News tagged with silent killer
Ovarian cancer screening not catching early disease
Apr 01, 2009 |
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The only available screening tests for ovarian cancer fail to catch early signs of the disease and often result in unnecessary surgery, said researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer ...
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High blood pressure may lead to 'silent' strokes
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Jul 27, 2009 |
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"Silent" strokes, which are strokes that don't result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure, according to a study published in the ...
More than half of women with ovarian cancer face delay in diagnosis
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many women with ovarian cancer can go undiagnosed for months because their symptoms are not always being investigated promptly, warn researchers at the University of Bristol in a study published ...
Radon: A Silent Killer Can Lurk in Homes, MU Expert Says Test Now
Nov 08, 2007 |
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It can’t be seen, felt or tasted and it is even odorless. That is why radon is called the silent killer. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths in the ...
'P.B. Winterbottom' finds a home at 2K Games
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring over 80 levels that will ...
Hypertension develops early, silently, in African-American men
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension early and ...
Zoning the ocean may help endangered whales to recover
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Scientists in Scotland, Canada and the US have proposed a new method to identify priority areas for whale conservation. The team's findings, published in Animal Conservation, suggest that even small protected areas, identi ...
Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool.
Introducing the Brabus High Voltage Car
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ultimate High Voltage Concept electric car has been unveiled by Brabus at the Frankfurt Motor show in Germany. The sporty little car is a new model incorporating the Brabus Smart ED (Electric ...
Natural born killers -- how the body's frontline immune cells decide which cells to destroy
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The mechanism used by 'Natural Killer' immune cells in the human body to distinguish between diseased cells, which they are meant to destroy, and normal cells, which they are meant to leave ...
US rubber company disputes Liberia pollution study
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company's waste products are polluting creeks.
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