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Amount of physical activity by children steadily declines as they get older

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research documents the decline in physical activity among children, with less than a third meeting recommended physical activity guidelines by the time they are 15 years old, according to a study in the July 16 issue ...


Study finds high-dose HBO2 therapy extends survival window after cardiopulmonary arrest

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A ground-breaking study by researchers at the School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans published in the August 2008 issue of Resuscitation has major implications for the #1 cause of death of Americans -- sud ...





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Study examines quality and duration of primary care visits

Medicine & Health / Other

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Adult primary care visits have increased in quality, duration and frequency between 1997 and 2005, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.


AT&T rolls out 3G MicroCell device in Charlotte

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AT&T's new device is what's known as a femtocell: a machine that plugs into your existing high-speed Internet connection and then broadcasts a cell phone signal throughout your house (or office or mountain lair, etc.). You ...


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Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

Technology / Internet

created Nov 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.


Sniff: women cry more than men, and for longer

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

It was already widely assumed, but German experts provided confirmation on Wednesday: women cry more often than men, for longer -- and in a more dramatic fashion.


Fewer emergency patients seen within recommended time frame

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One in four emergency department patients in 2006 waited longer to be evaluated by a clinician than recommended at triage, an increase from one in five in 1997, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of ...


Exercise keeps dangerous visceral fat away a year after weight loss (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent ...


An inexpensive 'dipstick' test for pesticides in foods

An inexpensive 'dipstick' test for pesticides in foods

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive "dipstick" test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages. Their paper-strip test is more practical ...


Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight (AP)

Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- NASA tried for hours Tuesday to launch its newest rocket for a shakedown flight, but clouds and high wind kept it stuck on the pad.


Physically active have reduced risk of prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lifetime physically active men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The effect was observable in those who had been sitting for less ...


Scientists identify protein that enhances long-term memory by controlling rest intervals

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

As most good students realize, repeated studying produces good memory. Those who study a lot realize, further, that what they learn tends to be preserved longer in memory if they space out learning sessions between rest intervals. ...



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