Archive: 10/05/2009
New recommendations on hoarseness for primary care physicians
Primary care physicians face limitations when evaluating patients for voice problems including hoarseness (dyphonia), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery ...
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Higher folates, not antioxidants, can reduce hearing loss risk in men
Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether or not a man will develop hearing loss, but higher folate intake can decrease his risk by 20 percent, according to new research presented at the 2009 American ...
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Iron regulates the TLR4 inflammatory signaling pathway
Iron is a micronutrient essential to the survival of both humans and disease-causing microbes. Changes in iron levels therefore affect the severity of infectious diseases. For example, individuals with mutations in their ...
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Organized phone therapy for depression found cost-effective
When people get brief, structured, phone-based cognitive behavioral psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication, significant benefits may persist two years after their first session, with only modest rises ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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New technology detects chemical weapons in seconds
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are developing new sensors to detect chemical agents and illegal drugs which will help in the fight against the threat of terrorist attacks.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
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Is your cellphone a source of pain?
Jill Garonzik Kelley of Allen, Texas, is thankful for unlimited minutes on her cellphone. After all, she did rack up 4,500 last month. What the 41-year-old advertising strategist is not as happy about is the pain after a ...
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Many childhood cancer survivors have uncomplicated pregnancies, healthy babies
Women who survived cancer in childhood or adolescence or women whose male partner is a childhood cancer survivor do not appear to have an increased risk of major complications during pregnancy, having babies with birth defects ...
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Mutated FGFR4 protein helps a childhood cancer spread
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a childhood cancer thought to originate from skeletal muscle. In patients whose disease has spread (metastasized) from the initial tumor site the chance of long-term survival is poor. Hopes for a ...
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Adobe to offer Flash to iPhone developers
(AP) - Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time.
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Drivers with Parkinson's disease at higher risk of crashes in low visibility
Drivers with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease may be at higher risk of crashes on foggy days and other times of low visibility. The research, involving a driving simulation test, is published in the October 6, 2009, print ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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Enhanced stem cells promote tissue regeneration
MIT engineers have boosted stem cells' ability to regenerate vascular tissue (such as blood vessels) by equipping them with genes that produce extra growth factors (naturally occurring compounds that stimulate tissue growth). ...
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Psychiatric symptoms may predict Internet addiction in adolescents
Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report in the October ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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World-first sustainable racing car to take on Formula 3 at Brands Hatch (w/ Video)
Can the idea of 'green motorsport' actually work? Yes, according to Dr Kerry Kirwan at the University of Warwick, who led the research team which designed and built the worldfirst fully sustainable Formula 3 racing car.
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Hackers expose slew of Hotmail acount passwords
Microsoft on Monday blocked access to thousands of Hotmail accounts in response to hackers plundering password information and posting it online.
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Costs of expanding health care coverage partly offset by future Medicare savings
Expanding health coverage might not cost as much as policymakers assume.
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