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Glial cells can cross from the central to the peripheral nervous system (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Glial cells, which help neurons communicate with each other, can leave the central nervous system and cross into the peripheral nervous system to compensate for missing cells, according to new research in the Dec. 2 issue ...


Wide Disparities Found in Age of Hospitalization for Patients of Different Races

Wide Disparities Found in Age of Hospitalization for Patients of Different Races

Medicine & Health / Health

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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from Yale School of Public Health shows that blacks are admitted to the hospital at a significantly younger age than their white peers for a host of preventable medical conditions, ...


Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 19 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' ...


Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.


WHO approves Glaxo's swine flu shot

Medicine & Health / Medications

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(AP) -- Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline says one of its swine flu vaccines has been certified by the World Health Organization, making it available for donors to buy for developing countries.


Depressed women can lose weight as successfully as others do

Medicine & Health / Health

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Women with major depression were no less likely than were women without it to have successful results with a weight loss program, according to an article in the Winter 2009 Behavioral Medicine. Group Health Research Instit ...


Improving female reproductive health and empowerment through control of NTDs

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in developing countries would help improve the reproductive health and rights of girls and women in the poorest countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, according ...


Preterm births higher among deprived mothers, despite equal care

Medicine & Health / Health

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Despite improvements in obstetric care services, women from deprived areas are still more likely to give birth to a very preterm baby compared with mothers from more affluent areas, finds a study published on bmj.com today.


Tuberculosis: On the path to prevention

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Why do some people who are exposed to tuberculosis not become infected or develop the disease? Dr. Erwin Schurr and his team at the Research Institute from the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), in collaboration with ...


'Outbreaks Near Me' app now available for Android mobile phones

Technology / Software

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(PhysOrg.com) -- "Outbreaks Near Me," an up-to-the-minute disease-tracking system released as an iPhone application in September, is now available for use on Android mobile phones, greatly increasing the number of people ...



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