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Study confirms that cannabis is beneficial for multiple sclerosis

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Cannabis can reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found that five out six randomized controlled trials reported a reduction in spa ...


Ecstasy may be linked to sleep apnea

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New research shows that recreational users of the drug known as ecstasy may be at a higher risk for sleep apnea. The study is published in the December 2, 2009, online issue of Neurology.


Death from childhood stroke

Death from childhood stroke

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke is an important cause of childhood morbidity and is in the top ten causes of childhood death. For the first time, new research has looked at trends in death from childhood stroke in ...


Study finds that infections are common in ICUs worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with ...


Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The "stroke belt" has a tight hold. People born in the Southern stroke belt have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away, compared to people who were born in other parts of the country. ...


Semantic research sets world standards

Semantic research sets world standards

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created new tools for semantic technology development which are helping to set the next generation of official standards. The tools also unblock some key bottlenecks ...


Coma recovery case attracts doubters

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Rom Houben's mother remembers her son's amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative.


Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample ...


Blocking biofilms: Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that's what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...


Autism treatment: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

James Coman's son has an unusual skill. The 7-year-old, his father says, can swallow six pills at once. Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, the Chicago boy had been placed on an intense regimen of supplements and medications ...



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