Work/life balance blurred for some employees
Dec 10, 2008 |
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Employees with high levels of job autonomy and control over their schedules are more likely to bring their work home with them, according to surprising new research out of the University of Toronto.
Study urges dual track US nuclear weapons policy
Dec 10, 2008 |
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The United States must re-establish its global leadership in nuclear arms control while continuing to update its nuclear arsenal as necessary, but it should not add any new nuclear capabilities in the process, a joint working ...
Advertising Child's Play
Dec 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Children on their way to school are five times more likely to see the advertising of soft drinks, alcohol, ice-cream and confectionary than ads for healthy foods.
Mobile home owners have many ways to increase energy efficiency
Dec 10, 2008 |
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Of the 413,000 housing units in Montana in 2000, about 59,000 were mobile homes. However, almost half of existing mobile homes were manufactured before 1976, when a federal housing code was passed that required them to be ...
If MRI shows signs of MS, will the disease develop?
Dec 10, 2008 |
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With more and more people having brain MRIs for various reasons, doctors are finding people whose scans show signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) even though they have no symptoms of the disease. A new study published in the ...
Prevalence of Disordered Eating Behaviors in Diabetics Probed
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 10, 2008 |
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Children with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing eating disorders and researchers want to know if it's their disease or treatment that's to blame.
Scientist Working to Find Cure for Common Bloodstream Infection
Dec 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bloodstream infections frequently occur and commonly cause death among critically ill patients. Scientists at the University of Maine may have unlocked the answer to treating one of these infections that ...
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer does not appear to increase cardiac deaths
Dec 10, 2008 |
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Treating prostate cancer patients with drugs that block hormonal activity does not appear to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. ...
Elpida Completes Development of New 50nm Process 2-Gigabit Mobile RAM
Dec 10, 2008 |
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Elpida Memory today announced that it had completed development of a 50nm process 2-gigabit Mobile RAM product using 50nm process technology with 193nm (ArF) immersion lithography and copper interconnect.
Brain deletion of FK506-binding protein enhances repetitive behaviors in mice
Dec 10, 2008 |
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A new study reveals a link between dysregulation of a common signaling pathway and repetitive behaviors similar to those associated with multiple neurological and neurodegenerative disorders including, autism spectrum disorders, ...
Long-term use of diabetes drugs by women significantly increases risk of fractures
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A group of drugs commonly used to treat diabetes can double the risk of bone fractures in women, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Wake Forest University.
Research team explores causes of death on Mount Everest
Dec 10, 2008 |
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An international research team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has conducted the first detailed analysis of deaths during expeditions to the summit of Mt. Everest. They found that most deaths occur ...
Advanced imaging technology improves spinal surgery outcome
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Using a three-dimensional (3D) image-guided system to help place screws in the spines of patients results in safe and accurate surgery with a decrease in the number of misplaced screws, and subsequent injuries, seen in more ...
Neurotic? Psychotic? What kind of holiday shopper are you?
Dec 10, 2008 |
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The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, more than 172 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year – up from 147 million in 2007.
Surge in older cancer survivors expected as baby boomers age
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The United States could be faced with a national health care crisis in the coming decades as the country's baby boomer population ages and a growing number of older adults find themselves diagnosed with and living longer ...
