Up to one in six older people living at home face malnutrition risk
May 07, 2009 |
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As many as one in six people who took part in a study of older people who live at home were under-nourished and at risk of malnutrition, according to the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Study reveals current multi-component vaccines may need reworking
May 07, 2009 |
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Current strategies for designing vaccines against HIV and cancers, for instance, may enable some components in multi-component vaccines to cancel the effect of others on the immune system, eliminating their ability to provide ...
Online surveillance tools provide opportunity to support public health
May 07, 2009 |
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Tapping the Internet - including personal Web searches, news reports, blogs, chat rooms and social networking sites - is fast becoming a way to get a complete, up-to-the-minute view of public health threats, say researchers ...
Nintendo's annual profit rises 8.5 percent
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nintendo Co. reported an 8.5 percent rise in annual profit as the video game maker shrugged off the global slowdown that has battered other Japanese manufacturers.
ABC Music Lounge: No cocktails, but nonstop music
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cocktails won't be served, but ABC says a new online "music lounge" will offer a full menu of songs and artists featured on its shows.
Millions of kids begin returning to Mexico schools
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As if marshaling for war, Mexico's government mobilized thousands of education officials and parents across the country to swiftly disinfect schools and monitor millions of returning students for ...
Study in pregnant women suggests probiotics may help ward off obesity
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One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance ...
Minority groups pick up worst European eating habits
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Immigrant populations in Europe face an increased risk of diet-related diseases as they adjust to a 'Western' lifestyle, according to scientists at the University of Leeds.
Insect gene expression responds to diet
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Cabbage looper caterpillars (Trichoplusia ni) are able to alter the expression of genes associated with metabolism, homeostasis and immunity in response to feeding on plants carrying bacteria. Research published in BioMed ...
Patients with mild to moderate OSA may benefit from exercise
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Practicing certain tongue and pharyngeal exercises may reduce symptoms of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research being published in the second issue for May of the American Journal of Re ...
New online tool keeps track of medical bills
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A new online tool may make it easier to keep track of medical bills and streamline the process of resolving questionable physician charges.
Study finds children's activity levels not influenced by more PE time in school
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Scheduling more physical education time in schools does not mean children will increase their activity levels, suggests new research that discovered those who got lots of timetabled exercise at school compensated by doing ...
Prosecutors seek 3-year prison term in cyber-bullying case
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Federal prosecutors are asking a federal judge to send Lori Drew to prison for three years for her role in the online harassment of a teenage girl in Dardenne Prairie, Mo., who killed herself.
New Medtronic heart device uses 'super plastic' from NASA
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A "super plastic" invented by NASA engineers for use in aeronautic and space applications is now being used in a medical device that treats people suffering from heart failure.
Verizon shareholders endorse execs' pay packages
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(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. shareholders have overwhelmingly endorsed the pay package for its top executives.
