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A randomised controlled trial on
hypolipidemic effects of Nigella Sativa
seeds powder in menopausal women
The risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is
increased tremendously among menopausal
women, and there is an increasing demand...
Lived Experience Coping Tips for
Suicidal Thoughts
For the last couple of years Ive been asking people
on Twitter, Whats your favourite way to cope with
suicidal thoughts? Answers...
1 in 3 prescriptions unfilled, Canadian
study finds
While antibiotic prescriptions were often filled,
drugs prescribed for headache and coronary artery
disease were filled about...
Self-healing muscle grown in the lab
1 April 2014 Last updated at 00:12 The engineered
muscle fibres were strong and could self-repair
Scientists have grown...
Eat seven a day fruit and veg call
1 April 2014 Last updated at 00:02 By Pippa
Stephens Health reporter, BBC News Few of us eat
the recommended...
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Novel missense mutation in the FH
gene in familial renal cell cancer
patients lacking cutaneous leiomyomas
Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer
(HLRCC) is a rare tumor predisposition syndrome
characterized by cutaneous...
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Weve all heard the saying that in life there are ups
and down and there is the classic eastern saying
that life is filled...
Ebola outbreak unprecedented
31 March 2014 Last updated at 17:51 It took
authorities in Guinea six weeks to identify the
disease The Ebola outbreak...
NHS facing biggest ever challenge
1 April 2014 Last updated at 00:06 By Nick Triggle
Health correspondent, BBC News The NHS is
facing the...
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to risky behavior
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that trigger...
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have planted the right seeds and now you are
waiting for the...
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surgery
March 31, 2014, 5:19 PM|While breast implants are
still the most common plastic surgery for women,
more are choosing to have...
New tool helps young adults with sickle
cell disease in the transition to adult
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unprecedented Ebola epidemic
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Monday an Ebola outbreak suspected of killing
dozens in Guinea was an unprecedented...
Study shows link between HIV infection
and coronary artery disease
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than uninfected men of developing plaque in their
coronary arteries,...
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of genome sequencing data. Functional annotation
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mice
Scientists have uncovered new clues about the
potential causes of breast cancer diversity in mice,
according to research...
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erectile dysfunction
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death: Teenage boys weight fell to just
5st after playground bullying about his
size
Kyle Carter battled the eating disorder for four years
and dropped to 5st Had been tormented by school
bullies about his...
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Zambia in 2011, roughly half were receiving
antiretroviral therapy (ART)....
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information. Personally, I dont...
Canada Health Accord expires,
prompting protest, uncertainty
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today of Canadas 10-year-old, $41-billion Health
Accord highlights the...
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of baby born three M ONTHS early held
her daughter for the first time on
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time yesterday Emily was born on February 27 at
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2007 caused considerable mortality in the equine
population and hence...
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States, is increased by obesity....
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in vivo study
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and anatomical barriers can limit effective drug
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teacher who has publicly told her...
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50 has doubled since 2008. Figures show three
new babies a week are born...
AUDIO: Scientist: ADHD not a real
disease
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sparing fibroid treatments one year
following treatment
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Not everyone likes poetry. Actually, I think a lot of us
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school. ...
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NHS
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people in England pay a 10 monthly membership
charge to use NHS services. The...
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halt study of aleglitazar
 A leading neuroscientist has suggested that
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is
not a real disease. Dr...
Head-to-head study favors balloon-
expandable transcatheter heart valves
A first-ever randomized head-to-head comparison
of two devices commonly used to treat the age-
related disease aortic stenosis...
Adults with inherited high cholesterol
are underdiagnosed and undertreated
An estimated 1 in 500 people worldwide suffer
from familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an
inherited condition of extremely...
BCBSA honors Empire BlueCross
BlueShield with Brand Excellence
Award
Empire BlueCross BlueShield announced today
that it has received a Brand Excellence Award from
the Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
Verde M edia Group, Biotech Division
complete acquisition of Butazyme
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Biotech Division (VMBD) announce they have
completed the acquisition...
Listen: M oment two-year-old boy saved
his mothers life by calling 999 when
she collapsed, telling operators
M ummys on the floor The as-yet-unnamed baby was born in Uttar
Riley Ward told 999 operators his mother Dana
Henry had collapsed Call was passed to the
ambulance service who traced the...
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patients with type 2 diabetes and recent acute
coronary syndrome who were...
Evolocumab superior to ezetimibe in
lowering LDL cholesterol
Evolocumab, an injected form of a class of drugs
called PCSK9 inhibitors that lower low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol,...
Elton John to M arry David Furnish
31 March 2014 Last updated at 09:13 Sir Elton
John and David Furnish said their wedding would
be a low-key event Sir Elton...
Concert Pharmaceuticals announces
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revenue of $25.4M
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today reported financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2013 and provided...
Prana Biotechnology releases top-line
results of PBT2 Phase II Imaging trial in
Alzheimers disease
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has today released the top line results of the 12-
month Phase II Imaging trial...
Indian baby stuns doctors after being
born with heart on the outside of his
body and surviving into his sixth day
Pradesh state on Wednesday He is suffering from
ectopia cordis an incredibly...
 Joanne M ilne hears birdsong and
childs voice for first time after being
deaf from birth
Story of how Joanne Milne heard her first sound
touched millions The 39-year-old was videoed
when her cochlear implants were...
Chemical probe profiles live-cell
organelle activity, adds to
understanding of lysosome dynamics
A team of scientists from Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory synthesized a chemical activity-
based probe (ABP) that can...
Conference addresses food safety
concerns of the future
WHAT: Food Safety Considerations for Innovative
Nutrition Solutions WHEN: Thursday, November 6,
2014, 8:00 AM ...
Genetic markers could help predict
heart attack in patients with heart
disease
Results of the study could help the 715,000
Americans who suffer from heart attacks each year
Researchers at the Intermountain...
Earl Grey, the tea that could tackle
heart disease
Earl Grey tea contains an extract of a citrus fruit
called bergamot Bergamot gives the tea, favoured
on Downton Abbey, its...
Revealed: The best times to eat
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to lose weight
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Pot-smoking students perform better
academically than those who smoke
tobacco
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cigarette smokers Teenagers who smoke tobacco
are more likely to commit crime,...
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Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Commissioner for
Heritages Office of the Development Bureau
announced today (March 31)...
New FDA Roadmap App helps sponsors
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helps sponsors navigate the Roadmap to Patient-
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Amgen reports positive findings from
AM G 145 Phase 3 studies in patients at
risk for cardiovascular disease
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced new
detailed data from three Phase 3 studies that
showed treatment with its novel investigational...
