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Can You Forecast The Spread Of A Deadly Disease?
How do you accurately predict the spread of a painful and sometimes deadly disease? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is hoping to do just that, with its latest crowdsourcing project...
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Canada Kicks Up A Fracking Fuss As Govt Body Slams Poor Research
A new report by Environment Canada, a governmental body, admits there is too little scientific information on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and human health. The report by 14 international experts was compiled at the request of Environment Canada to consider the pollution impacts of the exploration and extraction of Canada’s shale gas resources.
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Canada reaps major benefits from using EHR systems
As some U.S. lawmakers still remain skeptical about the long-term value of federal health IT investments, a PricewaterhouseCoopers report on EHRs in Canadian physician practices pegs the efficiency and patient benefit value at about $1.3 billion since 2006. Read More »
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Canada Tar Sands Linked To Cancer In Native Communities, Report Says
Canada’s tar sands development, in the Alberta province, has been linked to environmental contaminants in wildlife and increasing incidences of cancer in indigenous communities, a new report released this week said...
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Canadian Firm Develops 'Open Source' Hydroponics System
A Canadian 3D printing company has devised a hydroponics system which it calls 3Dponics, using some parts which are printed on a 3D printer and others which are commonly available...
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Canadian Journal Open Medicine Closes
Open Medicine, an open-access journal started after a crisis at the Canadian Medical Association Journal, has closed. The editors say that after seven years, they are ceasing their struggle to keep the journal afloat...
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Cancer Deaths Double In Argentina's GMO Agribusiness Areas
Sharply increased levels of crop spraying in Argentina's most intensively farmed areas have resulted in a public health disaster, writes Lawrence Woodward, with large increases in cancer incidence. And it's all the result of the widespread use of GMO crops engineered for herbicide resistance...
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Cancer Maps Show The Power And Limits Of Data For Public Policy
...Linda Pickle has spent decades using maps and other spatial analyses to gather insights from cancer data. She likely had the first copy of Geographic Information System software at the National Institutes of Health, NCI’s parent agency, she told Nextgov recently, and she’s watched as visualization data went from “little better than crayons” to Google Maps applications that nearly anyone can use...
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Cancer research gets a boost from EHR systems
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is harnessing the power of EHRs and data analytics by creating a “learning health system” called CancerLinQ, designed to aggregate information on treatments from disparate clinics and provide tailored treatments based on the outcomes of thousands of other patients. Read More »
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Cannabis-Based Batteries Could Change The Way We Store Energy Forever
As hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene, long-touted as the model material for supercapacitors. They're presenting their research, which a Canadian start-up company is working on scaling up, at the 248th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society...
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Canonical Embeds Ubuntu Linux Into Devices to Secure IoT
The new effort will extend Ubuntu's Snappy Linux technology to help enable the Internet of things...
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Canonical Offers 'Chuck Norris Grade' OpenStack Private Cloud Service
Canonical, best known as the company behind Ubuntu Linux, is entering the private cloud hosting business with an OpenStack-based option for your data center or hosting provider.
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Canonical's Cloud-In-A-Box: Under The Hood
Canonical's Ubuntu Linux-powered Orange Box, with its 10 servers in a single container, is the perfect cloud sampler...
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Carbon Nanotube Film Restores Light Sensitivity To Blind Retinas
The development of artificial retinas still faces many challenges: the implants should provide long-term light sensitivity, should have high spatial resolution, should not contain wires, and should be made of materials that are biocompatible and mechanically flexible...In a new paper published in Nano Letters, researchers at Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Newcastle University have found that a film containing carbon nanotubes and nanorods is particularly effective for wire-free retinal photostimulation...
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CareAccord: Oregon’s statewide Health Information Exchange
Harris Corporation has announced the implementation of CareAccord, Oregon’s statewide Health Information Exchange. CareAccord, which is administered by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), will enhance communications among Oregon healthcare providers, reduce duplicate orders, smooth transitions in care and support fulfillment of meaningful use requirements.“Providers will have the capacity to share vital medical history with specialists, labs and emergency departments. Patients will benefit from primary care physicians and specialists who can now exchange medical information electronically prior to scheduled appointments, improving patient safety and expanding the time patients have with their providers.” Read More »
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