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Ruthenium in a Clinch

Chemistry /

created Oct 13, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amines are needed for the production of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, plastics, dyes, pigments, and additives. Most important are compounds with a terminal amino group (–NH2), known as primary ...


Study examines quality and duration of primary care visits

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adult primary care visits have increased in quality, duration and frequency between 1997 and 2005, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.


To catch an intermediate

Chemistry /

created Dec 21, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A new technique for capturing the short-lived but critical "intermediate" compounds that help carry chemical reactions which take place in aqueous solution from their starting point to the final product has been developed ...


Women with chronic kidney disease more likely than men to go undiagnosed

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Woman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific ...


New cause of osteoporosis: Mutation in a miroRNA

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs, which work by suppressing the expression of specific sets of genes. Xiang-Hang Luo and colleagues, at Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South ...


Syphilis survey reveals need for accurate testing for early infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although syphilis is one of the oldest known diseases, most health professionals do not have access to the tests necessary to reliably diagnose it in its earliest and most infectious stage. A recent survey of infectious ...


Detecting overall survival benefit derived from progression-free survival

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overall survival (OS) may be a reasonable primary endpoint when the median survival postprogession (SSP) is less than 6 months, but it is too high a hurdle when SPP is longer than 12 months, according to a new study published ...


Age-specific evaluation of HPV DNA testing vs. cytology screening

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing with cytology triage is more sensitive than conventional cytology screening for detecting cervical lesions, according to a new study published online November 9 in the Journal of th ...


Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach in primary-care settings.


Sexual problems rarely addressed by internists caring for cancer survivors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their article appearing in a November ...


High vs. low hospital volume for angioplasty finds little difference in death rates

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study based on a contemporary registry of patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) indicates that even though hospitals that perform a higher number of angioplasties are more likely to follow evidence-based guidelines ...


Study spotlights efficacy of questionnaire to identify patients at high risk for lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study featured in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology confirms the success of a simple questionnaire designed to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer. Initiated in 2001, the current study confir ...


Higher health insurance costs force doctors to talk about money with patients

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As health insurers require people to base more treatment decisions on out-of-pocket costs, physicians should learn to talk to patients about money, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.


International survey of physicians in 11 countries reveals US lagging in access, quality, HIT use

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies ...


Can we 'learn to see?': Study shows perception of invisible stimuli improves with training

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A new study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's ...