Genes identified to protect brassicas from damaging disease
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Scientists have identified a new way to breed brassicas, which include broccoli, cabbage and oilseed rape, resistant to a damaging virus. Their discovery has characterised a form of resistance that appears to be durable, ...
Substance abuse practitioners ask 'what is recovery?'
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Abstinence from alcohol and drugs is just the starting point in defining "recovery" for people with substance abuse disorders, according to a paper in the October issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT).
Fever in mice linked to shorter life span
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Mice with shorter life spans use fever to fight infections more than longer living mice, said U.S. researchers who had expected the opposite finding.
Study: Katrina victims suffer mental ills
Nov 01, 2007 |
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An updated survey of Hurricane Katrina victims suggests those most affected by the 2005 storm are suffering increased emotional problems.
NASA Data May Help Improve Estimates of a Hurricane's Punch
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2007 |
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As Tropical Storm Noel churns off Florida's east coast, NASA and university scientists have announced they have developed a promising new technique for estimating the intensity of tropical cyclones from space. ...
A missed shot: The failure of HPV vaccination state requirements
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 01, 2007 |
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In an article appearing in the current issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, experts from the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics review the controversy surrou ...
Lifetime trauma may speed progression of HIV, early death
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Even though effective drug cocktails have improved the outlook for many patients with HIV, disease progression, including the time from AIDS onset to death, varies widely from patient to patient. Now, a study led by the University ...
Researchers Develop New Tool for Child Psychologists
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Rochester are developing new technologies that will offer an in-depth look at how toddlers deal with stressful situations.
The more we get, the more we need: Study shows how to prevent morphine 'tolerance'
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Tolerance to the pain-relieving effects of morphine – which builds rapidly with prolonged use – can be prevented by blocking a key substance that’s formed when the drug is taken, researchers at the Saint Louis University ...
GM recalls pizzas in E. coli outbreak
Nov 01, 2007 |
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General Mills is recalling about 414,000 cases of Totino's and Jeno's frozen pizzas with pepperoni that may be linked to an outbreak of E. coli.
Breastfed babies breathe better, except when mom has asthma
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When it comes to feeding babies, the old adage “breast is best” certainly holds true, with breastfed babies having less diarrhea and fewer ear infections and incidents of wheezing in early life. However, the positive effects ...
New approach to peak flow monitoring
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When it comes to asthma monitoring, the eye is the key; according to Associate Professor Helen Reddel, who has spent years researching and refining a new peak expiratory flow chart.
No racial differences seen in outcomes after liver transplantation
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Minority patients do not necessarily have worse outcomes after liver transplantation. When treated at the same medical centers as Caucasians, they fare just as well. These are the results of a new study in the November issue ...
Orthodontists plan for post-Halloween rush
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U.S. orthodontists said they expect the next week to be the busiest of the year, as children damage their dental gear with Halloween candy.
