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Limb loss in lizards -- evidence for rapid evolution
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Nov 11, 2008 |
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Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of th ...
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Parental guidelilnes, consequences may be why fewer black teens smoke than whites
May 14, 2009 |
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It's a curious paradox. Black adults are more likely to smoke than white adults and most smokers start as teenagers. But statistics show that fewer black youths than whites begin smoking as adolescents.
African-American men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can be frightening news for men, new research shows that sometimes the levels are caused by a naturally occurring hormone, and may not indicate a need ...
Health officials recommend gap between flu spray vaccines
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Both seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu vaccines may be given to a patient at the same visit, as long as they're not both in the nasal spray form, health officials said.
Girls growing up with heroin-addicted parent more resilient than boys
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Growing up with a heroin-addicted parent exposes children to a variety of detrimental experiences before the age of 18 and new research indicates that girls are four times more resilient than boys in overcoming such adverse ...
Too much calcium in blood may increase risk of fatal prostate cancer
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Men who have too much calcium in their bloodstreams may have an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, according to a new analysis from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin.
New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always necessary
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring ...
Rumbaugh's theory links positions of Wilson, Skinner
May 01, 2009 |
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When Dr. Paul Naour was looking for a conclusion to his book detailing a previously unknown 1987 tape recording of a conversation regarding human behavior between theorists E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner, he found it at Great ...
New vaccine may provide broader protection against cervical cancer
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Just under 150 Perth women have contributed to major international research at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research that has proved that the new Cervarix vaccine provides broader protection against cervical cancer.
Seasonal flu vaccine delayed for some US providers
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The largest U.S. supplier of seasonal flu vaccines said it is running behind on shipping those vaccines - partly because of the crunch to produce millions of doses of the swine flu vaccine.
Two flu vaccines, twice the number of questions
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 21, 2009 |
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The annual ritual of fending off the flu is more complicated than usual this fall as Americans weigh the opportunity to receive two vaccines to protect against different types of influenza.
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