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Regional blocks superior to general anesthesia for cesarean section

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

General anesthesia (GA) is associated with an increased risk of infant intubation and low Apgar scores, relative to regional anesthesia. An analysis of 50,806 cesarean deliveries, published in the open access journal BMC Me ...





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Nerve-block anesthesia can improve surgical recovery, even outcomes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When planning for surgery, patients too often don't consider the kind of anesthesia they will receive. In fact, the choice of anesthesia can improve recovery, even outcomes.


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Facebook tops 350 million users, tightens privacy

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook is enhancing privacy controls and eliminating its regional framework for online communities as the Internet's most popular social networking service tops 350 million users.


British press group launches charges for online news

Technology / Internet

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A British newspaper group started charging for online content on Monday in a groundbreaking experiment which will be closely watched by an industry battling falling advertising revenues.


Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near regional airports

Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near regional airports

Space & Earth / Environment

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

Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution — a well-recognized problem at major airports — may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports. ...


Oil and gas projects in western Amazon threaten biodiversity and indigenous peoples

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

The western Amazon, home to the most biodiverse and intact rainforest left on Earth, may soon be covered with oil rigs and pipelines.


Biologists discover bacterial defense mechanism against aggressive oxygen

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Bacteria possess an ingenious mechanism for preventing oxygen from harming the building blocks of the cell. This is the new finding of a team of biologists that includes Joris Messens of VIB, a life sciences research institute ...


Perceived parent-pressure causes excessive antibiotic prescription

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic over-prescription is promoted by pediatricians' perception of parents' expectations. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics shows that pediatricians are more likely to inappropriately prescr ...


Analyzing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease

Analyzing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle, ...


Climate change in Kuwait Bay

Climate change in Kuwait Bay

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Since 1985, seawater temperature in Kuwait Bay, northern Arabian Gulf, has increased on average 0.6°C per decade. This is about three times faster than the global average rate reported by the Intergovernmental ...


Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (19) | comments 31

Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to a team of climate scientists. These ...



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