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Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease?

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 18, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 1

Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis – a leading cause of heart disease – says the researcher who jointly invented ...





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Paleoecologists offer new insight into how climate change will affect organisms

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science written by a team of ecologists, including Robert Booth, assistant professor of earth and environmental science at Lehigh University, examines some of the po ...


Despite some benefit, drug ads can be harmful to your health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While the debate over prescription drug advertising persists, a new study released online in the American Journal of Public Health offers guidelines for improving drug ads in order to minimize potential harm and maximize ...


Unseasonably hot and dry weather combined with strong winds to fan scores of blazes in the country's southeastern states

Australia issues 'catastrophic' alerts as fires rage

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Australia has issued "catastrophic" alerts after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country, officials said Saturday.


Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released

Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released

Biology / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).


Bacteria co-infections common in swine flu deaths: CDC

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Many people who have died from swine flu in the United States were also infected with other bacteria, including one which can cause pneumonia or meningitis, US health officials said Wednesday.


Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third

Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers. New research from the University ...


Saving labor: Political scientist says our system of improving factory conditions around the world is broken

Saving labor: Political scientist says our system of improving factory conditions around the world is broken

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too.


Major health care challenges persist for D.C. children despite high rates of health insurance coverage, study finds

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children's access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem for the city's young residents, particularly ...


Teeth grinding linked to sleep apnea

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There is a high prevalence of nocturnal teeth grinding, or bruxism, in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), particularly in Caucasians. New research presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific ...


Testicular tumors may explain why some diseases are more common in children of older fathers

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain ...



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