U.S. automaker Chrysler showed signs of progress with its unionized workers in its battle to stay alive on Sunday with just days left to complete deals to slash labour and debt costs or face bankruptcy. No. 1 U.S. automaker General Motors is also restructuring in an effort to secure the government funding it needs...
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Artificial Blood Vessels Prove Effective
Scientists report today that artificial blood vessels made using a person’s own skin cells work well in patients receiving kidney dialysis. The new blood vessels mark the first vascular grafts to be derived entirely from a patient’s own tissues, which lowers the odds of a harmful immune reaction. To speed the procedure of renal...
Allergies Abound Due to Freedom From Lice
A University of Nottingham study is holding freedom from louse infestation responsible for increased allergic reactions. The finding means that the epidemic of allergic disorders in modern, urban people might be due to our having rid ourselves of lice and worms. As per “hygiene hypothesis” humans’ immune systems evolved to compensate for continual infections...
