Active living in diverse and disadvantaged communities
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About 25 million US children and adolescents are overweight or obese. As obesity continues to increase while physical activity continues to decline in the United States, the disparity between the general population and low-income ...
Using teledentistry to provide orthodontic services to disadvantaged children
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Socially disadvantaged children have limited access to orthodontic services. A team of scientists studied a novel approach using teleconferencing to determine the possibility of increasing access to limited orthodontic treatment ...
Preliminary DNA analysis completed on California wolverine
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Apr 03, 2008 |
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Preliminary results from DNA analysis of wolverine scat samples collected on the Tahoe National Forest do not match those of historic California wolverine populations, according to U.S. Forest Service scientists.
Prenatal syphilis screening rates: Are they being accurately reported?
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Prenatal syphilis screening, recommended by the Centers for Disease Control, medical professional organizations, and public health authorities, is critical to preventing still births and serious birth defects in babies of ...
Asian waterbirds stage remarkable comeback
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Apr 03, 2008 |
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According to a report released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), several species of rare waterbirds from Cambodia’s famed Tonle Sap region have staged remarkable comebacks, thanks to a project ...
Answer to troublesome question of why some genetic assoc. studies have failed replication attempts
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A team of researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and elsewhere have described a possible reason why some studies have been unable to replicate associations between genes ...
Gap between sexes in care of common heart condition
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Women with a common heart condition may receive a lower level of medical care compared to men with the same condition, according to researchers at the University of Aberdeen.
Marketing of unproven genetic tests a threat to public health
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No mechanism currently exists to ensure that genetic tests are supported by adequate evidence before they go to market, or that marketing claims are truthful and not misleading, according to a policy analysis to be published ...
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center publishes manual for childhood cancer survivors
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With more than 270,000 childhood cancer survivors living in the United States, researchers have turned their attention to the effects of cancer treatment that can occur years after therapy, called late effects. At the Lombardi ...
Religion, other factors contribute to successful African-American marriages
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A new study in the journal Family Relations reveals that unity, religion, and communication are vital to the success of African-American marriages.
