Decline in cigarette smoking offset by increase in cigars, snuff and other tobacco products
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While trends in cigarette smoking and sales have declined in the U.S. for the past decade, sales of non-cigarette tobacco products have been on the rise. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, led by Professor ...
Use of bright lighting may improve dementia symptoms for elderly persons
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The use of daytime bright lighting to improve the circadian rhythm of elderly persons was associated with modest improvement in symptoms of dementia, and the addition of the use of melatonin resulted in improved sleep, according ...
Study shows intensive glucose control reduces serious complications
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An Australian led global study, the largest of its kind, has found that the risk of developing serious kidney disease and other complications amongst our 1.2 million people living with diabetes can be significantly reduced ...
Mercury contamination found in stranded Victorian dolphins
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Monash University research into heavy metal contaminant levels in dolphins from Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes has revealed high mercury levels may be a contributing factor to dolphin deaths.
Managing symptoms by mobile phone may revolutionize cancer care for young people
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Researchers are harnessing the powers of digital communications technology to help young cancer patients at home manage the side-effects caused by chemotherapy.
MLB teams with greater circadian advantage are more likely to succeed
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The magnitude of circadian advantage influences the outcome of Major League Baseball (MLB) games in that teams with greater circadian advantage are more likely to win, according to a research abstract that will be presented ...
GLAST Set to Launch Wednesday to Study Cosmic Mysteries
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2008 |
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In a final meeting of scientists, engineers, technicians and officials, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) received the final "Ready to Go!" from all teams. GLAST is scheduled to launch on ...
Ethical implications of modifying lethal injection protocols
Jun 10, 2008 |
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A team of medical, ethical, and legal scholars argues in this week's PLoS Medicine that in some US states the modification of lethal injection protocols is tantamount to experimentation upon prisoners without the prisoners' consen ...
Gender affects reaction to HIV-prevention materials
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Jun 10, 2008 |
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Various intervention strategies have been implemented to curb the rise of HIV, and a factor that might affect exposure to interventionsis gender. A new study in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology reviewed the behavi ...
A call for standardized measurement of outcomes in depression treatment
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Jun 10, 2008 |
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Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers are calling on clinicians to adopt a standardized measurement of outcomes when treating depression. The commentary was published in the June edition of Primary Psychiatry.
The cause of all hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type II cases has been established
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A major discovery that details the existence of a neuronal specific form of the WNK1 gene, henceforth referred to as the WNK1/HSN2 isoform, was recently completed by the research group of Dr. Guy A. Rouleau and published ...
Taking a cue from breath fresheners, researcher develops new method for taste testing
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a Temple University researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing.
Potential biomarkers for pancreatic cancer identified
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In a new study in PLoS Medicine, Samir Hanash and colleagues from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle report the identification of proteins that appear in increased numbers at an early stage of pancreatic tumor ...
Study: Quick responses to influenza outbreaks reduces illness and death
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Influenza outbreaks were shorter and resulted in fewer cases and fewer deaths at long-term care facilities that started residents on preventive antiviral medications within five days of the first case, compared to those that ...
Managing noncommunicable diseases in Africa: what can we learn from TB control?
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, asthma, epilepsy, and mental illness, are becoming a major burden in sub-Saharan Africa but are often poorly managed in routine health care settings, ...
