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Childhood cancer survivor study report: Late recurrence is a risk for some cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Late recurrence is a risk for some pediatric cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and tumors of the central nervous system, according to a new study published online December 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


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In Taiwan, bird catchers turn bird watchers

Biology / Ecology

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When Yeh You-chin was a boy half a century ago, he ate migratory birds with relish, but now he is at the forefront of efforts to preserve the feathered visitors to his south Taiwan home.


Stopping rape as an object of war

Stopping rape as an object of war

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a disturbing truth that sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) is used as a war tactic in developing nations. Silvia Dominguez, assistant professor of sociology at Northeastern University, ...


Most runaway teens return home with help of family ties, study finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Runaways who maintain contact with pro-social peers and have parental support, especially from their mothers, tend to return home.


Human guinea pigs link pay and risk levels

Medicine & Health / Other

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Human guinea pigs do their homework before volunteering for high-paying clinical trials. New research shows that people equate large payments for participation in medical research with increased levels of risk. And when they ...


Cigarette smoking increases colorectal cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors.


CDC: Swine flu less widespread; only in 25 states

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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(AP) -- Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.


New study cites lower rate of quakes along some subduction zones

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Most earthquakes occur along fault lines, which form boundaries between two tectonic plates. As the relative speed of the plates around a fault increases, is there a corresponding increase in the number of earthquakes produced ...


Lower income women report more insurance-based discrimination during pregnancy, delivery

Medicine & Health / Health

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According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of ...


Safe journey for works of art

Safe journey for works of art

Technology / Engineering

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Valuable paintings travel long distances when they are shipped from one place to another. To minimize damage, they are packed in special picture cases. In future, these will be equipped with sensors to detect ...



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