News tagged with severe
Active ingredients in marijuana found to spread and prolong pain
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Imagine that you're working on your back porch, hammering in a nail. Suddenly you slip and hit your thumb instead — hard. The pain is incredibly intense, but it only lasts a moment. After a few seconds (and a few unprintable ...
A full-sized California-style home made of bamboo
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A new type of eco-friendly residential house made of bamboo now stands in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Floods to become commonplace by 2080
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Flooding like that which devastated the North of England last year is set to become a common event across the UK in the next 75 years, new research has shown.
A severe vomiting sickness with chronic cannabis abuse
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Marijuana, a commonly abused drug among high school and college students is linked to a severe form of vomiting syndrome and compulsive bathing behavior. This form of severe vomiting sickness is increasingly recognized with ...
A second skin
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Despite advances in treatment regimens and the best efforts of nurses and doctors, about 70% of all people with severe burns die from related infections. But a revolutionary new wound dressing developed at ...
NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists ...
World's Largest Tornado Experiment Heads for Great Plains (w/Videos)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 05, 2009 |
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The largest and most ambitious tornado study in history will begin next week, as dozens of scientists deploy radars and other ground-based instruments across the Great Plains to gain a better understanding ...
Oh, my aching back: Give me a shot of ozone
Mar 09, 2009 |
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A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment—that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks—will become standard in the United States in the next few years, predict researchers ...
Research suggests urban sprawl, wet falls and winter affect severe weather
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Previously rare big city storms - like a tornado Aug. 19 that downed trees and ripped off roofs in downtown Minneapolis and the powerful thunderstorms in New York City a day earlier - may ...
Disease leads to vision loss more often in men
Oct 15, 2008 |
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A new study shows that men are more likely to lose vision as a result of a particular cause of intracranial hypertension, or increased pressure in the brain, than women with the condition. The research is published in the ...
Can exercise prevent a severe stroke?
Oct 20, 2008 |
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A new study shows that people who are physically active before suffering a stroke may have less severe problems as a result and recover better compared to those who did not exercise before having a stroke. The research is ...
Immune cell type controls onset and course of severe malaria
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Scientists have determined that a subset of immune cells may cause malaria patients to contract the severe form of the disease, suffering worse symptoms. Led by Monash University immunologist Professor Magdalena Plebanski, ...
What is the energy consuming style in chronic severe hepatitis B patient normality?
Sep 24, 2008 |
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The liver plays a pivotal role in fuel and energy metabolism. Many studies have shown that patients with liver cirrhosis have nutrient and energy metabolism imbalances, which lead to malnutrition and can seriously affect ...
New approach to treating cystic fibrosis lung infection shows promise
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Calgary have found a new method of fighting severe lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). These findings are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, this w ...
Activated stem cells in damaged lungs could be first step toward cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Stem cells that respond after a severe injury in the lungs of mice may be a source of rapidly dividing cells that lead to lung cancer, according to a team of American and British researchers.
