Atomic Energy Agency warns of imminent budget crisis

A Review of the Performance of the International Atomic Energy Agency Regarding Pakistan’s Nuclear Activities

Among the significant issues of the subcontinental region, one can refer to the concern over Pakistan’s inability to maintain the security of its nuclear facilities, the illegal increase in its nuclear weapon production, extremist organizations’ access to nuclear weapons, as well as the fact that this country has not joined the NPT treaty. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA...

US agency warns against morcellation in hysterectomies and myomectomies.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication on 17 April urging doctors not to use laparoscopic power morcellation for hysterectomies or removal of uterine fibroids over concerns that the technique may spread uterine sarcomas beyond the uterus. These procedures use a device with rapidly spinning blades to cut the uterine tissue into fragments so that it can be removed...

The Imminent Healthcare and Emergency Care Crisis in Japan

OBJECTIVES Japan has a universal healthcare system, and this paper describes the reality of the healthcare services provided, as well as current issues with the system. METHODS Academic, government, and press reports on Japanese healthcare systems and healthcare guidelines were reviewed. RESULTS The universal healthcare system of Japan is considered internationally to be both low-cost and e...

Urban Energy Budget Models

1 Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading UK RG6 6BB, UK, T: +44 118 3786248, [email protected] 2 King’s College London, London, UK 3 University of Helsinki, Department of Physics, PL 48, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland, tel. +358 50 3110371, email: [email protected] 4 University of Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden, tel.: +46 31 7862606, e-mail: [email protected] 5 Un...

Interpretation of Environmental Isotope Hydrology Report of a Panel Sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency