Asia - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Raised incidence rates of all psychoses among migrant groups: findings from the East London first episode psychosis study.

30 Oct 2008 CONTEXT: Certain black and minority ethnic groups are at increased risk for psychoses. It is unknown whether risk for second- and later-generation black and minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom is universally increased or varies by ... Read more...

Asian promise: the state and future of collaborations in neuroscience.

7 Oct 2008 As investment in science and technology continues to grow in Asia, countries such as China, Japan and Singapore are witnessing great improvements in their neuroscience research environments; this is reflected in the opening of new research ... Read more...

Sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B among new refugees to Minnesota.

29 Sep 2008 Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in many parts of the world, and prevailing conditions in refugee situations result in greater risk of infection. The objectives of this study were to determine the period prevalence of HBV infection ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Asia'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Update: WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) infection, November 2003-May 2008. 12 Nov 2008
• Raised incidence rates of all psychoses among migrant groups: findings from the East London first episode psychosis study. 30 Oct 2008
• Why Earth became so hot 50 million years ago and why it then cooled. 13 Oct 2008
• Clinical trials and tribulations. Lemons, oranges, and complexity. Introduction. 8 Oct 2008
• The promise and pitfalls of clinical trials overseas. 8 Oct 2008
• Asian promise: the state and future of collaborations in neuroscience. 7 Oct 2008
• Sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B among new refugees to Minnesota. 29 Sep 2008
• Prevalence of albuminuria and cardiovascular risk profile in a referred cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes: an Asian perspective. 29 Sep 2008
• The Asian side of asthma and allergy. 29 Sep 2008
• STER science and cardiothoracic surgery: an Asian perspective. 29 Sep 2008
• Sexual and reproductive health of South Asians in the UK: an overview. 29 Sep 2008
• The number of lymph nodes removed predicts survival in esophageal cancer: an international study on the impact of extent of surgical resection. 29 Sep 2008
• The epidemic origin and molecular properties of B': a founder strain of the HIV-1 transmission in Asia. 10 Sep 2008
• Ornithology. The houbara: headed for oblivion? 10 Sep 2008
• Pathogenicity and vaccine efficacy of different clades of Asian H5N1 avian influenza A viruses in domestic ducks. 8 Sep 2008
• Genotypic analysis of two hypervariable human cytomegalovirus genes. 30 Aug 2008
• H. pylori and gastric cancer in Asia: enigma, or a play on words? 30 Aug 2008
• The 10th congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation--Part I. Preface. 30 Aug 2008
• Influence of Asian and Western United States urban areas and fires on the atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, and fluorotelomer alcohols in the Western United States. 30 Aug 2008
• Influence of Asian and Western United states agricultural areas and fires on the atmospheric transport of pesticides in the Western United States. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Asia'

Definition: The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the Assyrian asu (to rise) or from the Sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to Europe, to the west. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34)

Descriptor UI: D001208

Alternative terms: Asia; Southern Asia;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.252;

Technical Notes: several geog subdivisions & all Asiatic countries are available as headings