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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 ...


Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...


New national study finds more than half of cheerleading injuries in US due to stunts

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to cheerleading routines, performing stunts can lead to injury. Stunt-related ...


Adverse heart effects of rofecoxib may have been identified years earlier

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trial data indicated an association between the anti-inflammatory medication rofecoxib and cardiovascular risk as early as December 2000, before the product was taken off the market in September 2004, according to ...


Tulane University surgeon pioneers 'scarless' thyroid surgery

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Emad Kandil is one of the first in the country to perform a new form of endoscopic surgery that uses a small incision under the arm to remove all or a portion of the thyroid ...


Cultural Beliefs About Pesticides Put Mexican Farmworkers at Risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical pesticides are among the tools farmers often use in managing insects dedicated to dining on our nation’s harvest. Pesticides, unfortunately, are not without risk to those who labor in the fields ...


Transcendental Meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50 percent

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according ...


Prostate Cancer Surgery Performed by Many Surgeons with Little Experience

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in the United States have extremely low annual caseloads, potentially ...


Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads (AP)

Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- As federal regulators take their first tentative steps toward policing the wild west of medical information online, pharmaceutical companies are pressing their case to market drugs via Google, Twitter ...


Stereotactic radiosurgery as effective in eliminating Parkinson's disease tremors as other treatments but less invasive

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) offers a less invasive way to eliminate tremors caused by Parkinson's disease and essential tremor than deep brain stimulation (DBS) and radiofrequency (RF) treatments, and is as effective, ...



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