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French male bears in immediate need of more females
Oct 27, 2009 |
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The population of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in France is now so small that the species might become extinct in the near future. However, there is new hope in the form of new research published October 28 in the open-access, peer-r ...
Patients starting dialysis have increased risk of death
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Compared to the general population, patients starting dialysis have an increased risk of death that is not attributable to a higher rate of death from cardiovascular causes, as previously thought, according to a study in ...
Significant regional variations exist regarding proximity to burn centers
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Although nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population lives within 2 hours by ground or helicopter transport to a verified burn center, there is substantial state and regional variation in geographic access to these centers, ...
New Mount Sinai research finds 9/11 responders twice as likely to have asthma
Nov 03, 2009 |
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First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population, according ...
Study reveals high death rates and short life expectancy among the homeless and marginally housed
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Homeless and marginally housed people have much higher mortality and shorter life expectancy than could be expected on the basis of low income alone, concludes a study from Canada published on bmj.com today.
Debunking fears: Latino growth does not boost crime
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
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Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino ...
Africa's rarest monkey had an intriguing sexual past, DNA study confirms
Nov 11, 2009 |
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The most extensive DNA study to-date of Africa's rarest monkey reveals that the species had an intriguing sexual past. Of the last two remaining populations of the recently discovered kipunji, one population ...
Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.
Scientists find previous seasonal flu infections may provide some level of H1N1 immunity
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 "swine" flu.
Barrett's esophagus patients have same survival rates as general population
Oct 26, 2009 |
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New Mayo Clinic research has found that survival rates of patients with Barrett's esophagus, which can be a precursor for esophageal cancer, are no different than the survival rates for the general population. These findings ...
Swine flu deaths jump by 700 in a week: WHO
Oct 30, 2009 |
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The number of swine flu deaths jumped by 700 in a week, reaching more than 5,700 worldwide since the virus was first uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data indicated Friday.
Scientists identify common HPV genotypes in northern India, encourage vaccination
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Although a wide spectrum of human papillomavirus is seen across the population of India, HPV-16 and HPV-18 are the most common types and a vaccination targeting these types could eliminate 75 percent of the cervical cancers ...
Comparison finds considerable differences on estimates of future physician workforce supply
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Compared with a source of data often used regarding physician workforce supply and projected changes, data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests that the future physician workforce may be younger but fewer in number than previously ...
New study looks at re-identification risks
Oct 14, 2009 |
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A recent study led by Dr. Khaled El Emam, the Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institute, found that the information in hospital prescription records can quite easily re-identify ...
Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, researchers find
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Bi ...
