Climate change endangering U.S. salmon
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Jan 07, 2008 |
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Salmon in the Columbia River and other U.S. streams could face an uncertain future if global temperatures continue to warm, experts say.
Pollution shrinks fetus size, study finds
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists.
Toward solving the mystery of idiosyncratic drug reactions
Jan 07, 2008 |
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A mysterious and unpredictable group of side effects from modern medications called idiosyncratic drug reactions (IDRs) likely will persist as a major health care problem unless there is a dramatic increase in research funding, ...
Physically active teens less likely to become overweight as young adults
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Participating in school-based physical education and certain extracurricular physical activities during adolescence may be associated with a lower risk of being overweight as a young adult, according to a report in the January ...
Calif. residents say moth spray dangerous
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Hundreds of Northern California residents have reported health problems since the state began anti-moth pesticide spraying in September.
Eczema still on the increase in developing countries
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Experts are warning policy makers that allergic disease might replace infectious disease as a major cause of ill health in cities undergoing rapid demographic changes in developing countries.
Sony Develops New Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology 'TransferJet'
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Sony today announced "TransferJet", a new Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology enabling the high speed transfer of large data files (photos, HD images, etc.) between electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital ...
Long-term AIDS treatment may cause illness
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 07, 2008 |
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AIDS-infected patients are living longer, only to discover they are prematurely susceptible to a host of aging-related illnesses.
Extreme stress reactions to terrorist attacks associated with subsequent heart problems
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Individuals who experienced severe stress-related symptoms in response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 appear more likely to have been diagnosed with heart problems over the following three years, according to a report in ...
Racial disparities persist in cancer care
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A new study finds that, despite efforts in the last decade to mitigate cancer treatment disparities, black patients are significantly less likely than white patients to receive therapy for various types of cancer. The authors ...
Stillborn rhino delivered in Cincinnati
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A female rhinoceros calf was delivered stillborn this weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, a report said Sunday.
Bacterial infections in premature babies more common than previously realized
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Premature babies are subject to a host of threats that can result in fetal/neonatal disease. In a study published in the January 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers from the University ...
High-energy ultrasound sharpens view of liver tumors
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A high-energy form of ultrasound imaging developed by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering produces pictures of liver tumors that are better than those made with traditional ultrasound, according to ...
Here's something new to worry about: Anxiety hikes heart attack risk
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We all know that people with a Type A personality and an off-the-charts hostility level may be courting a heart attack. But this might come as a surprise: New research shows that their nervous, socially withdrawn neighbors ...
New gene identified for condition that causes blood clots in brain
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Researchers have identified a new gene linked to cerebral venous thrombosis, a condition that causes blood clots in the veins of the brain that can lead to stroke. The condition is more common in young and middle-aged women. ...
