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New government statistics confirm that the decades-long rise in the United States preterm birth rate continues, putting more infants than ever at increased risk of death and disability.
Source: March of Dimes Foundation
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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In relationships built on trust, a bad first impression can be harder to overcome than a betrayal that occurs after ties are established, a new study suggests.
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few seconds, they may also end up buying it.
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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Mice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. Scientists now hope to learn how to control blood vessel development in humans in order to combat obesity and diabetes.
Source: Karolinska Institutet
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Looking at yourself in the mirror every morning, you never think to question whether the person you see is actually you. You feel familiar—at home with your own unique self image. New research challenges this notion about our own self image. The study shows for the first time that the image we hold of our own face can actually change through shared experiences with other people's faces
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary activities for people of all ages.
Source: Kansas State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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University of Utah researchers dusted wild deer mice with fluorescent pink, blue, green, yellow and orange talcum powders to show which rodents most often fought or mated with others and thus were most likely to spread deadly hantavirus. The study identified bigger, older mice as the culprits.
Source: University of Utah
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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This release is available in French.
Source: McGill University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 5:15pm
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 5:15pm
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Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually.
Source: Elsevier Health Sciences
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 12:36pm
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 12:36pm
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If videogames like “Madden NFL” didn’t exist, 12-year-old Tom might go outside and toss around a real football — and he’d have a better chance of sprinting for a touchdown without getting winded.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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Females of all ages are less active than their male peers. Two studies, presented today (Tuesday 6 January) at a major academic conference, reveal the gender difference in activity levels among school children and the over 70s. Both studies show males to be more physically active than females.
Source: University of Exeter
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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Just seeing someone smoke can trigger smokers to abandon their nascent efforts to kick the habit, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center.
Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 5:11pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 5:11pm
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About half of teens reference sex, substance use or other risky behaviors on their publicly available online profiles
Source: JAMA and Archives Journals
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 5:08pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 5:08pm
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Digitalis-based drugs like digoxin have been used for centuries to treat patients with irregular heart rhythms and heart failure and are still in use today.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 2:29pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 2:29pm
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A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death.
Source: Princeton University
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 2:16pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 2:16pm
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One of the current handicaps of cancer treatments is the difficulty of aiming these treatments at destroying malignant cells without killing healthy cells in the process. But a new study by McMaster University researchers has provided insight into how scientists might develop therapies and drugs that more carefully target cancer, while sparing normal healthy cells
Source: McMaster University
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 12:16pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 12:16pm
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Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a versatile mouse model of glioblastoma—the most common and deadly brain cancer in humans—that closely resembles the development and progression of human brain tumors that arise naturally.
Source: Salk Institute
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 9:11am
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 9:11am
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A single tumor-suppressing gene is a key to understanding, and perhaps killing, dormant ovarian cancer cells that persist after initial treatment only to reawaken years later, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the December Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Source: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Posted on: Friday, Jan 02, 2009, 1:39pm
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Posted on: Friday, Jan 02, 2009, 1:39pm
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The hormone deprivation therapy that prostate cancer patients often take gives them only a temporary fix, with tumors usually regaining their hold within a couple of years. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered critical differences in the hormone receptors on prostate cancer cells in patients who no longer respond to this therapy.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008, 12:57pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008, 12:57pm
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An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract.
Source: American Association for Cancer Research
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008, 12:56pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008, 12:56pm
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Articles From the Web
Disease Invades a Body, and Endorphins Kick In
Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.
Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.
Beijing woman dies from bird flu, China says
A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government reported , but the World Health Organization said the case did not signal a new public health threat.
A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government reported , but the World Health Organization said the case did not signal a new public health threat.
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Paging Dr. Gupta: Is a TV Star Fit to Be Surgeon General?
President-elect Obama taps CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the next Surgeon General. Is he qualified?
President-elect Obama taps CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the next Surgeon General. Is he qualified?
Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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Double Take: Woman Has Two Wombs
Doctors told pregnant mother she has two sets of reproductive organs.
Doctors told pregnant mother she has two sets of reproductive organs.
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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Think Sex, Sneeze More?
Some sneezes may happen just by thinking about sex or having an orgasm, British doctors report.
Some sneezes may happen just by thinking about sex or having an orgasm, British doctors report.
New Way to Blast Fat Without Surgery Looks Promising
Procedure that uses ultrasound to break down fat could be OK'd in United States.
Procedure that uses ultrasound to break down fat could be OK'd in United States.
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 2:14pm
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 2:14pm
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Some Protect the Ego by Working on Their Excuses Early
Recent research has helped clarify not just who is prone to self-handicapping but also its consequences — and its possible benefits.
Recent research has helped clarify not just who is prone to self-handicapping but also its consequences — and its possible benefits.
More bedbugs are biting in Cincinnati
The biting insects, which can live in mattresses and wall cracks, led to hundreds of complaints in the city last year. It's hard to determine the national scope of the problem.
The biting insects, which can live in mattresses and wall cracks, led to hundreds of complaints in the city last year. It's hard to determine the national scope of the problem.
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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Golfer's Ear: Can Big Drives Hurt Your Hearing?
A new study suggests that the "crack" of certain golf clubs hitting the ball may be loud enough to cause hearing loss
A new study suggests that the "crack" of certain golf clubs hitting the ball may be loud enough to cause hearing loss
Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 9:21am
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WHO confirms 3 Ebola deaths in Congo
The World Health Organization confirmed the Ebola virus had killed three people in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo and said more deaths were being investigated.
The World Health Organization confirmed the Ebola virus had killed three people in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo and said more deaths were being investigated.
Have Americans Gone Nuts Over Nut Allergies?
Is evacuating a school bus full of children because of a lone peanut on the floor a smart precaution, or overkill?
Is evacuating a school bus full of children because of a lone peanut on the floor a smart precaution, or overkill?
Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 9:27am
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 9:27am
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How Visiting Your Family Warps Your Brain
New research helps explain why we're so hard on our family members during the holidays.
New research helps explain why we're so hard on our family members during the holidays.
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 5:40pm
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Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 5:40pm
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Mexican Hospitals Aim To Attract More Americans
As many Americans struggle to pay for health care or health insurance, hospitals in Mexico are expanding in hopes of wooing more patients from north of the border. Costs for procedures are often significantly cheaper due to lower overhead in Mexico.
As many Americans struggle to pay for health care or health insurance, hospitals in Mexico are expanding in hopes of wooing more patients from north of the border. Costs for procedures are often significantly cheaper due to lower overhead in Mexico.
‘Superbug’ may be common in ER workers
Health care workers in emergency departments are often carriers of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or (MRSA), potentially putting patients at risk, according to two reports in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Health care workers in emergency departments are often carriers of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or (MRSA), potentially putting patients at risk, according to two reports in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
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