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Researchers provide solution to world's worst mass poisoning case Medicine & Health / Other 13 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A solution to the world's worst case of ongoing mass poisoning, linked to rising cancer rates in Southern Asia, has been developed by researchers from Queen's University Belfast.

Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (AP) -- What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? ...

Java gives caffeine-naive a boost, too Medicine & Health / Other August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, shows that—for women—the caffeine advantage is indeed everything it's cracked up to be. Females who don't drink coffee can get just as much of a caffeine boost ...

Victims of Britain's tainted blood scandal speak Medicine & Health / Other August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Robert Mackie trembles with rage when he describes how he and his wife were kept in the dark about his HIV infection - and how doctors published his medical data in journals years before they gave him the devastating ...

Indonesia's 'Tree Man' goes home after wart surgery Medicine & Health / Other August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home Monday after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths.

A surprising new strategy helps reduce unhealthy behaviors Medicine & Health / Other August 22, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Public health campaigns intended to reduce unhealthy behaviors like binge drinking and eating junk food often focus on the risks of those behaviors. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests a relatively ...

Treadmill exercise retrains brain and body of stroke victims Medicine & Health / Other 9 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins.

Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity Medicine & Health / Other August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Contrary to stereotypes about sexual performance and masculinity, men interviewed in a large international study reported that being seen as honorable, self-reliant and respected was more important to their ...

Research finds America's elderly suffering abuse Medicine & Health / Other August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 A new study concludes that nearly 13 percent of America's aged citizens suffer some form of abuse. Specifically, nine percent of adults reported they have suffered from verbal mistreatment, 3.5 percent suffer financial mistreatment, ...

The smart way to keep athletes in top physical condition Medicine & Health / Other August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Medical care for athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics involves more than just basic emergency care during the events. Pre-treatment and a thorough understanding of sports trauma, physiology, cardiology and biochemistry ...

FDA OKs blood test for heart transplant rejection Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (AP) -- Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ.

Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth.

Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could ...

Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet A typical characteristics of children's linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. New research points to preventive exercises as an effective means to ...

New concepts in contraception Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented tomorrow at a major scientific conference in Melbourne.

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Researchers provide solution to world's worst mass poisoning case Medicine & Health / Other 13 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A solution to the world's worst case of ongoing mass poisoning, linked to rising cancer rates in Southern Asia, has been developed by researchers from Queen's University Belfast.

Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (AP) -- What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? ...

Java gives caffeine-naive a boost, too Medicine & Health / Other August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, shows that—for women—the caffeine advantage is indeed everything it's cracked up to be. Females who don't drink coffee can get just as much of a caffeine boost ...

Victims of Britain's tainted blood scandal speak Medicine & Health / Other August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Robert Mackie trembles with rage when he describes how he and his wife were kept in the dark about his HIV infection - and how doctors published his medical data in journals years before they gave him the devastating ...

Indonesia's 'Tree Man' goes home after wart surgery Medicine & Health / Other August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home Monday after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths.

A surprising new strategy helps reduce unhealthy behaviors Medicine & Health / Other August 22, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Public health campaigns intended to reduce unhealthy behaviors like binge drinking and eating junk food often focus on the risks of those behaviors. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests a relatively ...

Treadmill exercise retrains brain and body of stroke victims Medicine & Health / Other 9 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins.

Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity Medicine & Health / Other August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Contrary to stereotypes about sexual performance and masculinity, men interviewed in a large international study reported that being seen as honorable, self-reliant and respected was more important to their ...

Research finds America's elderly suffering abuse Medicine & Health / Other August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 A new study concludes that nearly 13 percent of America's aged citizens suffer some form of abuse. Specifically, nine percent of adults reported they have suffered from verbal mistreatment, 3.5 percent suffer financial mistreatment, ...

The smart way to keep athletes in top physical condition Medicine & Health / Other August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Medical care for athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics involves more than just basic emergency care during the events. Pre-treatment and a thorough understanding of sports trauma, physiology, cardiology and biochemistry ...

FDA OKs blood test for heart transplant rejection Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (AP) -- Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ.

Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth.

Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could ...

Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet A typical characteristics of children's linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. New research points to preventive exercises as an effective means to ...

New concepts in contraception Medicine & Health / Other August 27, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented tomorrow at a major scientific conference in Melbourne.

Researchers provide solution to world's worst mass poisoning case

Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug

Java gives caffeine-naive a boost, too

Victims of Britain's tainted blood scandal speak

Indonesia's 'Tree Man' goes home after wart surgery

A surprising new strategy helps reduce unhealthy behaviors

Treadmill exercise retrains brain and body of stroke victims

Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity

Research finds America's elderly suffering abuse

The smart way to keep athletes in top physical condition

FDA OKs blood test for heart transplant rejection

Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse

Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness

Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia

New concepts in contraception

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