30st woman who lost SEVEN babies
finally has healthy daughter after
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ballooned to 30st after years...
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dieters say The best time for lunch is 12.38pm and
the best for dinner is 6.14pm Leaving...
Researchers Detail How Climate
Change Will Alter Our Lives
A United Nations panel has released a report from
scientists who are getting a much better
understanding of the effects of...
Forest Laboratories, Richter report
positive results from cariprazine Phase
IIb trial for bipolar depression
Posted in: Drug Trial News | Medical Condition
News Tags: Antipsychotic, Bipolar Disorder, Cystic
Fibrosis, Depression, Depressive...
Otsuka inks agreement with Eisai to
acquire rights to hematological cancer
treatment Dacogen
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News | Pharmaceutical News Tags: Acute myeloid
leukemia, Anemia, Cancer,...
Expert claims ADHD is not a real
disease and anyone fits at least two of
the criteria
Dr Bruce Perry says the disorder is best thought of
as a description He claims its a label describing...
Earl Grey, the brew that could tackle
heart disease: Scientists say bergamot
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Smell is key in the selection of a mate it can even
show if they are healthy Scientists say the the scent
of someone...
Real-time vascular mechanosensation
through ex vivo artery perfusion
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insight into fluid-sensing mechanisms, such as
primary cilia in the renal...
Physiologically relevant cell culture
handbook launched by AM SBIO
Drawing upon a wealth of experience of working
with a wide range of 3D cell culture procedures and
formats AMSBIO...
e-Therapeutics announces interim
results from ETS2101 phase Ia trial for
advanced solid tumours
e-Therapeutics plc (AIM:ETX) announced today
interim results from its phase Ia UK study
evaluating the safety, dosing and...
The elation of hearing birdsong, a
gurgling tap and a childs voice: In an
emotional interview, Joanne, who was
filmed hearing her first sound last week
after being deaf from birth, reveals how
it felt
Story of how Joanne Milne heard her first sound
touched millions The 39-year-old was videoed
when her cochlear implants were...
How Atkins Gene can keep you slim:
Enzyme found in saliva begins
 found in the tea could be as effective
as statins in controlling cholesterol
Earl Grey tea contains an extract of a citrus fruit
called bergamot Bergamot gives the tea, favoured
on Downton Abbey, its...
Overexpression of lactate
dehydrogenase-A in human intrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma: its implication for
treatment
Previous studies have shown that lactate
dehydrogenase-A (LDH-A) is strongly expressed in
several malignancies, that LDH-A...
International scientists identify novel
genetic defects that induce
oesophageal cancer
Latest findings by a team of international scientists
led by Singapore-based researchers reveal the
genomic landscape of...
SEATTLE II study confirms safety and
efficacy of thrombolytic therapy for
acute PE
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company (BTG plc (LSE: BTG)), notes the
presentation of the results of the SEATTLE...
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indications for CS are relative...
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breakdown of starchy food like chips,
crisps and rice
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can influence weight Gene makes enzyme in saliva
that begins the breakdown of...
Burden for family carers at the end of
life; a mixed-method study of the
perspectives of family carers and GPs
Since many patients spend most of the time at
home at the end of life, this may affect the burden
for family carers and constitute...
Researchers quantify proportion of
adults potentially affected by updated
2014 BP recommendations
Applying the updated 2014 blood pressure (BP)
guideline to the U.S. population suggests that
nearly 6 million adults are...
Advocates urge Senate to reject forced
treatment provision in Rep. M urphys
bill
The bill rushed through the House of
Representatives by voice vote yesterday to patch
Medicare regulations includes a highly...
Natural history of colonization with
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (M RSA) and vancomycin-
resistant Enterococcus (VRE): a
systematic review
No published systematic reviews have assessed
the natural history of colonization with methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus...
 mAChRs activation induces epithelial-
mesenchymal transition on lung
epithelial cells
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been
proposed as a mechanism in the progression of
airway diseases and cancer....
Plasmid transferability of KPC into a
virulent K2 serotype Klebsiella
pneumoniae
KPC-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella
pneumoniae (CRKP) infections are associated
with high mortality; however, their...
New high-risk cancer causing mutation
identified for melanoma development
Researchers have discovered that mutations in a
specific gene are responsible for a hereditary form
of melanoma. Every year...
Health Check: four myths about vitamin
supplements
People take vitamin supplements for all kinds of
reasons, from maintaining general health to
preventing cancer. But theres...
Parental perception of childs weight
status and subsequent BM Iz change:
the KOALA birth cohort study
Parents often fail to correctly perceive their
childrens weight status, but no studies have
examined the association...
Heterogeneity in patient diagnostic
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Technical challenges of providing
record linkage services for research
Record linkage techniques are widely used to
enable health researchers to gain event based
longitudinal information for entire...
Humanitys global battle with
mosquitoes
30 March 2014 Last updated at 00:38 By Lizzie
Crouch and Paula McGrath Health check, BBC
World Service ...
Carb breakdown gene linked to obesity,
researchers find
Researchers at Kings College London and
Imperial College London have discovered that
people with fewer copies of a...
Ultrastructural features of neuroblastic
tumours in relation to morphological,
and molecular findings; a retrospective
review study
Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumour
of infancy and is responsible for 15% of childhood
cancer deaths. Presence...
Determinants of health insurance
ownership among women in Kenya:
evidence from the 2008-09 Kenya
demographic and health survey
The Government of Kenya is making plans to
implement a social health insurance program by
transforming the National Hospital...
Development of a colloidal gold-based
 pathways: an example from contrast-
enhanced ultrasound diagnostic scans
for focal liver lesions
The UKs National Institute for Health and Care
Excellence (NICE) has recommended contrast-
enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)...
For Parents Who Have Children with
ADHD: Taking Care
It is stressful to raise a child with ADHD. It places a
lot of demand on you- your mind, body and spirit.
These children...
Just two glasses of your favourite
alcoholic drink could push you over
recommended daily sugar limit
One gin and tonic contains three-and-a-half half
teaspoons of sugar Meanwhile, small bottle of
cider is high in sugar, but...
Should we pay a 10 a month
membership fee to the NHS?
31 March 2014 Last updated at 02:10 By Norman
Warner and Jack OSullivan Reform Should we
give...
Quality of life for couples can be
improved despite PVD (vulvar
vestibulitis)
[ | E-mail ] Contact: William Raillant-Clarkw.raillant-
clark@umontreal.ca 514-566-3813University of
Montreal Spouses who...
All About World Bipolar Day (Video)
For World Bipolar Day on March 30, 2014, Matthew
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lateral flow dipstick immunoassay for
rapid qualitative and semi-quantitative
analysis of artesunate and
dihydroartemisinin
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT)
plays an indispensable role in malaria control and
elimination. However, the...
