Studies conducted at I. Kartal et al on atherosclerosis recently published.

"Functional and morphological changes of endothelium were risk factors for mortality attributed to atherosclerosis. Studies investigating early atherosclerotic alterations and the effect of the treatment of acromegaly on these alterations gave conflicting results," scientists in Istanbul, Turkey report (see also Atherosclerosis).

"Surrogate markers of early atherosclerotic changes, i.e. brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid artery intima-media-thickness (IMT) in active and inactive acromegalic patients were compared with control subjects matched to patients for age, sex and cardiovascular risk factors to find out the direct effects of growth hormone …

A RACE AGAINST TIME TO LET THE PUBLIC DECIDE.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer

City leaders have decided their proposal to increase the number of members on the Board of Public Safety must go to a public vote in November, and they now have to hustle to place legal notices, hold two public hearings and submit paperwork to county election officials by Sept. 30.

The Common Council unanimously passed a resolution on Sept. 4 to increase the number of members on the Board of Public Safety, which oversees the police and fire departments, from three to five. The board, which has come under fire after two years of turmoil surrounding the police department, consists of Republican Mayor Mark Pratt and two …

Company names Boston Scientific its ultrasound hand-carried device distributor.

2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SonoSite, Inc. (SONO), the maker of hand-carried ultrasound devices, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) under which Boston Scientific's Oncology Division will be the exclusive distributor of SonoSite's iLook ultrasound systems for select U.S. vascular access and interventional markets.

The agreement covers U.S. distribution of SonoSite's iLook 15 and iLook 25 hand-carried ultrasound systems for the guidance of medical procedures such as placement of intravenous catheters, ports and other long-dwelling implants for interventional radiology, nephrology, oncology and general/vascular …

No. 15 Virginia Tech Wins

CLEMSON, S.C. - Who needs an offense with a return game like Virginia Tech's.

The 15th-ranked Hokies had a record-tying 100-yard kickoff return TD by Victor Harris and an 82-yard punt return score from Eddie Royal in topping No. 22 Clemson 41-23 Saturday night.

In 21 seasons under coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) have become college football's gold standard for special teams play. But Virginia Tech had never had both a kickoff and punt returned for scores in the same game before this one.

Virginia Tech's defense was strong, too. D.J. Parker had a 32-yard interception return TD on Clemson's first series and the Hokies held …

Plea after foiled raid on garage

Thieves were disturbed as they tried to make off with threemotorbikes.

A garage at Logierieve, near Udny, on the main B9000 Pitmedden toNewburgh road, was targeted by raiders.

A Grampian Police spokesman said: "Three off-road motorcycles anda quantity of motorcycle equipment were removed from the …

Geneva: Quartier des Bains Geneve.(Directory)

GALERIE GUY BARTSCHI

3a, rue du Vieux-Billard, 1205 Geneva

Tel: 022 310 00 13 Fax: 022 310 08 54

E-mail: infor@bartschi.ch

Web: www.bartschi.ch

Tue. - Fri. 2-7, Sat. 12-5

March 4-7

The Armory Show, New York

March 18 - May 14

OMAR BA, PHILIPPE FAVIER, and FABIEN MERELLE

[project room]

April 23-26

Artbrussels, Brussels

BFAS BLONDEAU FINE ART SERVICES

5, rue de la Muse, 1205 Geneva

Tel: 022 544 95 95 Fax: 022 544 95 99

E-mail: muse@bfasblondeau.com

Web: www.bfasblondeau.com

Offices: Mon. - Fri. 9-12.30 and 2-6.30 …

Congress readies a new regulatory contract. (environmental law)

An all-out effort to bring risk analysis to the rule making process is about to move to center stage of Congress because of November's electoral temblor and the Republican Contract with America.

Industry leaders welcome the upcoming legislative debate as a giant step toward regulatory relief; but while businesses face a key opportunity to bring risk concepts into the political mainstream, industry insiders are also concerned about how lawmakers are interpreting complex risk issues. Meanwhile, environmental groups say the Republican-led effort will enable industry to tie up regulations and enforcement actions in court, further muddling the regulatory process.

One of the first orders of business when Congress reconvenes will be the Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act, part of the Contract with America. It calls for risk assessment and cost- benefit analyses for almost all new regulations, a ceiling on …