NASA updates aviation Web site
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The U.S. space agency has updated its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service.
Identification of a novel neural stem cell type
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Jan 14, 2008 |
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As published in the upcoming issue of G&D, sesearchers from the Sloan-Kettering Institute, led by Dr. Lorenz Studer, have discovered a novel type of neural stem cell, which has a broader differentiation potential than previously ...
Selective restraints and reduced medication could reduce nursing home falls says 4-year study
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Selectively restraining elderly residents and giving them fewer sleeping pills could significantly reduce falls, according to a survey of 21 nursing home units published in the January issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Psychotherapy should be subject to rigorous regulation just like drug treatments, say academics
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Psychotherapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) are under-regulated in the UK and should be subject to the same standards of evidence as drugs, assert two experts in psychological medicine writing in the Journal of ...
Genetic differences may help explain response to multiple sclerosis treatment
Jan 14, 2008 |
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By comparing the DNA of patients with multiple sclerosis whose symptoms are reduced by interferon beta therapy to the DNA of those who continue to experience relapses, researchers may have identified important genetic differences ...
Sickle cell disease pain can occur daily and is much more severe than previously thought
Jan 14, 2008 |
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A new prospective study of pain in adults with sickle cell disease finds that daily pain is far more prevalent and severe than previous large studies have indicated.
Seagull blood shows promise for monitoring pollutants from oil spills
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Like the proverbial coal miners’ canary-in-the-cage, seagulls may become living sentinels to monitor oil pollution levels in marine environments, report scientists in Spain. Their study is scheduled for the ...
Simple online methods increase physician disease reporting
Jan 14, 2008 |
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With emerging diseases like the West Nile Virus, and re-emerging diseases such as the pandemic flu and drug-resistant tuberculosis, it’s increasingly important to promptly detect a potential infectious outbreak ...
Anyone can save a life: Penn researchers lead national efforts to improve CPR quality
Jan 14, 2008 |
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“Anyone can save a life.” That’s the message from physicians at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
FDA approves blood typing tests
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 14, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has licensed 14 new tests for determining a person's blood type.
Undernourished stroke patients may have more complications, worse outcomes
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Patients who are undernourished when they enter the hospital with an acute ischemic stroke—the most common type of stroke, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked—are likely to remain undernourished in the hospital and ...
Ground beef products are recalled
Jan 14, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of 188,000 pounds of ground beef products due to possible contamination.
Voters respond favorably to touch screen voting equipment
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Voters have more confidence in paperless, touch screen systems to record their votes accurately than they do any other systems, including ones that use paper ballots, a new study says.
Smoking related to long-term risk and progression of age-related eye disease
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Smokers appear to have an increased long-term risk and greater progression of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives ...
