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Study: cannabis a double-edged sword Medicine & Health / Other October 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses. However, at higher doses, the effect reverses itself and can actually worsen ...

Marathons cut risk of fatal vehicle crashes Medicine & Health / Other December 21, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 Organised marathons are not associated with an increased risk of sudden death, despite the media attention they attract. In fact, marathons lower the risk of fatal motor vehicle crashes that might otherwise have taken place ...

Putting risk in perspective: Do people make better decisions when they understand average risk? Medicine & Health / Other December 13, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 If there were a pill that would cut your risk of breast cancer in half, would you take it? What if you were told your risk of breast cancer was already below average?

Should heroin be prescribed to addicts? Medicine & Health / Other January 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In this week’s BMJ experts debate whether heroin should be prescribed to addicts who are difficult to treat.

Cranberries really are a miracle cure for women Medicine & Health / Other January 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Cranberry juice, long dissed as a mere folk remedy for relieving urinary tract infections in women, is finally getting some respect.

Children's under-achievement could be down to poor working memory Medicine & Health / Other February 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Children who under-achieve at school may just have poor working memory rather than low intelligence according to researchers who have produced the world's first tool to assess memory capacity in the classroom.

Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone Medicine & Health / Other February 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 A new technique that combines bone marrow removal and injection of a hormone helps promote rapid formation of new bone at targeted locations in the body, it was reported by Yale School of Medicine this month in Tissue ...

Obesity drug may cure chocolate cravings Medicine & Health / Other March 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers in Italy said the anti-obesity drug rimonabant may help chocoholics end their addiction.

Mythbusted -- people who wear glasses aren't geeks Medicine & Health / Other March 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Latest Australian research into myopia or shortsightedness reveals that people who wear glasses are not stereotypical geeks or nerds.

High-tech interrogations may promote abuse Medicine & Health / Other March 18, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 There is evidence that brain imaging technology is being used to interrogate suspected terrorists despite concerns that it may not be reliable, and that it might inadvertently promote abuse of detainees, according to a Penn ...

Are there too many female medical graduates? Medicine & Health / Other April 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 More women now graduate from medical school than men, and soon male doctors will be in the minority. But are we risking future staffing problems, or is there still some way to go before we reach true equality? Two experts ...

Community-based approach best bet to control free-roaming cats, survey suggests Medicine & Health / Other April 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 A survey gauging Ohioans' attitudes about free-roaming cats suggests that no single statewide measure would be sufficient in managing cat overpopulation because public opinion about outdoor cats varies widely across the state.

A new iconic drug information system inspired by road signs Medicine & Health / Other April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Although drug prescriptions are notoriously difficult to read, prescribing errors due to a lack of knowledge of drug properties are a worse problem.

Mind over matter: Monkey feeds itself using its brain Medicine & Health / Other May 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A monkey has successfully fed itself with fluid, well-controlled movements of a human-like robotic arm by using only signals from its brain, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report in the journal ...

Good news for a fast-wrinkling generation: Some anti-aging methods work Medicine & Health / Other May 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Fine wrinkles, deeper creases, saggy areas around the mouth and neck – the sights in the mirror that make baby boomers wince – are not inevitable. They result from a structural breakdown inside the skin that ...

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Study: cannabis a double-edged sword Medicine & Health / Other October 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses. However, at higher doses, the effect reverses itself and can actually worsen ...

Marathons cut risk of fatal vehicle crashes Medicine & Health / Other December 21, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 Organised marathons are not associated with an increased risk of sudden death, despite the media attention they attract. In fact, marathons lower the risk of fatal motor vehicle crashes that might otherwise have taken place ...

Putting risk in perspective: Do people make better decisions when they understand average risk? Medicine & Health / Other December 13, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 If there were a pill that would cut your risk of breast cancer in half, would you take it? What if you were told your risk of breast cancer was already below average?

Should heroin be prescribed to addicts? Medicine & Health / Other January 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In this week’s BMJ experts debate whether heroin should be prescribed to addicts who are difficult to treat.

Cranberries really are a miracle cure for women Medicine & Health / Other January 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Cranberry juice, long dissed as a mere folk remedy for relieving urinary tract infections in women, is finally getting some respect.

Children's under-achievement could be down to poor working memory Medicine & Health / Other February 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Children who under-achieve at school may just have poor working memory rather than low intelligence according to researchers who have produced the world's first tool to assess memory capacity in the classroom.

Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone Medicine & Health / Other February 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 A new technique that combines bone marrow removal and injection of a hormone helps promote rapid formation of new bone at targeted locations in the body, it was reported by Yale School of Medicine this month in Tissue ...

Obesity drug may cure chocolate cravings Medicine & Health / Other March 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers in Italy said the anti-obesity drug rimonabant may help chocoholics end their addiction.

Mythbusted -- people who wear glasses aren't geeks Medicine & Health / Other March 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Latest Australian research into myopia or shortsightedness reveals that people who wear glasses are not stereotypical geeks or nerds.

High-tech interrogations may promote abuse Medicine & Health / Other March 18, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 There is evidence that brain imaging technology is being used to interrogate suspected terrorists despite concerns that it may not be reliable, and that it might inadvertently promote abuse of detainees, according to a Penn ...

Are there too many female medical graduates? Medicine & Health / Other April 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 More women now graduate from medical school than men, and soon male doctors will be in the minority. But are we risking future staffing problems, or is there still some way to go before we reach true equality? Two experts ...

Community-based approach best bet to control free-roaming cats, survey suggests Medicine & Health / Other April 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 A survey gauging Ohioans' attitudes about free-roaming cats suggests that no single statewide measure would be sufficient in managing cat overpopulation because public opinion about outdoor cats varies widely across the state.

A new iconic drug information system inspired by road signs Medicine & Health / Other April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Although drug prescriptions are notoriously difficult to read, prescribing errors due to a lack of knowledge of drug properties are a worse problem.

Mind over matter: Monkey feeds itself using its brain Medicine & Health / Other May 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A monkey has successfully fed itself with fluid, well-controlled movements of a human-like robotic arm by using only signals from its brain, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report in the journal ...

Good news for a fast-wrinkling generation: Some anti-aging methods work Medicine & Health / Other May 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Fine wrinkles, deeper creases, saggy areas around the mouth and neck – the sights in the mirror that make baby boomers wince – are not inevitable. They result from a structural breakdown inside the skin that ...

Study: cannabis a double-edged sword

Marathons cut risk of fatal vehicle crashes

Putting risk in perspective: Do people make better decisions when they understand average risk?

Should heroin be prescribed to addicts?

Cranberries really are a miracle cure for women

Children's under-achievement could be down to poor working memory

Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone

Obesity drug may cure chocolate cravings

Mythbusted -- people who wear glasses aren't geeks

High-tech interrogations may promote abuse

Are there too many female medical graduates?

Community-based approach best bet to control free-roaming cats, survey suggests

A new iconic drug information system inspired by road signs

Mind over matter: Monkey feeds itself using its brain

Good news for a fast-wrinkling generation: Some anti-aging methods work

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