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Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition: From Human Bite To Robot Jaws
The UK spends around ÷£2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth*. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public for the first time at this year"s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition [30 June to 4 July].
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Male Circumcision Does Not Appear To Reduce HIV Transmission Risk To Female Partners
Although several studies have shown that circumcision, removal of the foreskin which contains cells that are particularly susceptible to HIV, appears to reduce a man"s risk of contracting HIV from his female sex partner, it does not reduce the female sex partners" risk of contracting the virus, according to a study in the Lancet, Reuters reports. Maria Wawer of Johns Hopkins University and colleagues in Uganda followed 922 HIV-positive, uncircumcised men ages 15 to 49. Some of the men immediately underwent a circumcision, and some had the procedure two years later. The researchers also followed 163 female partners of the men.The researchers decided to end the study early when they found that male circumcision did not convey the expected benefits to women. The study also found that men"s partners were no less likely to contract other sexually transmitted infections, except for trichomonas.However, based on observational studies, researchers say that circumcision is so effective in protecting men that it will still likely benefit women indirectly by reducing circulation of the virus in general (Fox, Reuters, 7/16).
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Novo Nordisk Convenes Policy And Clinical Experts At Diabetes Media Summit
A distinguished panel of clinical and policy experts gathered by Novo Nordisk recently convened in Washington, D.C. to explore solutions to address the exponential growth of diabetes in America. The universal theme from the renowned speakers, including Larry Hausner, CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), was that the cost of the disease to our nation, at $218 billion annually, is startling and the lag in patient motivation to take action to offset the disease is distressing. Without intervention at both a national and patient level, our nation runs the risk of reaching a projected 50 million Americans having diabetes by the year 2025.
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Medtronic Annual Meeting Date Scheduled For August 27, 2009

The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced that the company"s annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10:30 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Medtronic World Headquarters, located at 710 Medtronic Parkway, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 29, 2009, will be eligible to vote at the meeting. About Medtronic Medtronic, Inc. , headquartered in Minneapolis, is the world"s leading medical technology company, alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for people with chronic disease. Medtronic


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