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Investigators searching for links among meningitis victims
Apr 25, 2009 |
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"Patient Zero," the first victim to come down with the rare strain of meningitis that has killed four and infected eight others in South Florida since December, was a South Florida resident who was sickened in December but ...
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Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The ...
Researchers downplay MRSA screening as effective infection control intervention
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Three Virginia Commonwealth University epidemiologists are downplaying the value of mandatory universal nasal screening of patients for MRSA, arguing that proven, hospital-wide infection control practices can prevent more ...
Scientists study rise in centenarians
Jan 01, 2007 |
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With the number of centenarians growing, scientists have been researching the secrets of living to age 100 and beyond, the Baltimore Sun says.
Doctors raise questions, concerns about FDA suicide warning
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Medical specialists at the nation's largest professional meeting on epilepsy discussed multiple questions and concerns they have about data presented by the FDA in support of its recent suicide alert on anticonvulsant drugs ...
Underestimated Late Effects of Breast Cancer
Oct 27, 2006 |
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Women who have been successfully treated for breast cancer are still not in good health for many years. In a study on more than 300 affected women, epidemiologists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, ...
Mathematics might save you a trip to the ER
Sep 12, 2007 |
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Since the days of Hippocrates, people have known that certain illnesses come and go with the seasons. More recently, researchers have learned that these cyclic recurrences of disease, known as seasonality, are often related ...
Flu boosts heart-attack risk, says study
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Heart problems may account for a huge share of deaths from influenza, according to a study published on Tuesday that recommends cardiac patients be vaccinated against flu.
Study of urban roadside dirt reveals potentially toxic mix of metals
Jun 29, 2006 |
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A truck idles at a stoplight; when the light turns green, it roars away in a cloud of dirt and exhaust.
Study identifies potential 'safe period' for hormone replacement use
Feb 02, 2009 |
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A new study makes important new findings on the role of hormone use on the risk of breast cancer, confirming that the use of estrogen plus progesterone increases the risk of both ductal and lobular breast cancer far more ...
Chemistry of Airborne Particulate -- Lung Interactions Revealed
May 14, 2008 |
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Exactly how airborne particulates harm our lungs still puzzles epidemiologists, physicians, environmental scientists, and policy makers. Now California Institute of Technology researchers have found that they act by impairing ...
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