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Study finds people residing in poor communities not benefiting from recent drop in colorectal cancer
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A new study suggests that a drop in colorectal cancer incidence seen nationwide has not occurred among people living in poorer communities, and suggests that barriers to health care may be to blame. The study appears online ...
Job growth not the only factor in reducing poverty in large metro areas
Aug 04, 2008 |
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A new study suggests that it may be easier for people living in small metropolitan areas to get out of poverty than it is for those living in large metro areas. The study by researchers at Ohio State University and Oklahoma ...
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Researchers find two units of umbilical cord blood reduce risk of leukemia recurrence
Nov 13, 2009 |
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A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced risk of the disease ...
Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.
Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce/separation rates
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study.
Role of Statins in Reducing H1N1 Mortality Rates Studied
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying statins, the class of drugs long associated with lowering cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1-related deaths.
Virtual Reality May Help Arm Minds for Combat
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth received a federal grant to fund research examining brain performance enhancement in America’s fighting men and women through the use of state-of-the-art ...
Europe and America couldn't be more different, right? Not so fast, says historian
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marshalling data on everything from colon cancer to the accuracy of public clocks, Peter Baldwin illustrates how differences between the U.S. and Western Europe are much smaller than commonly supposed.
Sponges recycle carbon to give life to coral reefs
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Coral reefs support some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, yet they thrive in a marine desert. So how do reefs sustain their thriving populations?
Enjoying school key to tackling teenage pregnancy
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Youth development programmes that tackle deprivation and help children and young people enjoy school are successful in reducing teenage pregnancy rates, say researchers in BMJ today.
People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous ...
A biology whodunnit: are rodents helping protect trees from fire?
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Tom Parker has made an unusual find. In California forests and shrubland that burned in 2008, he has spotted Manzanita seedlings sprouting in tight clusters, suggesting that the young shrubs emerged from underground ...
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