EPA proposes $31M cleanup for Wash. lake
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a $31 million comprehensive cleanup plan for Moses Lake in Washington state.
Higher Medicare spending yields mixed bag for patients
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Many recent studies have found that Medicare spending across the country varies greatly. But despite these spending differences, aggregate health outcomes tend to be the same no matter which region a person lives in. Because ...
Stimulating the appetite can lead to unrelated impulse purchases
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Exposure to something that whets the appetite, such as a picture of a mouthwatering dessert, can make a person more impulsive with unrelated purchases, finds a study from the February 2008 issue of the Journal of Consumer Re ...
Americans pay the most for prescription drugs and still don't take them
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An international study of dialysis patients shows that although U.S. residents have the highest out-of-pocket drug costs, even those who can afford their prescription drugs are far less likely to take them than patients in ...
Second Life Offers Second Chance for Real Life Players
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UC Riverside’s eLab City development in Second Life allows people to be someone else in another world while researchers study consumer behavior. In the first half of 2008, consumers can make a new life for ...
Breast cancer risk varies among women who are carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations
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Breast cancer risk varies widely among women who are carriers of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, according to a new study published in the
Newer meningitis vaccine appears safe and effective for infants
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 08, 2008 |
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A vaccine not yet licensed in the United States produces immunity against four strains of meningococcal disease and is well tolerated when administered to infants, according to a study in the January 9/16 issue of JAMA.
New statistical technique shows more informative picture of survival
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Researchers have developed a new method for presenting clinical trial survival data that includes data from all trial participants unlike the standard method, according to a commentary published online January 8 in the Journal of ...
Docetaxel given after doxorubicin reduces recurrence
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Adding the drug docetaxel to anthracycline-based chemotherapy slightly improved disease-free survival in breast cancer patients, according to a randomized clinical trial published online January 8 in the Journal of the Na ...
