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Risk of blood clot after surgery higher and lasts longer than previously thought

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The risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts for longer than had previously been thought, concludes new research published in the British Medical Journal today.





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Turning genetic trash to treasure

Turning genetic trash to treasure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- John Rinn, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Broad Institute, overcame a rocky start in life through a passion for biology and discovered ...


Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup (AP)

Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ...


Species down, disease up: Study shows biodiversity loss drives human infections

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The extinction of plant and animal species can be likened to emptying a museum of its collection, or dumping a cabinet full of potential medicines into the trash, or replacing every local cuisine with McDonald's burgers.


Patients can safely skip pre-surgery stress tests and beta blockers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians should "throttle back" from routinely ordering stress tests and prescribing beta blockers to patients before non-cardiac surgeries, according to a report by the University of Michigan released online this week.


Review: Two new 3-D laptops still feel shallow (AP)

Review: Two new 3-D laptops still feel shallow

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(AP) -- In its search for another technology to excite us, the consumer electronics industry is reaching deep - into the third dimension. The big push for 3-D TV won't happen until next year, but already ...


New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving ...


Timing of surgery for knee injuries may not affect outcomes

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple-ligament knee injuries resulting from traumatic knee dislocations - such as high impact car accidents or certain sports are uncommon, and the optimal timing of surgical repair or reconstruction has not been definitively ...


New source discovered for the generation of nerve cells in the brain

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The research group of Professor Magdalena Gotz of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich (Germany) has made a significant advance in understanding regeneration processes in the brain. The researchers ...


Good stress response enhances recovery from surgery, study shows

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The right kind of stress response in the operating room could lead to quicker recovery for patients after knee surgery, according to a new study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. The results could ...


Is cannabis the answer to Booze Britain's problems?

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Substituting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance misuse. Research published in BioMed Central' open access Harm Reduction Journal features a poll of 350 cannab ...



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