Cancer cells with a long breath: seeking the origin of brain tumors in children
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Medulloblastoma is one of the most common and most malignant brain tumours among children and teenagers. These tumours grow very rapidly, and fifty percent of patients in the long term die from the condition. The details ...
Elpida Develops World's First 2.5Gbps DDR3 SDRAM
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Elpida Memory today announced that it had developed the world's first 2.5Gbps (bit per second) 1-gigabit DDR3 SDRAM. The new memory device has an optimized design based on a copper interconnect process and ...
Public health clinic study links 'Americanization' and depression
Aug 12, 2008 |
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A study of 439 U.S. and Mexican-born Latinas seeking pregnancy and postpartum services at public health clinics in San Antonio uncovered elevated levels of depression among the more "Americanized" women, report researchers ...
Prostatectomy improves outcome of some men with prostate cancer over watchful waiting
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Men with early prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy have a lower rate of death due to prostate cancer than men who are followed without treatment, known as watchful waiting, according to a randomized controlled ...
New study finds caregivers of spouses with dementia enjoy life less
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Spouses of husbands and wives with dementia pay an emotional toll as they care for their ailing spouse. This has prompted a call for new interventions and strategies to assist caregivers in coping with the demands of this ...
Women in India abused by husbands at far greater risk for HIV infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 12, 2008 |
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India is home to the third-largest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the world and, as in the U.S. and many African nations, the rate of infection among women continues to rise faster than that among men. ...
Long-term care workers struggle with elderly population boom
Aug 12, 2008 |
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As America's aging population increases, so does its need for long-term care. And the workers who provide these services often lack the support they need — particularly in the area of pay and work relationships, according ...
Losing weight soon after type 2 diabetes diagnosis doubles positive outcomes
Aug 12, 2008 |
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People who lose weight soon after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes have better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar, and are more likely to maintain that control even if they regain their weight, according to a Kaiser ...
Researchers examine safety of Internet prescriber service providing erectile dysfunction medications
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Online Internet shopping today offers many benefits. You can research a product in the privacy of your own home and purchase most anything by clicking a mouse. But should we be allowed to buy prescription drugs via the Internet, ...
As Kids go to College, Empty Nest Syndrome for Parents Not so Bad After All
Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's that time of year when parents are buying college supplies and textbooks, while their children are packing their bags and preparing to leave the 'nest' for the first time.
Former child soldiers of Nepal at increased risk for range of mental health problems
Aug 12, 2008 |
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In Nepal, former child soldiers display greater severity of mental health problems, such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, compared with children who were not forced into military service, ...
Cardiac Resynchronization: Race, Age, Geography Matter, Study Shows
Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Race, age, and geography appear to play important roles in who receives cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), a proven treatment for some patients with heart failure, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research ...
Changes in work force, not pay, narrowing the gender wage gap
Aug 12, 2008 |
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The apparent narrowing of the wage gap between working men and women in the last 30 years reflects changes in the type of women in the workforce, rather than in how much they're being paid, according to groundbreaking new ...
UC San Diego Medical Center Studies Mystery of Mother's Milk
Aug 12, 2008 |
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“Breast is best” is a mantra every new mom hears with when it comes to feeding her newborn. Human milk is known to boost brain development, prevent life-threatening infections, decrease allergies, and promote ...
Scientists call for trial of 'hen harrier ceiling'
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As the grouse shooting season gets under way, two scientists involved in high-profile studies of hen harriers and red grouse at Langholm Moor in Scotland have called for field trials of a "ceiling" on harrier numbers in an ...