Curing the Blue M ondays With M ental
Health Humor Brainstorming
Curing the Blue Mondays With Mental Health
Humor Brainstorming Its been raining here in
Florida for what seems to...
Epidemiologic characterization of 30
confirmed cases of human infection
with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in
Hangzhou, China
We examined the clinical and epidemiological
characteristics of 30 cases of human infection with
avian influenza A(H7N9)...
Altitude sickness two illnesses
31 March 2014 Last updated at 01:10 Climbers
and skiers who suffer from the potentially deadly
condition could be treated...
Non Suicidal Recklessness
People ask me if Ive ever been suicidal. And I
laugh cause Bipolar II individuals, for the most part,
are too arrogant...
Nursing body faces M id-Staffs censure
31 March 2014 Last updated at 01:23 By Dominic
 McKenzie of London, England created a video to
celebrate and inform. It...
New gel to promote bone growth on
implants used in surgical procedures
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Adrian
RennieAdrian.Rennie@physics.uu.se 46-070-425-
0914Uppsala University IMAGE: A gel coated...
Liberian health authorities confirm two
cases of Ebola: WHO
MONROVIA (Reuters) The World Health
Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday that Liberia
has confirmed two cases of the...
The Usefulness of Collaborative Care
Many patients with mental health issues go to their
primary care doctor either because they assume
their symptoms are medical...
Health overhaul signup ends, survives
for now
Monday marks the end of the six-month sign-up
period for insurance under President Barack
Obamas health care overhaul,...
New study confirms benefits of treating
heart attack patients with a cheap drug
[ | E-mail ] Contact: AInhoa Iriberriairiberri@cnic.es
34-610-295-556Centro Nacional de
Investigaciones Cardiovasculares The...
Chinese parents, trapped in one-child
web, give babies away on Internet
By Lavinia Mo, Sui-Lee Wee and Li Hui GANZHOU,
China (Reuters) Lu Libing knew he had only one
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Hughes Health correspondent, BBC News The
NMC is the regulator...
AstraZeneca digs into new Cambridge
home with M RC drug deal
CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) AstraZeneca,
which will complete its move to Cambridge by
2016, is already putting down...
Contest to Reduce Implicit Racial Bias
Shows Empathy and Perspective-Taking
Don't Work
NCAA college basketball isnt the only hot
competition involving a team from the University of
Virginia. UVa Psychology...
Test accurately rules out heart attacks
in the ER (Update)
A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart
attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with
chest pain, a big public...
A cup of Earl Grey as good as statins
at fighting heart disease, study finds
They then compared the effects with that of statins
used to treat the same proteins and found the
bergamot extract with...
Chinas war on smog will be won or lost
in polluted Hebei
By David Stanway BEIJING (Reuters) Chinas war
on pollution is only a few weeks old, but the battle
lines...
Afghan woman bids for power to halt
slide in rights
By Katharine Houreld and Jessica Donati
KABUL/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) The
 choice as the birth...
M edtronic valve for heart defects
works well a year later: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) A non-surgically
implanted heart valve meant to delay open heart
surgery in children with congenital...
Liver toxicity during temozolomide
chemotherapy caused by Chinese
herbs
Complementary and alternative medicine is often
used by patients with malignant glioma. Although
several interactions of...
Genetic markers may predict when
people with heart disease are likely to
have a heart attack
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Jess C.
Gomezjess.gomez@imail.org 801-718-
8495Intermountain Medical Center Results of the
study could...
Researchers uncover secrets of a
mollusks unique bioceramic armor
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Andrew
Carleenacarleen@mit.edu 617-253-
1682Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
researchers uncover...
Ancient rheumatism drug reduces
recurring inflammation around heart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) A drug that was used in
the time of the pharaohs for rheumatism has
proven highly effective...
Father stranded in Philippines hospital
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deeply conservative, all-male...
Climate change and health: IPCC
reports emerging risks, emerging
consensus
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Arsenic trioxide induces differentiation
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of gene transcription....
 The involvement of the vasa vasorum
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animal model of Kawasaki disease
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systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that mainly
affects infants and children....
Who children spend time with after
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recorded indoor and outdoor physical
activity
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multimodal therapy consisting of...
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Senegal shuts land border with Guinea
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Comparison of intelligence, weight and
height in children after general
anesthesia with and without
perioperative desaturation in non-
cardiac surgery: a historical and
concurrent follow-up study
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over winter were seen in four hours. Continue
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compared with the general population,...
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other organs
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relapsing disease. Fibrostenosing complications
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New -7 million centre to lead research
in manufacturing advanced chemical
products
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will lead UK research in manufacturing advanced
chemical products. The...
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decrease 7.3% in fourth quarter 2013
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today announced financial results for the fourth
quarter and year ended December...
Reproductive health knowledge and
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profile in spinal fluid from patients with
Alzheimers disease and mild cognitive
impairment
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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), contains a free,
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Ethical pharmaceutical promotion and
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made significant efforts towards ensuring
compliant and ethical communication...
Scientists discover simple method to
measure density of engineered
nanoparticles in physiological fluids
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engineered nanoparticles microscopic particles
found in everyday items from...
New angiographic analysis examines
impact of stent thrombosis in patients
undergoing PCI
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PHOENIX trial examined the incidence and impact
of stent thrombosis (ST) in patients...
Echocardiographic follow-up of patients
with systemic sclerosis by 2D speckle
tracking echocardiography of the left
ventricle

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adolescents are people between 10 and 19 years
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Facilitators and barriers to adherence
to urate-lowering therapy in African-
Americans with gout: a qualitative study
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studies of medication adherence in gout,
especially in African-Americans....
The kinetics of inhibitor production
resulting from hydrothermal
deconstruction of wheat straw studied
using a pressurised microwave reactor
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allowed kinetic data for the hydrothermal reactions
of straw biomass to be established...
I caught TB from my pet cat
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human transmission Had...
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M ultiple primary malignancies of the
liver and the colon: a complex
diagnostic and decisional process with
a final unanswered question
We herein present the case of a 78-year-old man
with an incidental finding of a solid hepatic mass
without symptoms and only...
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Subclinical myocardial involvement is common in
systemic sclerosis (SSc) and associated with poor
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Interleukin-17 impedes Schwann cell-
mediated myelination
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deleterious effects on Schwann cells (SCs).
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Councils divert public health cash
27 March 2014 Last updated at 01:25 Measures to
tackle smoking and drinking come under the public
health remit Councils...
