Participants in studies used as basis for medicare decisions differ from beneficiaries
Jan 28, 2008 |
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The clinical trials used by Medicare for making decisions about coverage for cardiovascular products or services include participants who differ from Medicare beneficiaries in age, sex and country of residence, according ...
Rains offer hope for bird virus outbreak
Jan 28, 2008 |
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An outbreak of avian flu in Murchidabad, India, may have been temporarily restrained thanks to a series of unseasonal rains.
Snorers appear more likely to develop chronic bronchitis
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Frequent snoring appears to be associated with the development of chronic bronchitis, according to a report in the January 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Crew oxygen for ISS loaded on Jules Verne
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Three weeks into delicate fuelling operations, Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle has also been successfully loaded with oxygen. In orbit this will be transferred to the International Space Station's atmosphere ...
Drug helps brain tumor patients live longer
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 28, 2008 |
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People who receive high doses of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate to treat a certain type of brain tumor appear to live longer than people receiving other treatments, according to research published in the January 29, 2008, ...
Opening day for a home of the future
Jan 28, 2008 |
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The first of six properties designed to show case state-of-the-art energy efficient housing will be officially opened on Wednesday January 30 2008 at The University of Nottingham.
Study finds increasing rates of diabetes among older Americans
Jan 28, 2008 |
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The annual number of Americans older than 65 newly diagnosed with diabetes increased by 23 percent between 1994 to 1995 and 2003 to 2004, according to a report in the January 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Right whale newborn found on Fla. beach
Biology /
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Researchers are looking for the reason a newborn North Atlantic right whale with umbilical cord still attached washed up on a Florida beach.
EPA takes first step in filling nanotech information gaps
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 28, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published today in the Federal Register its plan for the Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The plan takes a positive first ...
Health insurance co-payments studied
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Medical scientists determined small health insurance co-payments have a big effect on U.S. mammography rates.
Voters confused by e-voting technologies
Jan 28, 2008 |
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A study led by the University of Maryland suggested that electronic U.S. voting technologies are efficient but too many voters ask for help too often.
Scientists Explore Factors Contributing to DNA Mutations
Biology /
Jan 28, 2008 |
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A team of Penn State University researchers is the first to conduct a genome-wide study to compare the relative importance of factors that contribute to DNA mutations, which are implicated in cancer and over 40 neurological ...
McMaster test detects the most prevalent respiratory viruses
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Diagnosing a nasty cough is now a lot easier thanks to a new test developed at McMaster University, which has just been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United States.
Greek experts look out for lost honey bees
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Jan 28, 2008 |
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Greek experts have expressed concern for the unexplained disappearance of large quantities of honey bees.
Mental health screenings, risk behavior interventions needed in juvenile justice system
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual activity that puts them at greater risk for HIV, according to new research from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s ...
