GPs 'could do more' to help obese avoid surgery
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Surgery to treat obesity could be avoided if GPs and healthcare trusts put more time and money into early stage weight management programmes, a senior clinical researcher will say today.
Sandia's microencapsulation project gives local entrepreneur warm glow
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Microencapsulation isn't a new technology, but it's always finding new applications. Familiar uses include the scratch-and-sniff perfume ads in magazines, certain time-release pharmaceuticals, and (perhaps mostly for an older ...
Women double fruit, veggie intake with switch to Mediterranean diet plan
Dec 17, 2008 |
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In a new study led by the University of Michigan Health System, women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of "good" fats when they were counseled by registered ...
Fast food meals are smaller, have fewer calories than food served at restaurants
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A new study in the Review of Agricultural Economics compares fast food and table service meals at restaurants. Results show that both are larger and have more calories than meals prepared at home, with the typical fast f ...
Narrative entertainment programming can lead to persuasive outcomes
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Entertainment-education is a common strategy for incorporating health and other educational messages into popular entertainment media. Its goal is to positively influence awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in ...
Research into the contrast sensitivity of persons with varying levels of visual acuity
Dec 17, 2008 |
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The contrast sensitivity of persons with different visual acuity capabilities is experimentally analyzed. Test subjects observe a cathode ray tube monitor in a darkroom environment to determine their visual contrast sensitivity ...
VCU survey: US public supports genetic research, testing and government spending on research
Dec 17, 2008 |
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The 2008 Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences survey shows that eight in 10 adults nationwide favor making genetic testing easily available to all who want it, and 54 percent say that the benefits of conducting ...
Decreased activity of basal ganglia is the main cause of abnormal muscle constrictions in dystonia
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary abnormal muscle constrictions. More than 300,000 people in North America are affected, but the mechanism of abnormal muscle constrictions has not been well ...
More can be done to prevent lung disease in Southeast-Asian babies
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A simple, effective and low-cost method of preventing lung disease – and therefore death – in newborn children is not being practiced widely enough in South-East Asian hospitals, according to a major international study involving ...
Cap and trade policies limiting CO2 can increase value of some electricity generating firms
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A new study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores ways to target the compensation provided by the free allocation of emission allowances under a CO2 cap and trade policy in order to avoid overcompens ...
Supply of board-certified emergency physicians unlikely to meet projected needs
Dec 17, 2008 |
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The number of physicians with board certification in emergency medicine is unlikely to meet the staffing needs of U.S. emergency departments in the foreseeable future, if ever; according to a study from a research team based ...
Lower-dose fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy results in better hearing preservation
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have found that a lower dose of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for acoustic neuromas results in better hearing preservation and has the same tumor local control rate as a ...
Most women report satisfaction with egg donation; some claim problems
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms and 20 percent reported lasting psychological effects, according ...
Annals colonoscopy study underscores importance of quality standards
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A study by Baxter, et al. released this week and scheduled to be published in the Jan. 6, 2009, edition of Annals of Internal Medicine, concluded that while screening colonoscopy is associated with fewer deaths from colore ...
Native birds feel no fear when facing foes
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Dec 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Endangered native birds are at risk of losing their instinct to recognise and flee mammalian enemies when moved between predator-free and predator-filled sites, says a Massey researcher.