Immunotherapy approach to
Alzheimers studied in fly models
At Genetics Society of Americas Drosophila
Research Conference, scientists will report on
results of using fly models...
Does Post-Traumatic Growth M ean It
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NIH launches online resource for end-
of-life issues
(HealthDay)People grappling with terminal
illness now have a new online source of advice
and help, sponsored by the U.S....
BM J investigation: Public health funds
raided to fill holes in local authority
 In BMJ today, Angela Coulter, Associate Professor
at Oxford University and colleagues argue that this
is unethical...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Domestic
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History is made with first small LVAD
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Springtime Suicide Peak Puzzles
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Apple Seeks Greater Emoji Diversity
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AGU: New study shows major increase
in West Antarctic glacial loss
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UGA researchers explore function of
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Wall Street drops on Russia worry as
techs, materials drag
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) U.S.
stocks fell on Wednesday, led by losses in the
technology and materials sectors,...
 Socialite pleads guilty to misbranding
drug tied to NFL suspensions
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) A
socialite whose weight-loss supplement was
linked to suspensions of several...
U.S. drug firms move to bar antibiotic
use in livestock growth
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regulators on Wednesday said that 25 out of 26
drugmakers that sell antibiotics...
Autism may be tied to flawed prenatal
brain growth
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who died found abnormal patterns of cell growth in
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Infection control: why doctors over-
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The political economy of farmers
suicides in India: indebted cash-crop
farmers with marginal landholdings
explain state-level variation in suicide
rates
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estimates of suicide rates in India. National-level
suicide rates are...
Colonizing while migrating: How do
individual enteric neural crest cells
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At least 17 hurt in historic Boston
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story building in the...
Smartphone app helps alcoholics stay
sober: Study
CHICAGO (AP) A smartphone app for recovering
alcoholics that includes a panic button and sounds
an alert when they get...
New Dwarf Planet Found At The Solar
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in
patients with cutaneous anthrax: a
laboratory analysis
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endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, is
considered to be associated...
The translation of cancer genomics:
time for a revolution in clinical cancer
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technologies has dramatically impacted the life
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Neurodevelopmental and
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 Directed cell migration is essential for normal
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increased risk of migraine...
Some skiers may not require surgery
for torn knee ligament, study shows
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their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while hitting
the slopes may be able...
Plain cigarette packaging doesnt work,
says industry funded study
Wednesday March 26 2014 Study was not peer
reviewed Unbranded cigarettes could...
House to vote on Thursday M edicare
doctor pay, Boehner says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) The U.S. House of
Representatives on Thursday will vote on
legislation to avert a pay cut for...
Canada exacts C$6.7 billion from public
retirees for health costs
OTTAWA (Reuters) Retired federal workers will
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an agreement with...
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House, Senate leaders agree on
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25 drug companies to phase out animal
antibiotics
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Administration says 25 pharmaceutical companies
are voluntarily phasing out the use...
Allergy season: How to get some relief
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allergies. Due to the precipitation...
NICE: schools should provide morning-
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Guinea says has contained Ebola
outbreak, death toll rises
CONAKRY (Reuters) Guinea said on Wednesday
it had stopped an outbreak of deadly Ebola fever
from spreading beyond...
New Gene Atlas M aps Human DNA
Activity
WEDNESDAY March 26, 2014, 2014 Scientists
say theyve constructed an atlas that maps the
ways...
 NIH Launches Online Resource for End-
of-Life Issues
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grappling with terminal illness now have a new
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M ast Therapeutics reports net loss of
$5.7 million for fourth quarter 2013
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reported financial results for the fourth quarter and
year ended December...
Carrots can reduce the risk of prostate
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less likely to get the cancer It is not known exactly
why carrots are protective...
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Gene co-citation networks associated
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of how actual genes...
Vaccination directed against the human
endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) gag
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Woman has her WHOLE skull replaced
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Implementation and evaluation of the
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Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are
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Ascom receives Red Dot Award 2014 for
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Ulcerative colitis control: an interview
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M itoQ anti-aging cream promises to be
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EndoChoice launches website to
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to see more of the GI tract...
Alzheimers sufferer forced to wait
THREE hours outside hospital in
ambulance
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ambulance bay of...
Woman whose brain was being crushed
because of rare bone condition has her
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Health Highlights: M arch 26, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical
news developments, compiled by the editors of
HealthDay: Settlement in Four...
 so happens...
Doctors Really Do Raise Your Blood
Pressure
WEDNESDAY March 26, 2014, 2014 Patients
blood pressure readings are notably higher when
theyre taken...
This is the brain that does drugs
Scientists have discovered college-aged
individuals who occasionally use stimulant drugs
display brain changes that may put...
M ajor measles outbreak in Orange
County, Calif.
March 26, 2014, 11:23 AM|In California, the Orange
County Health Department held an emergency
meeting to discuss ways to...
Albert Einstein College of M edicine
researchers present at AACR Annual
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3101Albert Einstein College of Medicine March 26,
2014...
Gout isnt always easy to prove: CT
scans help catch cases traditional test
misses
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5005Mayo Clinic Accurate diagnosis key because
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Immature articular cartilage and
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Dark energy hides behind phantom
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Preoperative PET cuts unnecessary
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Truckin: Salmon Take A Long, Strange
Trip To The Pacific Ocean
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they are transferred...
Hepatitis C virus infection among HIV-
positive men who have sex with men:
 are potentially susceptive to
mechanical load
The differences of mechanical and histological
properties between cartilage covered by menisci
and uncovered by menisci may...
Government welcomes extension of
first registration tax exemption for
electric vehicles by three years
Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Secretary for the
Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, said he was
pleased to see the Legislative...
An Algebra-Based M ethod for Inferring
Gene Regulatory Networks
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from system-level experimental observations is at
the heart of systems biology,...
Watermelon could lower blood
pressure
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neighborhood farmers market. It could save your
life. A new study...
Improved understanding of appetite-
control proteins suggest treatment of
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obesity, is an energy imbalance in the body
triggered by increased food intake,...
Patients with variants in gene are likely
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protocol for a systematic review and
meta-analysis
Outbreaks of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have
been reported in HIV-positive men who have sex
with men (MSM) in North...
Rituximab in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis in routine practice (GERINIS): 6-
year results from a prospective,
multicentre, non-interventional study in
2,484 patients
IntroductionThe aim of this study was to evaluate
the safety and efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in a large
cohort of patients...
Faulty gene can delay or block puberty
More than 4% of adolescents suffer from early or
late-onset puberty, which is associated with health
problems including obesity,...
Double discrimination impacts physical
and mental health
Racial and sexual minorities, women, and obese
people may face more health risks because of their
disproportionate exposure...
