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Spring breakers should keep an eye out for bed bugs during travels

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the past three to four years, the instances of bed bug infestations have increased at an alarming rate at motels and hotels around the world. Instances of bed bug infestations have been reported at ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2




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Lying and sitting more comfortably

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone confined to a wheelchair or a bed has to deal with numerous complications. Frequently, they suffer from bedsores or decubitus ulcers as physicians call them. Bony prominences, such ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study documents PBDE flame retardant levels in children

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of 264 Mexican-American children living in California had higher levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in their blood serum than 283 counterparts living in Mexico, according ...

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created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists to study effects of shipping containers lost at sea

Each year, an estimated 10,000 shipping containers fall off container ships at sea. Although many of these containers float at the surface for months, most eventually sink to the seafloor. No one knows what ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 6

Nearly 10,000 babies suffer crib injuries yearly

(AP) -- Almost 10,000 infants and toddlers are hurt in crib and playpen accidents each year, according to the first nationwide analysis of emergency room treatment for these injuries.

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created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Acting out while asleep: a strange sleep disorder

During the day, Lawrence Neumann was a mild mannered man, considerate, kind and loving to his wife of many years, Bonnie.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

'Dolphin pads' help prevent bedsores

They say dolphins are smart, and now people are borrowing a technology that was first used on the mammals.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hazards of using crib bumper pads outweigh their benefits

Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using them outweighs their possible benefits, according to ...

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created Sep 18, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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