Is your drinking water safe?
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Lake Bloomington is a major source of drinking water for residents of Bloomington, IL, and has a history of nitrate concentrations that exceed safe levels. Because Lake Bloomington has a record of elevated nitrate levels, ...
Heightened weighing discomfort among women may increase their health risks
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A new study from the University of Pennsylvania points to increased health risks for women owing to their higher level of discomfort about being weighed in public.
Study indicates foreign investment influenced by voters choices at the ballot box
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A new study by University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management professor Paul Vaaler indicates that when emerging-market countries hold elections they may be determining more than their new government.
UT Southwestern surgeons complete North Texas' first single-incision gallbladder removal
Feb 28, 2008 |
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UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons have removed a gallbladder through a unique operation requiring only a single incision in the bellybutton rather than the traditional four incisions in the abdomen. ...
Comparison of antipsychotic treatments in adolescents with schizophrenia
Feb 28, 2008 |
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There is a wealth of scientific literature available on the treatment of adults diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, there is a paucity of data to guide the treatment of children and adolescents with schizophrenia.
Researchers unlock mysteries of vitamin A metabolism during embryonic development
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at Rutgers have unlocked some of the mysteries of how the developing embryo reacts to fluctuations in the amount of vitamin A present in the maternal blood stream. Their results are presented in the February 28 ...
New child health data show state-to-state differences in quality of care
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A new government survey reveals children with special health care needs, such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and asthma, don't consistently get the care that is federally recommended and that there are ...
Data show a decline in cystic fibrosis since introduction of prenatal carrier screening
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A brief report in the February 28, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, led by researchers at the New England Newborn Screening Program (NENSP) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), indicates a decl ...
Study examines how men and women view marital and parental time pressures
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Only about one-fifth of employed women and men are completely satisfied with the time they spend with their spouse and their children according to a recent study published in the Journal of Family Issues.
Increased strokes linked with China's economic prosperity
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A side effect of economic prosperity may be an increased risk of the most common type of strokes, researchers from China report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
With just 3 affected individuals, researchers find gene behind rare form of epilepsy
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Researchers have found a gene responsible for a particularly debilitating form of epilepsy that also leads to kidney failure, according to a report published online on February 28th and also in the March 7th print issue of ...
Effect of tumor necrosis factor a inhibitors on heart failure risk in RA Patients
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A chronic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent inflammation of the synovial membrane and progressive joint destruction. Beyond loss of mobility, sufferers face a high risk of heart ...
Detecting bone erosion in arthritic wrists
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Both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are more sensitive than radiography – the standard imaging technique – for detecting bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research published ...
New drug targets for preventing cell death
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A new compound that blocks an early step in cell death could lead to a novel class of drugs for treating heart attacks and stroke.
Protein protects lung cancer cells from efforts to fix or kill them
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A protein that helps lung cancer cells thrive appears to do so by blocking healthy cells’ ability to fix themselves when radiation or chemicals such as nicotine damage their DNA, according to a University of Florida study ...
