relating to an experiment, usually a medical one, in which neither the experimenter nor the subject knows whether the treatment being administered is genuine or a control procedure
Amazon Biotech, Inc. (OTC BB: AMZB) today announced that it has come to an agreement with a New York City AIDS clinic to do a forty patient double-blind study using AMZ 0026 together with and in comparison with a standard cocktail currently given to patients with AIDS. Full details of...
Bruce Sexton is blind. He would like to shop on Target's website, but says he can't "read" it. He says the site lacks certain coding -- found on many other websites -- that would activate software to allow blind computer users to hear audio descriptions of what is on Internet...
The Baltimore-based National Federation of the Blind is worried that a lawsuit brought by another blind advocacy group could create a backlash. "I spend money hand-over-fist, and I can't see a thing," said James Gashel, director of the National Federation of the Blind, explaining his reservations about a...
-- Nineteen blind military service members are participating in the State Games of the West. Mark Lucas, the executive director of the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes, helped coordinate their involvement. The USABA is helping train guides to participate with the...
WASHINGTON AFP — An association of blind Americans has warned that cars with hybrid engines using electricy and fuel are dangerously too quiet for pedestrians. The National Federation of the Blind NFB said hybrid cars pose a risk to the blind, children, the elderly, cyclists and distracted pedestrians. ...
Apparently, shockingly, most people would rather be blind. "When you're blind, people want to help you. No one wants to help you when you're fat," one respondent (of the 89% who'd lose their sight over slimness) explained.More at Emily Bazelon's review of Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss...
Do you see the parallels between an interview and a blind date? You're qualified for the job and the employer knows it, which is why they asked to see you. The real reason for the interview is the same as it is for a blind date - to see if...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy and tolerability of etoricoxib, a COX-2 selective inhibitor, in Osteoarthritis OA patients. A double-blind, randomized, multicenter study was conducted in 617 patients with OA of the knee. The base study was 14 weeks in duration and consisted of 2...
CHICAGO AFP — Texas legislators have made it easier for blind hunters to capture their prey. A bill passed by the state house Thursday will allow legally blind hunters to use laser sight devices when hunting with a sighted companion. Scores of blind hunters already prowl the Texas...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c55174) has announced the addition of "Blind Spots: Achieve Success by Seeing What You Can't See" to their offering. Praise for Blind Spots "Shelton's open and candid style inspires trust among readers. Management teams and those making career choices can push their...
WASHINGTON AFP — A federal judge has ordered the US government to redesign US currency notes so that blind people will be able to easily identify differently denominated bills. All US dollar banknotes printed by the government, from a one-dollar bill up to a 100-dollar note, are exactly the same...
Winston Salem for the Blind will recruit 30 more blind workers for production jobs, said James Rodriguez, general manager of the company which produces military clothing under a Pentagon program of the National Institute for the Blind, reports El Nuevo Dia (April 13, 2007). "We began...
THE number of blind people around the world stands at 45 million and is projected to double in 20 years. `People are 10 times more likely to go blind in the developing world than people in the developed world, and 80 per cent of these cases are preventable,' says Vindy...
It probably comes as no surprise to learn that there is a machine shop in Seattle, Washington, that has been a Boeing supplier for 50 years. What may be surprising is the fact that many of the parts manufactured in this shop are produced by machinists who are blind. Some...
Coming up on the blind side QOUR bedroom has a door or window on every wall except one, and thats where the bed is. I really need some storage. Do you have any clever ideas? Mrs A. Miles, Taunton, Somerset. ACAROLINE...
ST. LOUIS -- The primary mission of the Lighthouse for the Blind is to create jobs for those living with vision loss. The organization's 25,000-square-foot St. Louis packing facility fulfills this mission by assembling large medical kits for the U.S. government. With warehouse management and speech recognition technology from Intermec...
Redesigning the nation's currency would be a welcome change, some blind and visually impaired business people in Colorado Springs say, while others suggest it's a bad idea. A Washington federal court ruled last month that paper bills be remade to help the blind distinguish denominations. The Justice...
The National Federation of the Blind, of Baltimore, the largest consumer group of blind people in the United States, and AARP, the membership organization representing nearly 38 million Americans 50 years old and older, have partnered to make AARP publications accessible to all blind and low-vision people in the United...
M2 PRESSWIRE-7 July 2003-Greater Peterborough Investment Agency: Promotional website now accessible by blind and deaf peopleC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07072003 The Positively Peterborough promotional website has adopted world-leading technology to make it accessible to people who are blind, deaf-blind or...
