Health-related spam
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 18, 2007 |
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A new study in PLoS Medicine has found that a third of all spam messages advertise health products such as drugs and natural health products and that it is easy to purchase prescription drugs and controlled substances advert ...
Liver cancer marker could yield blood test for early detection
Sep 18, 2007 |
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In the face of an emerging liver cancer crisis in Asia, researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a test that could help millions. Due to widespread hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, nearly 10 percent ...
2007 looks like year of 'malware'
Sep 18, 2007 |
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The problem of malicious software or malware appears to be getting exponentially worse. So far this year, IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) X-Force research and development team has identified more than 210,000 new malware ...
New antibiotic drug combo to speed up treatment of tuberculosis
Sep 18, 2007 |
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A team of tuberculosis (TB) experts at Johns Hopkins and in Brazil have evidence that substituting the antibiotic moxifloxacin in the regimen of drugs used to treat the highly contagious form of lung disease could dramatically ...
Gene profiling can single out the worst cases of multiple myeloma and guide therapy
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Multiple myeloma patients vary widely in how they respond to treatment, but now researchers at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have identified a small subset ...
Maternal depression and controlling behavior associated with increased stress response in infants
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Teenage pregnancy is widely recognized to be a major public health concern. These young mothers face many life challenges and they have an increased risk for becoming depressed. How might the behavior of these young mothers ...
Nokia expands business phone line with stylish new E51
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Nokia today bolstered its Nokia Eseries portfolio of business devices with the introduction of the new Nokia E51 device.
Progress space ship to undock from ISS
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2007 |
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The International Space Station crew was to jettison a cargo spacecraft loaded with trash Tuesday, allowing it to incinerate in the Earth's atmosphere.
Sexual function affected by stem cell transplant according to long-term study
Sep 18, 2007 |
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A long-term study found that a type of stem cell transplant used for patients with life-threatening diseases, such as leukemia and lymphoma, results in decreased sexual function and activity for recipients. Further, males ...
Fujitsu Launches High-Efficiency Power Management LSI for Ultra-Mobile PCs
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a one-chip system power management LSI for ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs), to supply power to the system, memory, and chipsets in UMPCs. Sample shipments for the ...
Chronic infection persists by targeting stromal cell network in lymphoid organs
Sep 18, 2007 |
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One of the biggest challenges to treating infectious diseases and developing preventive vaccines is the ability of many chronic infections to suppress the immune T-cell response over time. An Emory-led team of scientists ...
Toward a faster prenatal test for Down syndrome
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Scientists in California are reporting an advance toward rapid testing for pre-natal detection of Down syndrome and other birth defects that involve an abnormal number of chromosomes.
Test for lung cancer looks for discomforting quiet among protective genes
Sep 18, 2007 |
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When it is quiet – “almost too quiet” – in movies, it is a sign that something is about to go wrong for the good guys. This holds true for the genes that protect against lung cancer, as researchers at the University of Toledo ...
Study examines implications of genetic screening for disease that can be less serious, treatable
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Some couples in Israel whose fetus screened positive for Gaucher disease, which can range from being mild and treatable to being a severe disease, decided to have the pregnancy terminated, raising questions concerning the ...
FDA sends Procter & Gamble a warning
Sep 18, 2007 |
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The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the Procter & Gamble Co. about claims it makes for its Vicks Early Defense Foaming Hand Sanitizer.
