FDA issues contaminated cheese warning
Jan 31, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer warning and recall of possibly contaminated Grassy Meadows Dairy Co. cheeses.
Survey: Two-thirds of Illinois public schools provide comprehensive sex education
Jan 31, 2008 |
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A study of sex education in Illinois public schools found that one out of three teachers did not meet a very forgiving definition of comprehensive instruction, researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report ...
Despite polarized opinions, Democrats and Republicans perform same amount of 'green' actions
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Political party affiliation has little bearing on the number of “green” actions people take, a new study by Porter Novelli and George Mason University shows. According to the survey of more than 11,000 American adults and ...
A Taxing Issue: How Human T-lymphotropic Virus Can Cause Leukemia In Adults
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified a potential new mechanism through which human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) causes leukemia in adults. The findings, published this week in the online open access journal Retrovirology, repres ...
Study analyzes best approach for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)—a condition in which the large vessel that supplies blood to your abdomen, legs, and pelvis swells to over 50 percent its normal size—occurs in approximately 4 out of 100 adults. The risk ...
Atlantis Set for Feb. 7 Launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2008 |
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NASA managers formally set the launch of space shuttle Atlantis for Feb. 7 at 2:45 p.m. EST, pending analysis of a flexible hose in the shuttle's radiator cooling system.
Genetic mutations may contribute to preterm birth risk
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Genetic mutations in the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofoloate reductase (MTHFR) and coagulation protein Factor V appear to have significant association with blood clots and tissue injury to the placenta and developing baby, ...
Study: African fruit is untapped resource
Jan 31, 2008 |
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A report suggests native African fruits are an untapped resource that could help combat malnutrition and boost rural development on the African continent.
Disputed total synthesis of quinine by Woodward and Doering confirmed
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Drugs derived from cinchona bark, known as cinchona alkaloids, have been used in healing from ancient times. The most prominent representative of this group is quinine, a bitter substance contained in beverages such as tonic ...
Analysis calls for medical device information to better serve patients and doctors
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The approval process for medical devices does not involve the same rigorous review used for pharmaceuticals, and this needs to change in order to improve health outcomes, say researchers from the University of California, ...
Breast cancer diagnosis comes late for women in gentrifying neighborhoods
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Women who live in Chicago's gentrifying neighborhoods are more apt to receive a late diagnosis of breast cancer than women who live in poverty-stricken neighborhoods, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have found. ...
Severe hypertension: 'Silent killer' still on the loose
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High blood pressure may be one of the top killers in the country, but you’d never know it by the way we’re behaving, say scientists attending the annual congress of the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).
