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FDA-approved drug might prevent relapse in male alcoholics

Mifepristone, a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for terminating early pregnancy, might prove effective in preventing stress-induced relapse in recovering male alcoholics, based on findings in rats reported ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Researchers find CDT biomarker ineffective for identifying unhealthy alcohol use

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that among HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems, measuring their carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) biomarker was a poor and inaccurate method ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Keeping kids away from R-rated movies may prevent early drinking

Middle-school children whose parents restrict access to R-rated movies are substantially less likely to start drinking than their peers who are allowed to see such films, a new study suggests.

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created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3




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To avoid early labor and delivery, weight and diet changes not the answer

One of the strongest known risk factors for spontaneous or unexpected preterm birth – any birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy, most often without a known cause – is already having had one. For women ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marriage therapist says high-conflict couples have work to do before saying 'I do'

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Kansas State University marriage therapist has Valentine's Day advice for couples contemplating commitments and engagement rings: Mix romance with a generous portion of reality.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

Warning of unrest, new study shows millions risk losing lands in Africa

New studies released in London today suggest that the frenzied sell-off of forests and other prime lands to buyers hungry for the developing world's natural resources risk sparking widespread civil unrest—unless national ...

Other Sciences / Other

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UCSF leaders explore bioinformatics in research, patient care and education

In the world of bioinformatics, the rush is on to extract gold from a data mine.

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Early intervention may curb dangerous college drinking

The first few weeks of college are a critical time in shaping students' drinking habits. Now Penn State researchers have a tailored approach that may help prevent students from becoming heavy drinkers.

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Carter Center gets $40M to eradicate Guinea worm

(AP) -- The Carter Center on Monday announced it received $40 million in donations to help fuel its mission to eradicate Guinea worm disease, a debilitating parasite that once plagued millions of people across the developing ...

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New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes

A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type ...

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Popping a pill not the best way to battle insomnia in the long term, suggest sleep experts

Reaching for that sleeping pill or drinking alcohol may not be the most effective way for people with insomnia to get better sleep at night in the long run, suggests a study by Ryerson University experts.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | 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

UA makes mirrors for world's largest telescope

(PhysOrg.com) -- The second of seven 27-foot diameter mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast on Jan. 14 inside a rotating furnace at the UA's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1


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