The Coalition for Space Exploration, the leading collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, announced today the release of a statement by board member Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., who was the first African American to walk in space and served as a mission specialist and payload commander on two Space Shuttle flights.

An 11-year difference between the life expectancy of Fleetwood residents and those from neighbouring areas has prompted a leading healthcare commissioner to partner with The Prince’s Trust to improve the lives of deprived young people. NHS North Lancashire (PCT) is responsible for delivering healthcare to more than 300,000 people and has announced that it has asked the youth charity to offer a series of programmes for disadvantaged 14 to 30 -year-olds.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers to ensure they properly manage health and safety risks in the workplace, following the prosecution of an Essex company. Eastern Counties Laundries Ltd, of West Street, Coggeshall, Essex was fined £30,000 with £15,000 costs, at Colchester Crown Court today after pleading guilty to breaching section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

Seven hospitals and 4,029 primary care physicians have signed up to participate in Connecticut’s Charter Oak Health Plan, state officials said at a briefing on Friday, the Hartford Courant reports. Gov.

Abortion rates drop by an average of 13.6% in states that have enacted laws requiring minors to notify their parents or obtain parental consent before having an abortion, according to a recent report commissioned by the conservative evangelical group Family Research Council,

The most popular treatment for H pylori is triple therapy but resistance to Clarithromycin is reducing its effectiveness. Courses using four drugs have been known to be more successful but are used less popular because of their side-effects. While, what is the best way for treating H pylori-related diseases. A research article to be published on 28 June 2008, in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team led by Prof.

Science 2008, the University of Pittsburgh’s eighth annual showcase of science and technology, will focus this year on how contemporary science can adapt the legacy of past achievements to meet future challenges in diverse disciplines for the benefit of generations to come. The two-day program will be held Oct. 2 and 3 in Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave., Oakland.

Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the Company’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for its Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Injection. Covidien’s generic product is pharmaceutically equivalent to Cardiolite®1, a myocardial perfusion imaging agent used for detecting coronary artery disease.

Clinical data on the use of the CVRx® Rheos® System in treating early-stage heart failure patients shows Rheos Therapy significantly improved heart structure and function. John D. Bisognano, M.D, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York, presented the data in a Sept. 22 poster session at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 12th Annual Scientific Meeting in Toronto.

More than 56 percent of 158 healthcare business insiders surveyed late last week say Wall Street’s financial crisis will “slow down, but not harm” the business of healthcare. In fact, almost 70 percent say the current economic crisis presents “opportunities galore.” The survey was conducted by Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock Inc., a Nashville-based healthcare public affairs firm, to quickly gauge the industry’s concern regarding Wall Street’s dramatic crash last week.