Victims of Britain's tainted blood scandal speak August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(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 ... | |
Life under the laser August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a unique technology that will allow scientists to look at microscopic activity within the body's chemical messenger system for the very first time, live as it happens. | |
World's first transplant of two full arms: German team (Update) August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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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. | |
More women are having fewer children, if at all August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(AP) -- More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday. | |
Cocaine: How addiction develops August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Permanent drug seeking and relapse after renewed drug administration are typical behavioral patterns of addiction. Molecular changes at the connection points in the brain's reward center are directly responsible for this. ... | |
Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Researchers study diet and autism August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Why an exciting book is just as thrilling as a hair-raising movie August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Watching Keanu Reeves walk along the ledge of a skyscraper and lose his footing in The Matrix can make us skip a heartbeat or sweat, as if we were risking our own life. This sharing of other people's emotions in movies has ... | |
Cartilage that repairs itself? New research reveals important clues July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A strain of mice with the natural ability to repair damaged cartilage may one day lead to significant improvements in treatment of human knee, shoulder and hip injuries. | |
The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed? August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Study: Massaging muscles facilitates recovery after exercise August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Researchers testing the long-held theory that therapeutic massage can speed recovery after a sports injury have found early scientific evidence of the healing effects of massage. The scientists have determined that immediate ... | |
Killer carbs -- Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older. | |
Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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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 idea of masculinity ... | |
 Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Indonesia's 'Tree Man' goes home after wart surgery August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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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. | |
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