Mobile health clinics: Saving lives and money
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Every $1 invested in mobile healthcare for the medically disenfranchised saves $36 in combined emergency department costs avoided and value of life years saved. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine sugges ...
Time series identify population responses to climate change
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Biologists have for several years modeled how different species are likely to respond to climate change. Most such studies ignore differences between populations within a species and the interactions between species, in the ...
Changing residences associated with increased risk of suicidal behavior among children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Danish children who move frequently appear to have an increased risk of attempted or completed suicide between ages 11 and 17, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Study examines relationship between bone density and erosion in arthritis
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, affects almost three percent of people over age 65. RA patients experience pain, functional limitations and two forms of disabling bone disease: focal ...
Don't mistake an athlete for a 'toxic jock'
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A rose by any other name is still a rose, but is an athlete by another name... a jock?
Cancer researchers first to link intestinal inflammation with systemic chromosome damage
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists have linked for the first time intestinal inflammation with systemic chromosome damage in mice, a finding that may lead to the early identification and treatment of human inflammatory disorders, ...
HP Enables New Field of Flexible Electronics with Reflective Display Technology
Jun 01, 2009 |
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HP today announced the launch of a new display technology for the personalization of consumer electronics products.
Genes and smoking play role in rheumatoid arthritis
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Recent genetic studies have revealed several new sites of genes that are risk factors for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The strongest association with anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)-positive RA (ACPAs ...
Vaccine shows therapeutic promise against advanced melanoma
Jun 01, 2009 |
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A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers, advanced melanoma, has shown improved response rates and progression-free survival for patients when combined with the immunotherapy drug, Interleukin-2, according to researchers ...
Cisco addition increases technology clout in Dow
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Miles per hour - out. Bits per second - in.
US military tweets news from Afghanistan
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. and Afghan forces killed four militants in Wardak province, the U.S. military tweeted on Monday.
Pay-for-performance may benefit doctors who care for very sick
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Physicians who treat patients with multiple health problems will fare well under pay-for-performance, which bases physician reimbursement on the quality of care provided, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) ...
Hara helps companies profit from being green
Jun 01, 2009 |
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US startup Hara on Monday made a public debut with a service that shows businesses, organizations and governments how to profit from being Earth friendly.
'The Sims' are back -- with more personality
Jun 01, 2009 |
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US videogame giant Electronic Arts launches this week episode three in the life of multi-billion-dollar franchise "The Sims", this time adding a psychological dimension to the computer game.
New therapies to treat breast, lymph cancer: studies
Jun 01, 2009 |
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New therapies developed following groundbreaking clinical trials appear to effectively target breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to research unveiled Sunday at a major cancer conference.
