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Climbing the social ladder seems to lessen high blood pressure risk

Social mobility - upwards - seems to curb the risk of developing high blood pressure among those born on the lower rungs of the ladder, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Electronic medical records lower infant mortality, study finds

Expanded use of electronic medical records would substantially reduce infant mortality in the U.S., according to a study forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Court hears claim of forced Roma sterilization

(AP) -- Europe's human rights court opened a hearing Tuesday into a Gypsy woman's allegation that she was wrongly and forcibly sterilized at a state-run hospital in her native Slovakia because of her ethnicity.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study: Crime rates linked to out-of-wedlock births

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study in the latest issue of The Journal of Law and Economics finds a link between out-of-wedlock births and rates of murder and other crimes.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Study finds prior preterm delivery indicates subsequent baby will be small even if carried to term

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that women who deliver their first baby ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise can reverse negative effects of maternal obesity

(Medical Xpress) -- Exercise is the key to overcoming the adverse metabolic effects passed on to offspring by their overweight mothers, with research showing for the first time these effects can be almost completely reversed ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diabetes linked to higher rate of birth defects

(Medical Xpress) -- Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect than women without the condition and the likelihood is linked to the mother's glucose level, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First-trimester induced abortion not associated with increased risk of psychiatric readmission

First-time first-trimester induced abortion is not associated with an increased risk of readmission to psychiatric facilities among women with a history of a treated mental disorder, according to a report in the February ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A boom in smarter baby monitors

The cry has been heard: After 20 years with little change to baby monitoring devices, new designs premiered in January at the Consumer Electronics Show promising Wi-Fi connectivity and high-definition video that streams live ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young children exposed to anesthesia multiple times show elevated rates of ADHD

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Remote sensing places nature at our fingertips

When the crew of Apollo 17 snapped the famous Blue Marble photo of Earth in 1972, they gave humanity its first truly global perspective on the planet we all call home. The image helped spark recognition of ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Minn. bear delivers at least 2 cubs on Internet

(AP) -- A 3-year-old bear in Minnesota has given birth to two cubs before an Internet audience.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness

PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Juvenile predation preventing Steller sea lion recovery

A new study suggests that the impact of predation on juvenile Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska has been significantly underestimated, creating a "productivity pit" from which their population will have ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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