How sweet is it?
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Nov 05, 2007 |
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We love it fresh, canned and frozen. It's grown in every state, and according to a recent study published by the American Society of Horticultural Science, adds up to a whopping $807 million per year industry in the U.S. ...
Mayo Clinic identifies new risk factor for heart attack patients
Nov 05, 2007 |
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If you go to the hospital within one to two hours of the onset of symptoms of a heart attack, your chances of getting proper treatment are nearly 70 percent greater than those who wait 11 to 12 hours before seeking treatment, ...
Britney and K-Fed Doing It All Wrong, Family Researcher Says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline continue to duke it out in the headlines over the custody of their two children. This week, a judge turned down Spears’ plea for joint custody. Her visitations rights were previously ...
WCS study finds potential to double tiger numbers in South Asia
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Nov 05, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society and other institutions declare that improvements in management of existing protected areas in South Asia could double the number of tigers currently existing in the region.
Over-the-counter pain medications may reduce risk of Parkinson's disease
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Over-the-counter pain medications known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may reduce a person’s risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the November 6, 2007, issue of Neurology, the me ...
Major paper informs debate on use of good cholesterol raising drugs in reducing heart disease
Nov 05, 2007 |
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An international clinical trial to test whether a drug with the ability to enhance levels of good cholesterol is effective in reducing major cardiovascular disease events, which was terminated prematurely because of a mortality ...
Hartz recalls 3,600 cat vitamin bottles
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 05, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to the possibility of contamination.
Risk said associated with Eli Lilly drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 05, 2007 |
5 / 5 (2) |
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A new experimental drug from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. has been found to have a risk of major bleeding, sometimes even death, a report says.
'You're not a victim of domestic violence, are you?'
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Doctors who ask the right questions in the right way can successfully encourage abused women to reveal that they are victims of domestic violence, even in a hectic emergency department, a team of researchers from the United ...
Washington University Antarctic team to install seismographs
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 05, 2007 |
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A team of seismologists from Washington University in St. Louis, like members of the starship Enterprise, will “boldly go where no man has gone before” after Thanksgiving this year.
Rare cancer-causing syndrome found, for the first time, in Singapore
Nov 05, 2007 |
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A rare hereditary disorder that strongly predisposes carriers to develop cancer at an early age has been found in an Asian female, report researchers today at the American Association for Cancer Research Centennial Conference ...
New program verifies data center energy savings
Nov 05, 2007 |
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A new program from IBM will help companies verify their data centers’ energy use and reduction -- and earn potentially money-saving, energy efficiency certificates.
Hike in U.S. kidney disease rates expected
Nov 05, 2007 |
4 / 5 (2) |
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Researchers predict sharp increases in the U.S. incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease by 2020.
Delayed angioplasty -- big bucks, no bang
Nov 05, 2007 |
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In a subset of patients suffering heart attack, adding stents to clot-busting medical therapy after the optimal treatment window ends isn't justified, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center.
Powerful integration of lipid metabolic profiling with gene expression analysis
Biology /
Nov 05, 2007 |
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A recently published research article in the Journal of Proteome Research, authored by researchers from the Nestlé Reserarch Center, Genomatix Software GmbH, Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC, CXR Biosciences Ltd, the Cancer Resear ...
