Lichens function as indicators of nitrogen pollution in forests
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Scientists have found lichens can give insight into nitrogen air pollution effects on Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino mountain ecosystems, and protecting them provides safeguards for less sensitive species.
Social problems dominate concerns in neighborhoods with unsatisfied residents
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A new study reveals that the general appearance of a neighborhood is the single most important factor affecting how satisfied residents are about the area where they live.
Mayo researchers explore issues related to multiple myeloma treatment
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells that affects approximately 3 in 100,000 people each year. Although there is no cure for this disease, researchers have developed treatments that help relieve pain, control ...
Microwave ovens need added safety controls
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Microwave ovens should be equipped with safety controls to prevent children from opening them and being burned by hot foods and drinks, according to a study published today by University of Chicago Medical Center researchers ...
Future looks bleak for 1 of world's smallest seal species
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One of the smallest seals – the Caspian - has joined a growing list of mammal species in danger of extinction.Scientists from the University of Leeds together with international partners have documented the disastrous decline ...
Children's asthma affected by parental expectations
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Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are less likely to have symptoms than other children dealing with the condition, according to a new study. Children also are more ...
School vending machines dole out excess calories, fat
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Despite efforts to include more healthy choices at schools, standard offerings from vending machines – including fruit juices – are giving students more calories than they need.
New test could help catch serious infections in babies
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A simple blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (SBIs) like urinary tract infections and blood stream infections in young infants who come to the emergency department (ED) with fevers that have no clear cause.
Study finds genetic variant plays role in cleft lip
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University of Iowa researchers and collaborators have found, in a previously identified gene, a variation that likely contributes to one in five cases of isolated cleft lip. It is the first time a genetic variant has been ...
Implementation of breast health guidelines for developing countries published
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A special supplement of the Oct. 15 journal [i]Cancer[/i] for the first time details guidelines for low- and middle-income countries to implement breast cancer programs to detect and treat the most common disease among women ...
Racial differences for brain bleeds suggest stroke risk greater than thought for blacks
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Small, clinically silent areas of bleeding in the brain appear to be more common in black versus white stroke patients hospitalized for new brain bleeds, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. These findings ...
Flu vaccine not associated with reduced hospitalizations or outpatient visits among young children
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Use of the influenza vaccine was not associated with preventing hospitalizations or reducing physician visits for the flu in children age 5 and younger during two recent seasons, perhaps because the strains of virus in the ...
Receptor could halt blinding diseases, stop tumor growth, preserve neurons after trauma
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An international team of researchers has discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. In the advance online edition of today's Nature Medicine, scientists from Sainte-Justine Hospital Resear ...
Air pollution may increase risk of appendicitis
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Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando, suggests a novel ...
Metastatic movements in 3-D
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Caswell et al.report in the Journal of Cell Biology how the altered behavior of integrins can prompt metastatic movement in tumor cells.
