How often do hip and knee replacements need revision?
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A comprehensive study using nationwide data on hip and knee replacements in England has found that one in seventy-five patients require a revision of their joint replacement after three years. Although this compares favourably ...
New study assesses the impact of soft drink availability in elementary schools on consumption
Sep 02, 2008 |
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The consumption of soft drinks is generally considered to be a contributing factor in childhood obesity. Because children spend a substantial amount of time at school, the school food environment plays a central part in shaping ...
Most vaccine-allergic children can still be safely vaccinated, experts say
Sep 02, 2008 |
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With close monitoring and a few standard precautions, nearly all children with known or suspected vaccine allergies can be safely immunized, according to a team of vaccine safety experts led by the Johns Hopkins Children's ...
Directing a driver's gaze results in smoother steering
Sep 02, 2008 |
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A study recently published in ARVO's online Journal of Vision may inform the next generation of in-car driving assistance systems. New research finds that when drivers fix their gaze on specific targets placed ...
Depression common among Rwandan youth who head households
Sep 02, 2008 |
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More than half of orphaned youth age 12 to 24 who head households in rural Rwanda meet criteria for depression, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Mom's mood, baby's sleep: what's the connection?
Sep 02, 2008 |
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If there's one thing that everyone knows about newborn babies, it's that they don't sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact, those first six months of life are crucial to developing the regular ...
Battling diabetes with beta cells
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Affecting eight percent of America's population, diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney failure, strokes and heart disease. Thanks to Tel Aviv University researchers, a new cure –– based on advances in cell therapy –– may ...
Gene is likely cause of stroke-inducing vascular malformations
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UCSF scientists have discovered that a gene controlling whether blood vessels differentiate into arteries or veins during embryonic development is linked to a vascular disorder in the brain that causes stroke.
Using networks to map the social lives of animals
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Sep 02, 2008 |
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Dr Dick James from the University's Department of Physics has released a practical guide for biologists explaining how social network analysis, a method used widely in the social sciences to study interactions among people, ...
New study links early explanations of 9/11 to long-term adjustment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 02, 2008 |
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According to new research led by John Updegraff, a Kent State University professor, individuals who are able to quickly make sense of collective traumas such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks cope better in the long run.
Nearly half of US adults will develop painful knee osteoarthritis by age 85: study
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Almost half of all U.S. adults and nearly two-thirds of obese adults will develop painful osteoarthritis of the knee by age 85, a study based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests.
Survey: 'Tanorexia' common among university students
Sep 02, 2008 |
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A new study conducted at a large university finds more than 25 percent of those surveyed reported symptoms of tanning dependence, including symptoms similar to alcohol and drug-addicted individuals. Suggestively, the study ...
Study confirms colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Colorectal adenomas, the precursor polyps in virtually all colorectal cancers, occur infrequently in younger adults, but the rate sharply increases after age 50. Additionally, African Americans have a higher rate of proximal, ...
Best use of drug-eluting stents
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Compared with bare metal stents, drug-eluting stents substantially reduce the risk of angiographic and clinical recurrence but do not affect mortality or the short term or long term risk of myocardial infarction. The use ...
Scientists use remote satellite imaging to predict outbreaks of infectious disease
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Scientists in the USA have established a way to predict outbreaks of cholera, making it easier to control. This finding could provide a model to predict and potentially control outbreaks of other important infectious diseases.
