Valve
A valve is a device used to control the flow of a substance, usually a fluid, in an enclosed area. Valves date from antiquity and are used today in such varied mechanical systems as faucets, aut...
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Scientists for the first time have grown human heart valves using stem cells from the fluid that cushions babies in the womb _ offering a revolutionary approach that may be used to repair...
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An oil spill that damaged hundreds of homes during flooding four weeks ago began when the valve on a refinery storage tank was left open, state health officials said.The open valve allowed oil to c...
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Concern over possible valvulopathy with the use of certain ergot-derived dopamine agonists is further supported by 2 studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) regarding the in...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Utility Consolidated Edison
Thursday blamed a pressure buildup caused by a faulty
repair and excessive rain for July's steam pipe explosion that
killed a person and created p...
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The oil industry needs pumps to control the flow of black gold. Wastewater treatment plants depend on reliable pumps and valves to keep systems working. And chemical plants rely on the strength of ...
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Two researchers who opened up the field of heart-valve replacement and a scientist who discovered a type of cell that plays a key role in the immune system have won prestigious medical prizes.The $...
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Medicine: Cardiac patients in Britain may soon be getting replacement heart valves grown from their own adult stem cells. You may not have heard about this miracle on the evening news.Few people re...
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Bioethics: Heart disease is a silent killer, but equally silent are reporters, politicians and activists who ignore a politically incorrect cure. We may not be far away from transplanted hearts gro...
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