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Asian carp may have breached barrier protecting Lake Michigan

Biology / Ecology

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Two feared species of Asian carp have zoomed beyond the $9 million electric barriers built to keep them out of Lake Michigan. Now, the only thing left between the carp and the Great Lakes is a lock and dam in southern Chicago.


Autism treatment: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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James Coman's son has an unusual skill. The 7-year-old, his father says, can swallow six pills at once. Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, the Chicago boy had been placed on an intense regimen of supplements and medications ...


Most top medical journals have conflict of interest policies available for public review

Medicine & Health / Other

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Nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest (COI) available for public review, according to a report in the November 25 issue of JAMA. But ma ...


Highest jobless rate in three decades causes drop in consumer confidence

Other Sciences / Economics

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Florida's consumer confidence fell three points to 69 in November amid continued concerns over the state?s high unemployment rate, according to a new University of Florida survey.


High vs. low hospital volume for angioplasty finds little difference in death rates

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A study based on a contemporary registry of patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) indicates that even though hospitals that perform a higher number of angioplasties are more likely to follow evidence-based guidelines ...


Chronic pain found to increase risk of falls in older adults

Medicine & Health / Health

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Chronic pain is experienced by as many as two out of three older adults. Now, a new study finds that pain may be more hazardous than previously thought, contributing to an increased risk of falls in adults over age 70. The ...


Physical therapists reduce disability and improve function in single-level microdiskectomy patients

Medicine & Health / Health

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Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise ...


Involving family in medical rounds benefits both family and medical team

Medicine & Health / Health

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Involving family members of pediatric cancer and hematology patients in medical rounds benefits both the family and the medical team, according to a new Indiana University School of Medicine study.


Against expectations, genetic variation does not alter asthma treatment response

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies have suggested that asthma patients with a specific genetic variation might not respond as well to certain treatments as those with a different variation. But a new study in this week's edition of ...


Genome-wide association studies in developing countries raise important new ethical issues

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Typically conducted in richer, developed countries but now increasingly done in the developing world, genome wide association (GWA) studies raise a host of ethical issues that must be addressed, argues a Policy Forum article ...



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