First Edition: M arch 26, 2014
Todays headlines include reports that the Obama
administration will extend the deadline for signing
up for insurance...
FDA grants PM A for Pinnacles
Optiguide DCYL700 Fiber Optic Diffuser
Series flexible fiber
 In the Western world, bladder cancer is the fourth
most common cancer in men and the eighth most
common in women, with many...
Hooper Holmes reports 1% decline in
consolidated revenues for Q4 2013
Hooper Holmes, Inc. (NYSE MKT:HH) today
announced financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2013. On September 30,...
Texting may cause heart disease and
breathing problems in later life, study
claims
People adopt a hunching posture when they use
phones or tablets Position constricts breathing and
blood flow, making the...
Study Reveals Exactly How Obsessed
M en Are With Comparing Penis Sizes
In todays edition of surprising dude news: Men
check out each others penises in the locker room,
according...
The 7 M ost Embarrassing Things That
Can Happen at the Gym
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sweat-soaked clothes. Occasionally, though, some
hightail it out of there...
Qualifications Framework helps young
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Supplemental approval will expand PDT with
Photofrin treatments in specific lung and
esophageal cancers Concordia Healthcare...
Why heart attacks and strokes are most
common at 6.30am
The level of a specific protein in the blood peaks in
the early morning This protein PAI-1 slows the
breakdown...
Boy, 11, grows six inches in height after
surgeons inserted M AGNETS into his
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invasive surgery to straighten...
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Aggravating M y Allergies?
The question: I would rather go outdoors than hit
the gym, but I have allergies. Is there anything I can
do to prevent excessive...
A ddRAD-based genetic map and its
integration with the genome assembly
of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
provides insights into genome
evolution after the teleost-specific
genome duplication
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sequencing technology have enabled cost-effective
sequencing of whole or partial genomes,...
LC: Translation of speech by SJ in
moving second reading of Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Bill
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 behalf of the Qualifications Framework Secretariat:
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Ebola virus is scary, but there are far
worse diseases out there
An outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the west
African nation of Guinea has revived fears of a
global contagion, but...
Overhaul of emergency NHS targets
26 March 2014 Last updated at 08:58 Not an
admission of defeat says ambulance service An
overhaul of the...
Seoul to limit plastic surgery ads
The South Korean capital Seoul is to restrict the
use of plastic surgery adverts on public transport,
officials said Wednesday,...
Dab2: How to attenuate brain injury due
to Alzheimers disease?
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fuorescence microscopy, Iba1-positive...
Study Says M id-Life Crises Are
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experience their lowest happiness levels between
the ages of 40 and 42, according...
What A Long, Strange Trip: Salmon Are
Trucking To The Pacific Ocean
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salmon are dumped into a holding pen as they are
transferred...
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of a speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky
Yuen, SC, in moving...
Is water fluoridation the next big thing?
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by Nick Triggle Health correspondent More from
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Post-Katrina heart woes persisted at
least six years
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wreaked havoc on the U.S. Gulf Cost, a New
Orleans hospital was still seeing...
Ban sale of cigarettes to anyone born
after 2000, doctors say
Mark Temple, a co-chairman of the BMAs public
health medicine committee, agreed, adding: If we
prevent access to...
Guess How M uch Spray Tan Dancing
with the Stars Uses Each Season
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Could Campbell Newman make good on
his threat to replace hospital
specialists in Queensland?
The dispute about new contracts that senior
doctors are being presented with in Queensland is

Advance booking arrangement for Pui
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announced today (March 26)...
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public order events
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by the Secretary for Security, Mr Lai Tung-kwok, to a
question by...
LCQ10: Stray cattle
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Following is a question by
the Hon Leung Che-cheung and a written reply by
the Secretary for Food...
Report: Prescription barriers more
likely in exchange plans
The analysis by Avalere Health says that
consumers who purchased health law coverage
are more likely to have to get prior...
Adult day care services may protect
family caregivers against harmful
effects of stress
Family caregivers show an increase in the
beneficial stress hormone DHEA-S on days when
they use an adult day care service...
Juvenile xanthogranuloma: a case
report and review of the literature
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LCQ3: M anpower planning for teachers
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the Hon Ip Kin-yuen and a reply by the Secretary for
Education, Mr Eddie...
LCQ4: Improvement to the legal aid
system
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the Hon Frankie Yick and a reply by the Secretary
for Home Affairs,...
Study finds effectiveness of brief
behavioral and mental health programs
in pediatric practices
Brief behavioral and mental health programs for
children can be effectively provided within pediatric
practices as an alternative...
TG2 protein is a key mediator in
Porphyromonas gingivalis infection,
study finds
May provide insight to help prevent disease
Scientists at Forsyth, along with a colleague from
Northwestern University,...
Public hospitals owe their workers (and
visitors) better food
Apart from treating the ill and injured, public
hospitals are workplaces that positively or
negatively affect the...
LCQ12: Arrangements for District
Council meetings
 Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a rare disorder which
may be present at birth, or appears in infancy. It can
also occur in adults...
M agnitude and risk factors of abortion
among regular female students in
Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
Induced abortion is one of the greatest human
rights dilemmas of our time. Yet, abortion is a very
common experience in every...
LCQ2: Governments handling of
statutory compensation claims related
to land resumption
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Following is a question by
the Hon Albert Chan and a reply by the Secretary for
Justice, Mr Rimsky...
Serum AM H level as a marker of acute
and long-term effects of chemotherapy
on the ovarian follicular content: a
systematic review
Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is a very sensitive
indicator of the ovarian follicular content.
Chemotherapeutic agents are...
What Life Teachers Should Know: The
Art of Communication
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Did you like certain subjects and not others? What
would have made school easier...
Researcher is first to identify cellular
patterns of contraction in human hearts
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India, she attended Stella Maris High School, an
English language convent school...
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Hong Kong (HKSAR) Following is a question by
Dr Hon Helena Wong and a written reply by the
Secretary for Home Affairs,...
Invest Hong Kong encourages Anhui
enterprises to "go global"
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Invest Hong Kong
(InvestHK) hosted a seminar in Hefei, Anhui
Province, today (March 26), encouraging...
Impact of multimorbidity: acute
morbidity, area of residency and use of
health services across the life span in a
region of south Europe
Concurrent diseases, multiple pathologies and
multimorbidity patterns are topics of increased
interest as the worlds...
Kinetics of pulmonary immune cells,
antibody responses and their
correlations with the viral clearance of
influenza A fatal infection in mice
Fatal influenza A virus infection is a major threat to
public health throughout the world. Lung
macrophages and neutrophils...
