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Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fat

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tufts University researchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three independent studies. Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated ...


Religion and medicine: Sometimes a healing prescription

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel Brandeis University study ...





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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President ...


Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.


Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests

Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.


AOL to lay off a third of staff (AP)

AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force

Technology / Business

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - more than a third of its work force - as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.


Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force's report.


Sebelius: Mammograms still vital in saving lives (AP)

Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation ...


To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Early voting option can decrease turnout, research shows

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although states are moving quickly to put in place election procedures that allow for early voting, allowing people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day often results in lower turnout, according to research ...


How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1

If you eat fish to gain the heart-health benefits of its omega-3 fatty acids, baked or boiled fish is better than fried, salted or dried, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...


New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 (AP)

New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at ...



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