Overuse of narcotics and barbiturates may make migraine worse
Nov 19, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by investigators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has determined that certain commonly-prescribed medications may have the unintended consequence of increasing the ...
Survey shows significant education discrepancies among second generation immigrants in the Netherlands
Nov 19, 2008 |
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No less than one quarter of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands drops out of school. This is the most alarming result of a recent survey conducted among the second generation of Turkish and Moroccan descent in ...
New insight into the controls on a go-to enzyme
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have gained new insights into regulation of one of the body's enzyme workhorses called calpains.
Landmark study defines benefits of early HIV testing and treatment for infected infants
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Testing very young babies for HIV and giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately to those found infected with the virus dramatically prevents illness and death, according to a report in the New England Journal of Me ...
Kidney injury puts elderly individuals at high risk for developing serious kidney disease
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Acute kidney injury (AKI)—which is often caused by trauma, illness, or surgery—predisposes elderly individuals to the most serious form of chronic kidney disease (CKD), known as end stage renal disease (ESRD), according to ...