Blood pressure spikes for doctors
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Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Next time
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Children under-dosed on penicillin
26 March 2014 Last updated at 02:53 Millions of
children in the UK are being given penicillin at too
low a dose, putting...
 Pharmacists urged not to assist US
executions (Update)
Several human rights and anti-death penalty
groups have asked the American Pharmacists
Association to prohibit members from...
Study finds substantial decrease in use
of cardiac imaging procedure
There has been a sharp decline since 2006 in the
use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI;
an imaging procedure used...
Experts warn about skin cancer
treatments sold online
(HealthDay)The vast majority of patients with skin
cancer or moles who self-medicate with alternative
treatments...
Trying to Close a Knowledge Gap, Word
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Op-Ed Contributor: Why Im Jealous of
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Contact Sports Tied to Dating Abuse in
Teens
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Teenage boys who played football, basketball or
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Web-based alcohol screening program
shows limited effect among university
students
Among university students in New Zealand, a web-
based alcohol screening and brief intervention
program produced a modest...
Blood glucose measure appears to
provide little benefit in predicting risk
of CVD
In a study that included nearly 300,000 adults
without a known history of diabetes or
cardiovascular disease (CVD), adding...
EEG study shows how brain infers
structure, rules when learning
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right actions, so when people learn to do
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Tests Rule Out Ebola in Canadian
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Nitroglycerin, a Staple of Emergency
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Christian School Complains 8-Year-Old
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LYNCHBURG, Va. An 8-year-old Virginia girl has
left her private, Christian school after
 both were about twice...
Act of Compassion Violates School
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Pollution Killed 7 M illion People
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Willie Nelsons America The Beautiful
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From the Lunatic Asylum of Old to the
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Spanking leads to more misbehavior
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Long-term productivity higher in
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Penicillin prescriptions risk under-
dosing children, experts say
Millions of children in the UK are potentially
receiving penicillin prescriptions below the
recommended dose for common infections,...
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Welcome Spring With An Appropriately
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RI Hospital: Number of patients
admitted with antibiotic-resistant
infections is rising
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A Quarter of Americans Dont Know
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Increased expression of M er tyrosine
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Cytometric measurement of in vitro
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University New models being tested to reduce...
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into macrophages
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Effect of a single high dose vitamin A
supplementation on the hemoglobin
status of children aged 6-59 months:
propensity score matched
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transfusion (ALBT) increased from...
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ObjectiveThe visceral sensitivity index (VSI) is a
useful self-report measure of the gastrointestinal
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PCR-ribotyping for control of hospital
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Despite scientific advances in typing of C. difficile
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M otivation and planning as mediators
of the relation between social support
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Reliable reference miRNAs for
quantitative gene expression analysis
of stress responses in Caenorhabditis
elegans
Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) has become
the gold standardfor measuring expression levels
of individual...
The gene family linked to brain
evolution is implicated in severity of
autism symptoms
The same gene family that may have helped the
human brain become larger and more complex
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M ajor adverse cardiovascular events in
adult congenital heart disease: a
population-based follow-up study from
Taiwan
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long-term major adverse cardiovascular events
(MACE) in adult congenital...
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New method can diagnose a feared
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863-861University of Gothenburg The poor
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Professional midwives can now
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number and a script pad with which to prescribe
medication, is recognition...
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Salivary biomarkers of gingivitis:
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Dental Research Alexandria,...
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year with...
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The complex physical mechanisms in
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stressful situations? Turns out, it could be more
than just personalities...
M edics lifesaving gift in Uganda
19 March 2014 Last updated at 13:46 Andrew
Jones used his own money to buy anaesthetic,
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Study identifies DNA region linked to
severity of herpes simplex infections
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New study to focus on understanding
challenges of transgender children and
their parents
Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology
at Case Western Reserve University, and graduate
student Jennifer Birnkrant...
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Computers see through faked
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0899University of California San Diego IMAGE: ...
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Computer simulations of relatively simple models
provide clues to the complex physical mechanisms
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Two face genital mutilation charges
21 March 2014 Last updated at 11:19 An offence
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Whittington Hospital in London The...
UK experts back meningitis B jab
21 March 2014 Last updated at 10:40 By Caroline
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vaccine...
Researchers identify susceptibility
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()Research led by a University of Cincinnati (UC)
neurologist has identified and replicated a
genomic susceptibility locus...
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Humans can distinguish at least 1
trillion different odors
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301-215-8858Howard Hughes Medical Institute In
a world perfumed by freshly...
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Post-office appointment for M s Julia
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Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Advisory Committee on
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Obama uses M arch M adness to pitch
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Hong Kongs Balance of Payments and
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Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2013
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Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Census and Statistics
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Chain volume measures of Gross
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Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Census and Statistics
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When is a person declared dead?
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Hospitals feeling the pinch
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Researchers develop computerized
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older adults
Clive Pai believes people can be trained not to fall.
The professor of physical therapy at the University
of Illinois at...
Study captures experiences of
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Youth are not merely mimicking the alcohol brand
choices of adults, suggesting that other factors
may influence their drinking...
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Metal-on-metal implants are a special form of hip
endoprostheses that despite many advantages
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Government announces re-
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Board
Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Government today
(March 21) announced the re-appointment of Ms
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Correctional officers stop remand
person in custody attempting suicide by
hanging
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Correctional officers
stopped a remand person in custody attempting to
hang herself in Lo Wu Correctional...
Researchers identify genetic defect
that causes a subset of irritable bowel
syndrome
Is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) caused by
genetics, diet, past trauma, anxiety? All are thought
to play a role, but now,...
You Wont Believe What a Gym Asked
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children and their parents
Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology
at Case Western Reserve University, and graduate
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Effects of campaign for postpartum
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against rubella among Japanese
women
Japan experienced two rubella outbreaks in the
past decade (2004 and 2012 2013), resulting in
10 and 20 infants with...
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CE meets Prime M inister of New
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Zealand, Mr John Key,...
The Scent That Could Help You M ake
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9 Beauty Habits That Give You Wrinkles
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Explainer: what are cancer clusters?
Most of us are living longer and we are all expected
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Validity of a questionnaire-based
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pulmonary disease in a general
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The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) is based on airflow obstruction. In
epidemiological studies,...
Proposed amendment to scheme
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The characteristic direction: a
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IRF-1 regulates alternative mRNA
splicing of carcinoembryonic antigen-
related cell adhesion molecule 1
(CEACAM 1) in breast epithelial cells
generating an immunoreceptor
tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM )
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transcription. Previously we have...
A new fusion protein platform for
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Recombinant proteins fused with specific cleavage
sequences are widely used as substrate for
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Customs detects case of illicit
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Re-appointments to Anti-M oney
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Ban junk food TV ads until 21:00
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Older, active, confident stroke
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to new research in the...
