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K-State helps nursing home staff become comfortable with residents' sexual expression

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

"Do not disturb" signs aren't just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts.





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A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...


Managing doctors' practices made easier with new software

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A McMaster University-led research team has developed an innovative software tool that gives family doctors up-to-date information on their patients in two seconds or less.


Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...


Shuttle nears space station, docking scheduled (AP)

Shuttle docks at space station, unloads parts (Update 2)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for a weeklong stay, and the astronauts quickly unloaded a huge platform full of spare parts needed to keep the outpost ...


There's no business like Grid business

There's no business like Grid business (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have embraced the Grid, but businesses have held back, concerned about complexity and security. Now a European research team has built a platform opening the Grid's vast resources ...


Advances in malaria research show promise for fight against one of the world's deadliest diseases

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a novel approach at disseminating scientific research, the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) will hold a web summit to release the latest breakthroughs in malaria research, including new approaches to boosting ...


When seconds count: Interventional radiology treatment for pulmonary embolism saves lives

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catheter-directed therapy or catheter-directed thrombolysis -- an interventional radiology treatment that uses targeted image-guided drug delivery with specially designed catheters to dissolve dangerous blood clots in the ...


The Stars My Destination

The Stars My Destination

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (23) | comments 2

The Voyager spacecraft are now in the outermost layer of the heliosphere, traveling toward interstellar space - the first man-made spacecraft to travel such a vast distance from Earth.


International survey of physicians in 11 countries reveals US lagging in access, quality, HIT use

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies ...


Plugging into an electric vehicle revolution

Plugging into an electric vehicle revolution

Technology / Energy

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which could one day end up in every Australian driveway, is underway. Over the next three months, staff from Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet ...



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