Flu shot does not reduce risk of death August 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does confer protection against ... | |
Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability 11 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official ... | |
Child safety seats and lap-and-shoulder belts effective in preventing serious injury 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For young children, all states currently require the use of child safety seats, and the minimum age and weight requirements to graduate to seat belts has been increasing over time. A new study in the journal Economic Inquiry ... | |
Bisphenol A linked to metabolic syndrome in human tissue 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) implicates the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics—bisphenol A (BPA)—as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome and its consequences. | |
Potential remedy for the 'mental fog' in cancer patients 16 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Cancer patients have complained for years about the mental fog known as chemobrain. Now in animal studies at West Virginia University (WVU), researchers have discovered that injections of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, ... | |
 Low-birth-weight children should have their blood pressure checked, researchers find 16 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Blood pressure in low-birth-weight children younger than 3 years of age not only can be measured but should be, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. The findings appear in the September ... | |
Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, ... | |
International team reveals first prognosticator of survival in aggressive cancer 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The tumor suppressor gene pRb2/p130 may provide the first independent prognostic biomarker in cases of soft tissue sarcoma (STS), according to an international collaboration of researchers, including scientists at the Sbarro ... | |
Defibrillators save lives, don't diminish quality of life 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) among patients with heart failure, and they do so without significantly altering a person's quality of life, say researchers ... | |
Study: Workers to pay more for health care 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' ... | |
Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated. | |
Scientists uncover Ebola cell-invasion strategy September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered a key biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells — a critical step to finding a way to treat the deadly disease ... | |
Cholesterol drugs lower risk of stroke for elderly too September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to research published in the September 3, ... | |
 With over-weight kids the norm, parents are asking how much a toddler should eat September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Where does the American tendency to become overweight begin? With 20 percent of Montana high school students being overweight and 10 percent of those qualifying as obese, the question is as relevant in Montana ... | |
New methods identify and manipulate 'newborn' cells in animal model of Parkinson's disease September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When cells in the brain are lost through disease or injury, neighboring cells begin to divide and multiply, but only a few areas in the brain are able to produce new neurons. Patients with Parkinson's disease suffer degeneration ... | |
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