Will screening for cardiovascular problems be effective? 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Last week the government in England closed its consultation on the effectiveness of vascular checks for high-risk individuals aged 40-74, to be rolled out in 2009-10, but will this strategy be worthwhile? Experts debate the ... | |
Americans show little tolerance for mental illness despite growing belief in genetic cause 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 4
A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was ... | |
Study points to 1 cause of higher rates of transplanted kidney rejection in blacks 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A Johns Hopkins research team reports it may have an explanation for at least some of the higher organ rejection rates seen among black - as compared to white - kidney transplant recipients. In a study of 50 healthy adult ... | |
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