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TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study

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The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The study will take ...


Researchers study diet and autism

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Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have embarked on one of the first double-blind, clinical studies to determine whether gluten and dairy products play a role in autistic behavior as parents ...


Robotics research: Enhancing the lives of people with disabilities

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Robots may be the solution for people with disabilities who are struggling to regain the use of their limbs, thanks to a research team that includes engineers and students from Rochester Institute of Technology.


Gastrointestinal bleeding after stroke may increase risk of death

August 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

People who have gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding after a stroke are more likely to die or become severely disabled than stroke sufferers with no GI bleeding, according to a study published in the August 6, 2008, online issue ...


The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed?

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In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict ...


New implant device remotely monitors heart failure patients at Northwestern Memorial

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Chest pain and shortness of breath are common symptoms that send tens of thousands of heart failure (HF) patients into U.S. hospitals each month. Cardiologists at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial ...


Post-partum suicide attempt risks studied

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Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American ...


Researchers Combine Technologies to Heal Patients, Virtually

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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas researchers seeking new ways to make health care more efficient and cost-effective have built a new kind of hospital: one that uses location aware systems, sensors, smart devices, radio-frequency ...


Grass-roots effort in Egypt fights 'cutting' girls

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(AP) -- In this small Nile River farming village, Maha Mohammed has started to doubt whether she should circumcise her two daughters. A year ago, she had few qualms about female genital mutilation, the practice ...


Once common on skin, anthrax is deadly in lungs

August 02, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Seven years ago, Americans learned to fear anthrax as a white powder in the mail that claimed lives, forced the post office to change the way it handles letters and sparked contamination scares across ...


World's first transplant of two full arms: German team (Update)

August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | User comments: 4

A German medical team said Friday it had performed what it called the world's first transplant of two full arms, on a farmer who had lost both his limbs in an accident.


No substitute for hard work: Creatine supplementation does not improve exercise outcomes in COPD

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Creatine, a popular nutritional supplement renowned for enhancing athletic performance and muscle strength, does not improve exercise outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a ...


Doctors must be held accountable for complying with torture

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Doctors who assist in torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment should face prosecution and licensing punishments, says an editorial on BMJ.com today.


US anthrax suspect commits suicide (Update)

August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

A US government scientist has committed suicide just as he was about to be charged in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks that sparked widespread panic in the United States, US media reported Friday.


Study reveals cost of stabbings to Britain's health service

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Injuries caused by gun and knife crime are costing the National Health Service in excess of £3million a year, new research reveals.


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