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'Superbugs' on the rise in Canadian hospitals, new Queen's study shows

'Superbugs' on the rise in Canadian hospitals

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 07, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Although infection control has been substantially ramped up in Canadian hospitals since the SARS crisis of 2003, the number of resistant bacterial infections post-SARS have multiplied even faster, a new Queen's ...





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Infection prevention falls short in Canadian long-term care facilities

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infection prevention and control resources and programming in Canadian long-term care facilities fall short of recommended standards, a new Queen's University study shows.


Exercise therapy best for knee pain

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For patients with severe knee pain, supervised exercise therapy is more effective at reducing pain and improving function than usual care, finds a study published on BMJ.com today.


Solving the Mystery of IgE

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is the main actor in the drama of allergy. The biological role of IgE in the immune response of an organism and the lack of control leading to allergy is the research topic of Gernot Achatz, Molekular ...


Focus on the future: Long-term goals help us resist unhealthy urges

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Imagine a delicious pile of French fries next to a low-fat green salad. After resisting the fries, can you really be expected to go to the gym instead of watching TV? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...


Sustainable interventions key to successful schistosomiasis control

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A decade after the conclusion of a schistosomiasis control program in Mali, prevalence of the disease had regressed to pre-intervention levels, according to a study published May 5 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...


Reservoir of deforming tropical disease sought

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Knowing what causes a disease may not make it easier to control and contain infection, but understanding how humans become infected and where the pathogens live may improve control. A National Science Foundation grant for ...


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Facebook to end Beacon tracking tool in settlement

Technology / Internet

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Facebook is shutting down its much-maligned Beacon marketing program, launched nearly two years ago amid fanfare only to generate a storm of privacy complaints over tracking of user activities at ...


Team Continues Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots and Amnesia Events

Team Continues Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots and Amnesia Events

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- After three days of completing Earth-commanded activities without incident last week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit had a bout of temporary amnesia Friday, April 17, and rebooted its ...


Improving brain processing speed helps memory

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy, older adults who participated in a computer-based training program to improve the speed and accuracy of brain processing showed twice the improvement in certain aspects of memory, ...


Differences among exercisers and nonexercisers during pregnancy

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

No one doubts that mothers - especially pregnant mothers - are among the busiest people on earth. And while the benefits of exercise for these women and their developing fetuses are widely known, many expectant mothers do ...



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