News tagged with survey
4.5 million Americans living with total knee replacement
New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that more than 4.5 million Americans are living with a total knee replacement (TKR), as the number of TKR surgeries ...
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Researchers create 3-D laser maps that show how earthquake changes landscape
Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape down to a few inches, and it's giving them insight into how earthquake faults behave. In the Feb. 10 issue of the journal Science, a team ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Study finds residence in US a risk factor for preterm birth
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that duration of stay in the United States ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Online support following joint replacement surgery is cost and time effective for patients
Patients who have had total joint replacement (TJR) are expected to return to their physician's office or clinic regularly for routine follow-up care. In a new study presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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CDC: Fewer smokers go to the dentist
Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than non-smokers, they also go to the dentist less often.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Americans' knowledge of polar regions up, but not their concern
Americans' knowledge of facts about the polar regions of the globe has increased since 2006, but this increase in knowledge has not translated into more concern about changing polar environments, according to new research ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 07, 2012 |
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New study provides insight into Southern Ocean food web
One of the most comprehensive studies of animals in the Southern Ocean reveals a region that is under threat from the effects of environmental change.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Diabetes rates vary widely in developing countries, 1 in 10 cases untreated
Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University's School of Public Health.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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2012 BX34: Behind the scenes in the discovery of a near Earth asteroid
Several blockbuster movies, television shows and commercials have depicted the discovery of an asteroid heading towards Earth and usually, somehow, impending doom is averted. But how do the discoveries of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Survey tracks '55+' attitudes about the environment
An international survey led by Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) and the University of York's (UK) Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is tracking attitudes about the environment among those over ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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'Atlantis' volcano gives tips for mega-eruptions
Around 1630 BC, a super-volcano blew apart the Aegean island of Santorini, an event so violent that some theorists say it nurtured the legend of Atlantis.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 01, 2012 |
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University of Leicester researchers lead on new autism study published today
New research on autism in adults has shown that adults with a more severe learning disability have a greater likelihood of having autism.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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8-meter-wide asteroid will pass close to Earth today
A small asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tomorrow (January 27, 2012). Named 2012 BX34, this 11 meter- (36 feet-) wide 8 meter- (26-foot-) space rock (astronomers have updated their estimates of the ...
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Jan 27, 2012 |
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Oral HPV infection, HPV-related cancers more common in men
Oral HPV infection is more common among men than women, explaining why men are more prone than women to develop an HPV related head and neck cancer, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Study: Off-campus college party hosts drink more than attendees
On any given weekend, at least 10 percent of students at a single college could be hosting a party, and on average, party hosts who live off campus are drinking more and engaging in more alcohol-related problem behaviors ...
Jan 24, 2012 |
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