Bright ideas that work Nov 8, 2009
Charles Ransler is chief strategy officer of Husk Power Systems (HPS), which delivers pay-for-use husk power to Bihars villages ... HPS is a collaboration between four people ... HPS Ransler says that some of the villages powered by rice husk now have a dozen or so shops that have opened up; new video halls have been put in. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
EDUCATION MATTERS: The State of Hingham Schools Sep 26, 2009
At HHS, half of the students new to HPS are returnees from area private schools; the rest have moved to Hingham from other public schools in Massachusetts or out of state and a few from outside the country ... As with the high school, students entering the HPS from a private K experience represent the main reason for the net growth. (Hingham Journal, MA)
9 teams to nationals Sep 2, 2009
Nine teams from the Hawai'i Pacific Section advanced to national finals of the largest adult recreational tennis league in the world by winning the USTA Adult League HPS Championships recently at Patsy T. Mink Central O'ahu Regional Park. The USTA League has more than 706,000 players across the nation. (Honolulu Advertiser)
SNM and coalition of professional organizations call for action Jul 29, 2009
In addition to SNM, the coalition includes the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), American College of Radiology (ACR), American Nuclear Society (ANS), American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Council on Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals (CORAR), Health Physics Society (HPS) and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). "Recent closures of nuclear facilities abroad are putting a severe strain on our ability to meet demand for... (EurekAlert!)
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Jun 20, 2009
A few North American strains, such as Sin Nombre, cause HPS. ... Early symptoms of HPS are fever, chills, and muscle aches. (Suite101.com)
Can Your Portfolio Survive This Bailout? May 4, 2009
Only if you're failing to routinely invest in the very best businesses -- the Costcos, Wal-Marts, and HPs of today. Here are three I particularly like right now, and why. (MSNBC -- Business)
UPDATE: Local case one of 159 being tested for swine flu (7252) May 1, 2009
think wrote on Apr 29, 2009 12:50 PM:" Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was left out. Flu should not be made light of. The things mentioned are hard to catch and do not spread easy. This thing is going to kill a lot of people. http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/This flu killed as many as 40 million people. I doubt there is enough meds to take care of all the people who are now infected. In 1918 we didn't have planes spreading this like wild fire. We may see 200 million dead world wide. We know it... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Statins Do Not Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, Review Finds Apr 17, 2009
One study, the Medical Research Council/British Heart Foundation Heart Protection Study (HPS), looked at simvastatin (Zocor) use in 20,536 patients and followed them for five years ... As a result, some people with dementia may not have been picked up by the screening, especially in HPS, but it is difficult to know. (Science Daily)
