarded as a passive bystander, can actually be made to act like a switch. That potentially allows it to take part in the electronic processes that power cell phones, iPads, computers, and thousands of other products. In a report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the scientists document the...

First model of rapid phase change in storage materialAlthough the storage of films and music on a DVD is part of our digital world, the physical basis of the storage mechanism is not understood in detail. In the current issue of the leading journal Nature Materials, researchers from Jülich, Finland, and Japan provide insight into the read and write processes in a DVD. This knowledge should enable improved storage materials to be developed. (DOI: 10.1038/NMAT2931)Information is stored in a...

NASA-funded researchers announced earlier this month that they had found a new life form that thrives on arsenic, but critics are skeptical of the new outlook. "I don't know whether the authors are just bad scientists or whether they're unscrupulously pushing NASA's 'There's life in outer space!' agenda," wrote Canadian microbiologist Rosie Redfield in a blog that ignited the web furor.   Criticism spread, sparking a wide debate over what is in the alleged arsenic-eater's DNA....

TOKYO, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Rasa Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan announces the asset sale of their Sanbongi plant's reclaim operation, to RS Technologies (RSTec), a newly formed Japanese company. RSTec (Japan) is a joint venture between Eiki Shoji Co, Ltd., (Japan) and Global Silicon Technologies, Inc. (GST), a USA company with holdings of North East Silicon Technologies, Inc. (Nestec), Southwest Silicon Technology, Corp. (SST), and West European Silicon Technologies, B.V....