M ail readers raise 13k for girl denied
NHS operation Sophie Thomlinson
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spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy which
means she cannot use her...
Addiction: Nature versus Nurture
Two Kids, One Bottle, Vastly Different Response
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M iscarriage link to low IVF success
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NJIT and WebTeam to develop tactile-
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New Jersey Institute of Technology and WebTeam
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Combo of overweight, high sodium
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salty foods may show signs of faster cell aging,
according to research presented...
Healthy Sophie Andersonl, 11,
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 Declines in funding hamper kidney
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study
Medical research funding from public and private
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American Society of...
Implanted hearing device approved
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called sensorineural...
Religious Leaders Support Affordable
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WASHINGTON (RNS) On one Friday earlier this
month, more than 11,000 Muslims in mosques
across the country heard a sermon...
Why Your Depression Treatment Efforts
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Nose can detect one trillion odours
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WTC first responders are at higher risk
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Feds spend $1M to fly Inuit children
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Should it be a crime to harm an unborn
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M edicaid expansion may help prevent
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incidences of kidney failure and smaller insurance-
related gaps in access...
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injury potentially dangerous for frail
patients
The decision to initiate dialysis for acute kidney
injury (AKI) varies depending on different patient
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Fiery Founder of Anti-Gay Westboro
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Fake Laughter Doesnt Fool the Brain,
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London, has found that there are clear differences
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Overexpression of stearoyl-CoA
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diagnosed within three to five years after the patient
receives a clean colonoscopy...
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South Africas Adcock says Q2 profit
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Chemists devise a new way to
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No maternity leave for women using
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Women who use surrogate mothers to have a child
do not have a legal right to maternity leave when
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Dartmouth and Aeras join forces to
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Expression-analysis of the human
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young
Sophie Jones, 19, from Eastham, near Liverpool,
had had stomach pains She was refused a cervical
smear test by doctors as...
Unemployment and underemployment
statistics for December 2013
Hong Kong (HKSAR) According to the latest
labour force statistics (provisional figures for
December 2013 ...
The 8 Life Lessons I Learned From 70s
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This Irish Wisdom Is The Inspiration You
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connected can sometimes take your life and
your well-being off...
New reason to eat oats for heart health
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Activist investors bump into each other
in campaigns
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stock index futures rose on Monday, rebounding
from a steep drop in the...
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M indfulness in the Face of Family Crisis
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Immunohistochemical localization and
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Tamm-Horsfall protein in canine renal
tissue after potassium oxalate injection
Urinary macromolecules contribute to promoting or
inhibiting crystal retention in renal tissue and stone
formation. Osteopontin...
A View Of Developmental Issues And
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anything. Slowly, as you grew older, grew up, grew
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(Reuters) Stock futures pointed to a higher
opening for Canadas main stock index after
Sundays referendum...
CIIF Social Capital School Drama
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Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Final of the 2nd Social
Capital School Drama Competition, organised by
the Community Investment...
Spatial variations of pulmonary
tuberculosis prevalence co-impacted
by socio-economic and geographic
factors in Peoples Republic of China,
2010
The report of the fifth national tuberculosis (TB)
epidemiological survey in P. R. China, 2010,
roughly showed that pulmonary...
Are Sex Addicts a Danger to Children?
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recovering sex addict, or if you are dating a sex
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exploded in self-help blogs on the Internet. Tens of
millions globally seek...
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indicate that almost 4,000 staff made redundant
from the NHS in England,...
Distance to supermarket makes no
difference to diet quality, study says
()Public health experts have assumed that living
close to a supermarket is linked to a better diet and
lower obesity....
Illegal Collision Tackles in Rugby
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Social pressures rather than physical
dangers may restrict e-cigarette use,
says university professor
As part of the Psychology Invited Speakers Seminar
Series at the University of Leicester, Professor
Jason Hughes from the...
82% of college football players return to
field after ACL surgery, shows study
New data shows positive trends for players
returning High-level college football players
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The wrinkle fillers that can cause brain
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New research from the University of North Carolina
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Fitness options multiply for the time-
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Internet are changing where Americans work out,
fitness experts say. Time-pressed...
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10 Ways To M ake Sure Your Work Day
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in prescribing statins
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cholesterol, are readily available and patients dont
mind taking them,...
GOP, former M ass. Sen. Brown eye New
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opposing the health law once consulted for firms
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients
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Dr Julian De Silva claims been at least 30 cases of
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M arch 2014 issue of the Hong Kong
M onthly Digest of Statistics is now
available
Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Census and Statistics
Department (CSD) published today (March 17) the
March 2014 issue of the...
New Ombudsman appointed
Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Government
announced today (March 17) the appointment of Ms
Connie Lau Yin-hing as the new...
Patients sent to doctors hospital
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mental...
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decreasing steeply in older Americans
Colon cancer incidence rates have dropped 30
percent in the U.S. in the last 10 years among
adults 50 and older due to the...
NHS spends 100m a year on patients
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with dementia in primary care: a study
protocol
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) frequently occur
in patients with dementia. To date, prospective
studies on the course of...
Statement by The Ombudsman
(Designate)
Hong Kong (HKSAR) In response to her
appointment by the Chief Executive, The
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The unopened Pleasure Hospital of
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17 March 2014 Last updated at 00:35 By Sue Lloyd-
Roberts BBC Newsnight Victims of female genital
mutilation...
M ajor third-hand smoke compound
causes DNA damageand potentially
cancer
Leftover cigarette smoke that clings to walls and
furniture is a smelly nuisance, but now research
suggests that it could...
Five babies a day left at Chinese citys
baby hatch
More than 260 unwanted children, most of them
babies, have been abandoned in a Chinese safe
haven in just over...
Brain-mapping experiment proves that
schizophrenia patients have impaired
ability to imitate
not just the sincerest form of flattery its the

Driving simulator may help people with
hemianopia to drive safely
A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one
half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of
strokes, tumors or...
Researchers discover USP9X gene that
sheds new light on mysteries of brain
development, disability
Research from the University of Adelaide has
confirmed that a gene linked to intellectual
disability is critical to the earliest...
Comparative analysis of CRISPR
cassettes from the human gut
metagenomic contigs
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short
Palindromic Repeats) is a prokaryotic adaptive
defence system that provides...
Response to newspaper report
Hong Kong (HKSAR) In response to a
newspaper report relating to the development of
Nansha and Hengqin today (March...
