Keep on running: Lack of exercise when young may lead to heart disease
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A lack of physical activity and fitness as a child can lead to an increased risk of heart disease according to research published in the open access journal Dynamic Medicine.
Oatmeal cancer claim questioned
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Danish health experts are questioning a claim that oatmeal is a carcinogen.
Human values key to the development of new technologies
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Emerging computer technologies will change our lives for the better by 2020. But we need to retain control to ensure that these developments do not impact negatively on basic human values, according to a new report co-edited ...
1st US study -- gymnastics lands thousands in ER
Apr 04, 2008 |
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More than 600,000 children participate in school-sponsored and club-level gymnastics competitions annually in the United States. Yet gymnastics continues to be overlooked in terms of potential for injury, while having one ...
Germany's biofuels plan stalls
Apr 04, 2008 |
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German officials said a plan to introduce a biofuel gasoline blend containing 10 percent ethanol may be postponed.
U.N. meteorologist predicts cooler summer
Apr 04, 2008 |
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A U.N. meteorologist says the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific will likely mean slightly lower temperatures across the world this year.
Are there too many female medical graduates?
Apr 04, 2008 |
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More women now graduate from medical school than men, and soon male doctors will be in the minority. But are we risking future staffing problems, or is there still some way to go before we reach true equality? Two experts ...
Drug poisoning growing cause of death
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 04, 2008 |
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A government report said poisoning is the second-leading cause of injury death in the United States after motor vehicle accidents.
Unlocking mysteries of brain cancer, stroke
Apr 04, 2008 |
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New studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia, will delve into some of the crucial issues surrounding death by brain tumours and stroke.
Pregnant mothers' diet linked to baby's obesity
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Pregnant and lactating rats fed on a diet of hydrogenated fat during pregnancy and lactation had babies who were fatter than rats fed a normal diet, according to research published in Lipids in Health and Disease. The un ...
RING finger protein 5 may guide treatment for muscle disease in older adults
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered a new player in the development of a disorder called Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (sIBM). sIBM is a muscle disease that affects predominantly ...
Livestock grazing and predatory birds combined may trouble farmland wading birds
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Ecologists have shown that high densities of predatory birds together with high levels of livestock grazing can result in breeding failure among farmland wading birds.
The Medical Minute: Asthma patients should consider pollution's effect
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Scientific studies have clearly demonstrated the impact of air pollution in humans with chronic respiratory illnesses such as asthma. Furthermore, it has been shown that exercise can enhance the adverse effects specific air ...
Congressman's data on stolen laptop
Apr 04, 2008 |
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U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said he was among the 3,000 heart study patients whose medical information was on a laptop stolen this year.
Cutting unnecessary treatment for blood disorder in pregnancy
Apr 04, 2008 |
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A new test for identifying a mismatch between the blood of a pregnant woman and her baby is accurate, feasible, and could substantially reduce unnecessary treatment, finds a Bristol study published on bmj.com today.
