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US plastic surgeries rise for second straight year

The number of Americans getting nips and tucks rose in 2011 for the second straight year despite difficult economic times, a major US plastic surgeons' groups said on Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Restricting calories early on does not help acute lung injury patients on ventilators

Acute lung injury patients on ventilators who require a feeding tube have a similar number of ventilator-free hospital days and similar mortality rates if they receive a low-calorie feeding program initially followed by a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Majority of Americans say research and development are key to building US economy

The new edition of America Speaks, a compilation of public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America, demonstrates increasing public support for research and innovation to improve health, create jobs and boost the economy. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Disease progression halted in rat model of Lou Gehrig's disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) is an incurable adult neurodegenerative disorder that progresses to paralysis and death. Genetic mutations are the cause of disease in 5% of patients ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Evidence for spinal membrane as a source of stem cells may advance spinal cord treatment

Italian and Spanish scientists studying the use of stem cells for treating spinal cord injuries have provided the first evidence to show that meninges, the membrane which envelops the central nervous system, is a potential ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

World record in 3d-imaging of porous rocks

A team of physicists headed by Prof. Rudolf Hilfer at the Institute for Computational Physics (ICP) of the University of Stuttgart has established a world record in the field of three-dimensional imaging of porous materials. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

California adopts extensive 'cap-and-trade' plan

(AP) -- California formally adopted the nation's most comprehensive so-called "cap-and-trade" system Thursday, an experiment by the world's eighth-largest economy that is designed to provide financial incentives for polluters ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 14

Calif poised to finalize 'cap-and-trade' plan

(AP) -- California is poised to formally adopt the nation's most comprehensive so-called "cap-and-trade" system, designed to provide a financial incentive for polluters to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new use for statins?

Older patients who happened to have been taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs when admitted to the hospital with serious head injuries were 76 percent more likely to survive than those not taking the drugs, according ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ultrasound being used to treat fractures

(Medical Xpress) -- Ultrasound, the diagnostic tool first developed at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the 1950s to scan the body, is now being used in its fracture clinic to help heal fractured bones and speed up the recovery ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Biologists fish for reasons behind endangered grouper's comeback

In the waters along Florida's east and west coasts, Florida State University marine biologists are collecting new data on the once severely overfished Atlantic goliath grouper, a native species that is making ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Time is of the essence when it comes to stroke treatment

Time is of the essence when it comes to stroke treatment. But a new image guided technique could help shift the criterion from one that is determined by how long after the start of symptoms a patient receives medical care, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New insured numbers show tug-of-war between economy and health care reform

The estimates of the population without health insurance in the United States remained unchanged in 2010, as compared to 2009, reflecting the counteracting effects of not only the sluggish economic recovery but also the preliminary ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social contacts, self-confidence crucial to successful recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous

Among the many ways that participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps its members stay sober, two appear to be most important – spending more time with individuals who support efforts towards sobriety and increased ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA twin spacecraft to map the inner Moon

The US space agency plans to launch two unmanned spacecraft Thursday that will chase each other around the Moon as they use gravity measurements to draw an unprecedented map of its inner workings.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0