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Over 2,200 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance

Over 2,200 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A research team at Harvard Medical School estimates 2,266 U.S. military veterans under the age of 65 died last year because they lacked health insurance and thus had reduced access to care. That figure is ...


Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.





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Signal fading on radio traffic reports

Technology / Other

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic.


Some patients diagnosed with HIV experience improved outlook on life

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center reaffirms that some patients with HIV experience an improved quality of life following their ...


Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample ...


Study sheds light on brain's fear processing center

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Breathing carbon dioxide can trigger panic attacks, but the biological reason for this effect has not been understood. A new study by University of Iowa researchers shows that carbon dioxide increases brain acidity, which ...


Team-based care involving a pharmacist improves blood pressure control

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated without this collaborative approach, ...


Surface bacteria maintain skin's healthy balance

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

On the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now shows that the normal bacteria living on the ...


Projections of savings from health IT are baseless, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The increased computerization in U.S. hospitals hasn't made them cheaper or more efficient, Harvard researchers say, although it may have modestly improved the quality of care for heart attacks.


Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a risk factor for gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes with gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes ...


Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn

Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Contrary to current thinking, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might not develop as a direct result of acidic digestive juices burning the esophagus, UT Southwestern Medical Center ...


New Down syndrome treatment suggested by study in mice

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

At birth, children with Down syndrome aren't developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind. Memory deficits inherent in Down syndrome hinder learning, making it hard for the brain to collect experiences ...



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