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Study helps identify which populations of foreign-born persons living in US at higher risk of TB

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The relative yield of finding and treating latent tuberculosis is particularly high among higher-risk groups of foreign-born persons living in the U.S., such as individuals from most countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast ...





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Wood stoves -- a viable home heat source?

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

The stress of rising natural gas prices is leading many consumers to rethink how they heat their homes. For some this means moving towards modern alternative energy options, while others have been turning to a more traditional ...


Giant extinct snake may -- or may not -- shed light on ancient climate

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Snakes coil up when they sense danger. Some snakes curl up in order to spring into action and strike. Snakes may also coil to preserve body heat, and this warming behavior could affect our understanding of ...


Update presented on disease in pork plant workers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More than a year after developing a unique neurological disorder, the affected pork processing plant workers have improved, but all have some continuing symptoms and many have ongoing mild pain, according to a study released ...


Household financial contributions by adult live-in children are influenced by family structure

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single parents are more likely than parents in nuclear families to receive financial help from their grown, live-in children, according to research to be presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological ...


The Medical Minute: Cervical cancer awareness

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Science has sought the “cause” of cancer for decades, and in the case of cervical cancer, the cause has been found. The cervix is the opening to the womb that is situated at the upper end of the vagina. Until ...


Mothers have key role in family life for children with technology dependencies

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Creating a family life incorporating the care needs of a child dependent on technology is a daunting task. Much of this task seems to fall upon mothers to help everyone in the family adjust. However, mothers often need help ...


Staying cool under stress: ASU researchers investigate strategies

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers at Arizona State University show that having a more flexible approach to resolving an acute conflict interaction results in more frustration and anger. These are among the findings that Danielle Roubinov, an ASU ...


Henry Ford Hospital study: Diverticulosis not associated with higher incidence of polyps

Diverticulosis not associated with higher incidence of polyps

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Henry Ford Hospital study questions the need for aggressive screening for colonic polyps in patients with diverticulosis.


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Spy games play out at Russian consulate in San Francisco

Technology / Software

created Jun 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pretend spies intent on swiping submarine plans were being hunted in the Russian consulate in San Francisco as Friday morning neared.


Supply of board-certified emergency physicians unlikely to meet projected needs

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The number of physicians with board certification in emergency medicine is unlikely to meet the staffing needs of U.S. emergency departments in the foreseeable future, if ever; according to a study from a research team based ...



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