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Transplant infectious disease experts provide pandemic guidance

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Surgeons and other healthcare professionals specialising in solid organ transplants have been issued with expert advice to guide them through the complex clinical issues posed by the global H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic.


Poisonous Poisson

Poisonous Poisson

Biology / Evolution

created 8 hours ago | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In contrast to the exhaustive research into venom produced by snakes and spiders, venomous fish have been neglected and remain something of a mystery. Now, a study of 158 catfish species, published in the ...


Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked.


Model predicts dialysis patients' likelihood of survival

Model predicts dialysis patients' likelihood of survival

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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A new model can help physicians determine if a kidney disease patient on dialysis is likely to die within the next few months, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of ...


Major impacts of climate change expected on mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Leading mental health researchers are warning that some of the most important health consequences of climate change will be on mental health, yet this issue is unlikely to be given much attention at the UN climate change ...


Muscle cell infusion shown to strengthen sphincters in animals

Medicine & Health / Research

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A new study shows that muscle cells grown in the lab can restore an intestine's ability to squeeze shut properly. The work, performed in dogs and rats, might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric ...



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