Exposing chicks to maternal stress leads to long-term reproductive success
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Do mothers purposely expose their offspring to their own stress? If so, why?
HP Reveals Their Ipaq Data Manager & Voice Messenger Smartphones
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- HP's mysterious new smartphone entrants have just been revealed. The HP Voice Messenger will sell for €399 ($532) on November 5th and the Data Messenger will be selling for €499 ($665) on ...
3-D doppler ultrasound helps identify breast cancer
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Three-dimensional (3-D) power Doppler ultrasound helps radiologists distinguish between malignant and benign breast masses, according to a new study being published in the November issue of Radiology.
Hospital rankings: More than meets the eye
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Medicare's pay-for-performance program ranks and rewards hospitals according to how well they meet certain guidelines for clinical care. But researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute say the program penalizes hospitals ...
US suicide rate increasing: Largest increase seen in middle-aged white women
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The rate of suicide in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. The increase ...
South Africa in grip of strangulation spate
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Murder of women by strangulation is a serious problem in South Africa. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health compared four South African cities for the period 2001 to 2005, and report information about ...
Markers of inflammation and blood-clotting tied to hazards of intermittent HIV treatment
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Episodic treatment of HIV/AIDS with antiretroviral drugs increases the overall risk of death when compared with continuous antiretroviral treatment (ART), but the reasons why have been unknown. Now, researchers have found ...
First antenna-in-package solution for single-chip 60 GHz radio
Oct 21, 2008 |
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With the rising demand for low-cost, small-size, high-speed, highly functional and high volume wireless communications, the development of highly-integrated 60 GHz radio chipsets in semiconductor technology have received ...
Study shows steroid therapies following transplant can be eliminated
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A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that using modern immunosuppressive drugs eliminates the need for steroid therapy as early as seven days following a transplant surgery while still maintaining ...
Researchers find rust resistance genes in wild grasses
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Adelaide researchers have identified new sources of stem and leaf rust resistance in wild grass relatives of wheat sourced mostly from the 'fertile crescent' of the Middle East.
Couples with children with ADHD at risk of higher divorce rates, shorter marriages
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Parents of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly twice as likely to divorce by the time the child is 8 years old than parents of children without ADHD, the first study to look at this issue ...
Revolutionary operation performed live for heart rhythm congress
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A revolutionary heart operation technique using cutting edge technology will be performed on Monday 20 October and broadcast live to delegates at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2008 taking place in Birmingham.
Study links inflammation and coagulation to non-AIDS deaths in people with HIV
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In an analysis of deaths occurring during a large international trial of treatments for HIV-positive patients, researchers have found a strong association between markers of inflammation and coagulation and increased risk ...
High number of children and teens in US uninsured despite having a parent with health insurance
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Approximately 4 percent of U.S. children and adolescents have a gap in health insurance coverage at some point during the year, even though they have at least one parent who is insured, according to a study in the October ...
Extra cash from government program linked to higher risk of adult obesity
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While a poverty-alleviation program launched by the Mexican government that has been modeled in the United States and around the world has led to improved health and cognition outcomes in children, a new study by University ...
