Archive for July, 2008
Stethoscopes
stethoscope stethoscope (steth’usk?p”) [key][Gr.,=chest viewer], instrument that enables the physican to hear the sounds made by the heart, the lungs, and various other organs. The earliest stethoscope, devised by the French physician R. T. H. Laënnec in the early 19th cent., consisted of a slender wooden tube about 1 ft (30 cm) long, one end [...]
Trade News:WTO confirms ruling against China in autoparts case
WTO confirms ruling against China in autoparts case The World Trade Organisation confirmed on Friday it had ruled against China over its import tariffs for car parts, in the first WTO ruling against China since it joined the global trade body in 2001. The WTO’s dispute settlement panel urged China to bring what it termed [...]