News tagged with head
Computer-related injuries on the rise
Jun 09, 2009 |
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While back pain, blurred vision and mouse-related injuries are now well-documented hazards of long-term computer use, the number of acute injuries connected to computers is rising rapidly. According to a study published in ...
Head movement is more important than gender in nonverbal communication (w/Video)
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May 25, 2009 |
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It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use when they talk with each ...
From cars to cancer: Researcher employs auto industry tools for tumor therapy
May 06, 2009 |
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An effort is under way at the University of Houston to use technologies with origins in the automobile industry to develop new tools that will help doctors and technicians better plan radiation therapy for ...
Children with concussions require follow-up care before returning to play, say researchers
May 04, 2009 |
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Children hospitalized with concussions should wait until they are seen by a clinician in a follow-up exam before returning to regular sports or playtime activities, according to researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific.
Acupuncture eases radiation-induced dry mouth in cancer patients
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of xerostomia - severe dry mouth - among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Blood test for brain injuries gains momentum
Mar 31, 2009 |
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A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving University of Rochester ...
Lice genomes: Pieces of a new puzzle
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Parents and school nurses take note. Lice are a familiar nuisance around the world and vectors of serious diseases, such as epidemic typhus, in developing regions. New research indicates that lice may actually ...
Wet combing more accurate than visual inspection for identifying active head lice infestation
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journa ...
Anesthesia or hypothermia: Warning for Alzheimer's patients
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Everyone knows that its important to keep a cool head, but a new study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that for Alzheimer's patients, a cool head may make the disease worse. In the research report, scientists show t ...
Pubic hair provides evolutionary home for gorilla lice
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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There are two species of lice that infest humans: pubic lice, Pthirus pubis, and human head and body lice, Pediculus humanus. A new article in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biology suggests one explanation for ...
Catalonian researchers design smart room
Feb 04, 2009 |
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A room with 85 microphones and eight cameras that act as the eyes and ears of a projected talking head that is capable of recognizing speakers and turning towards their position. The project by these UPC researchers ...
Researchers identify a cell type that limits stroke damage
Jan 27, 2009 |
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A research team including Serge Rivest of University Laval's Faculty of Medicine has demonstrated the existence of a type of cells that limits brain damage after a stroke. The study was recently published in the online version ...
New finding about the bane of parents' lives -- head lice
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Head lice are a challenge for parents of primary-school aged children all around the world, including Australia.
MRSA head and neck infections increase among children
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Rates of antibiotic-resistant head and neck infections increased in pediatric patients nationwide between 2001 and 2006, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of ...
