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Study yields clues about the evolution of epilepsy

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Two children have a seizure. One child never has another seizure. Twenty years later, the other child has a series of seizures and is diagnosed with epilepsy. A study being led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...





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Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

It doesn't seem like a fair fight. In one corner loomed the Thanksgiving table, groaning with poultry, pie and mashed potatoes.


Poll: Support for curbs on malpractice lawsuits

Medicine & Health / Health

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

(AP) -- Most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care, says an Associated Press poll.


Don't add an ER visit to your holiday plans

Medicine & Health / Health

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- UNC emergency physician Abhi Mehrotra, M.D., explains how you can avoid the most common injuries that land people in a hospital emergency department during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday period.


Monash study suggests rainwater is safe to drink

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A world first study by Monash University researchers into the health of families who drink rainwater has found that it is safe to drink.


Timber harvest impacts amphibians differently during life stages

Timber harvest impacts amphibians differently during life stages

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Frogs are croaking in clear-cut forests, but not exactly in their traditional manner. University of Missouri researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect ...


PC sales expected to benefit from Windows 7 release

Technology / Business

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

Last week's launch of Windows 7 by Microsoft Corp. is widely expected to ignite a boost in sales of PCs after the company's last operating system failed to ignite much excitement.


AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country's fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.


Windows plan lowers Microsoft profit but shares up (AP)

Microsoft sales fall; cost cuts please investors

Technology / Business

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(AP) -- Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to start doing the same.


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Physicists Calculate Number of Parallel Universes

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (77) | comments 58

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past few decades, the idea that our universe could be one of many alternate universes within a giant multiverse has grown from a sci-fi fantasy into a legitimate theoretical possibility. ...


Study finds rise in rate of undesirable events at start of academic year

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The rate of undesirable events in teaching hospitals increases at the beginning of the academic year, regardless of trainees' level of clinical experience, concludes new research from Australia published on BMJ.com today.



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