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Researchers find that healthy, younger adults could be at risk for heart disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even younger adults who have few short-term risk factors for heart disease may have a higher risk of developing heart disease over their lifetimes, according to new findings by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher.





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Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court (AP)

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

Technology / Business

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections ...


New research may help to reduce global supply chain disruptions

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- With consumer spending dwindling over the past couple months, retailers are hoping to see it increase with the holiday shopping season. In order to seize the opportunity and boost sales, retailers need to ...


Does prostate-specific antigen velocity help in early detection prostate cancer?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The November issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article focussing on prostate specific antigen (PSA) velocity and early cancer detection. It has been sugges ...


International survey of physicians in 11 countries reveals US lagging in access, quality, HIT use

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies ...


Researchers design new strategy to find drugs to treat neglected infection

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using an unconventional approach that they designed, University of Pittsburgh drug discoverers and their collaborators at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, ...


Nation's hip fracture rate could drop 25 percent with aggressive osteoporosis prevention

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & ...


Say yes to a clinical trial; it may be good for your health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with chronic heart failure who agree to take part in clinical trials have a better prognosis than those who do not, according to a study reported in the November European Journal of Heart Failure.(1) The finding, say th ...


Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

Medicine & Health / Health

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

(AP) -- Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year - a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.


How will bundling impact dialysis units nationwide?

Medicine & Health / Other

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

The proposed Medicare "bundled" payment system for dialysis is likely to reduce government reimbursements for dialysis units in certain regions of the United States and for some types of facilities, according to research ...


New model may help scientists better predict and prevent influenza outbreaks

Medicine & Health / Research

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year, the influenza virus evolves. And each year, public health officials try to predict what the new strain will be and how it will affect the population in order to best combat it.



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