Volte-face that bodes ill for patients
care
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Study to test chocolate pills for
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Researchers identify two novel genes
associated with development of rare,
aggressive blood cancer
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genes that are associated with the development of
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Phosphoproteomic analysis of the non-
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moellendorffii
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lycophyte which diverged from other vascular plants
approximately 410 million...
Arrangement for cross-boundary
private cars with closed road permits
for Lok M a Chau/M an Kam To/Sha Tau
Kok Crossings to use Shenzhen Bay
Port to end
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(TD) today (March 17) issued a reminder that the
arrangement for holders...
The A&E doctors moving to Australia
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shortfall...
Study to test chocolate pills for heart
health
It wont be nearly as much fun as eating candy
bars, but a big study is being launched to see if
pills containing the...
Computational theories of evolution
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AIS-INM ACA: A Novel Integrated M ACA
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Coding and Promoter Region Prediction
Most of the problems in bioinformatics are now the
challenges in computing. This paper aims at
building a classifier based...
States Urge Retail Giants With
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York Times. ...
Study: Colon cancer incidence rates
decreasing steeply in older Americans
[ | E-mail ] Contact: David
Sampsondavid.sampson@cancer.orgAmerican
Cancer Society Growing use of colonoscopy
credited for...
Riding with impaired drivers tied to
riskier teen driving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Teens whove been
in cars with impaired drivers may be more likely
themselves to...
Can we make whiplash less of a pain in
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M any parents have infant-feeding, TV,
and activity practices which may
increase obesity risk
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9714University of North Carolina Health Care
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Study identifies most common, costly
reasons for mental health
hospitalizations for kids
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6397University of California San Francisco
Nearly...
Class, ancestry and medication are
factors in cardiac risk for lupus patients
New research published in Rheumatology, the
international, peer-reviewed scientific journal, has
suggested that systemic...
Effect of the prolonged high-fat diet on
the fatty acid metabolism in rat blood
and liver
 injury was regarded as a prototypical malingerers
diagnosis. I can...
Comparative effectiveness and cost-
effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy
and pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
prevention in South Africa
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prophylaxis (PrEP) are effective in reducing HIV
transmission in heterosexual...
Vigorous exercise cuts flu risk
17 March 2014 Last updated at 02:06 Running is
one form of potentially flu-beating exercise Doing
at least...
Bilateral simultaneous ureteroscopy
means medics can remove kidney
stones from patients in just one
procedure
Doctors may soon be able to remove kidney stones
in one procedure Pioneering treatment aims to
clear both organs during same...
VIDEO: Ive got a rubber stuck in my
ear
Over a million more patients are attending AE
departments in England than in 2010. Panorama
spent 7 days filming in the AE...
Plunge In Preschool Obesity? Not So
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By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters)
If the news last month that the prevalence of
obesity...
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Contradictory data on consequences of prolonged
high-fat diet requires a detailed study of the
influence of nutritional high-fat...
Skin-tight suits for space explorers
17 March 2014 Last updated at 02:18 By Smitha
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Cricket-Trotts con disrespectful of
real illness
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) Jonathan Trotts
assertion that mental and physical fatigue had
forced him home...
Ashton, aged three, is first child in
Britain fitted with battery-powered
pump to help his failing heart
Ashton Hutcheson, three, is the second child in the
world to use the device HeartWare pump will keep
him alive until an organ...
VIDEO: Skin-tight suits for space
explorers
Space scientists at Kings College London have
fashioned a skin-tight spacesuit that they hope will
help prevent astronauts...
Data Fail! How Google Flu Trends Fell
Way Short
By Stephanie Pappas, Senior Writer Published:
03/13/2014 02:04 PM EDT on LiveScience An
attempt to identify flu outbreaks...
 M ajor third-hand smoke compound
causes DNA damage and potentially
cancer
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8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
6042 m_bernstein@acs.org Contact:...
Flu Can Infect M any Without Causing
Symptoms: Study
SUNDAY March 16, 2014, 2014 Think you know
who has the flu? Think again: a new study finds
that three-quarters of...
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Tequila plant is possible sweetener for
diabetics helps reduce blood sugar,
weight
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8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
6042 m_bernstein@acs.org Katie...
Better-tasting reduced-fat desserts,
dressings, sauces: Coming soon?
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8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
6042 m_bernstein@acs.org Contact:...
High-tech materials purify water with
sunlight
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8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
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Nikon drops to five-week low after
China consumer show criticism
TOKYO (Reuters) s in Nikon Corp shed 4.2
percent to a five-week low of 1,686 yen on Monday
morning after it was criticized...
Prions From Dr. Jekyll to being M r.
Hyde
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Revealed: the conveyor belt care of
those with dementia
A survey by the charity today discloses that one in
three of those with dementia had received visits
from at least 10 different...
Potentially safer, greener alternative to
BPA could come from papermaking
waste
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8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
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The rush to rain
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3688DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dust kicked...
Three-quarters of people with seasonal
and pandemic flu have no symptoms
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Harry
Dayantish.dayantis@ucl.ac.uk 44-020-310-
83844The Lancet Around 1 in 5 of the population

M other-of-two dies from swine flu five
years after a major pandemic swept the
world
Jane Garner, 35 died within six weeks of
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Vet fighting to provide medical pot for
others with PTSD
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veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder
by helping them get medical...
Researchers: Northeast Greenland ice
loss accelerating
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Gordergorder.1@osu.edu 614-292-9475Ohio State
University All margins of ice sheet now unstable...
Thermal vision: Graphene light detector
first to span infrared spectrum
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4386University of Michigan ANN ARBORThe first
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Southern Ocean iron cycle gives new
insight into climate change
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children each flu season and early indications
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Some of the charities paying for mental health care
for children and families affected by the Sandy
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M ercurys contraction much greater
than thought
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2140Carnegie Institution IMAGE: This image
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Regional warming triggers sustained
mass loss in Northeast Greenland ice
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928-8896University of Bristol Northeast
Greenland,...
M ercury contracted more than prior
estimates, evidence shows
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7183Case Western Reserve University New
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Physicists, Generals And CEOs Agree:
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weight
A sweetener created from the plant used to make
tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26
million Americans and...
Keep your heart healthy
(HealthDay)Heres the bad news: Heart disease
is the leading cause of death in the United States,
and 49 percent...
Chronic hyperglycemia tied to worse
surgical outcomes
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percent) is associated with poor surgical
outcomes, as measured by an increased...
As Paris Smog Worsens, France
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PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) France will introduce
driving restrictions in Paris on Monday to tackle
dangerous pollution...
How M any Fast Food Restaurants Do
You Pass On Your Way To Work? Why It
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Constant exposure to fast food restaurants could
make people more likely to eat the food at those
restaurants and be more...
Honey is a new approach to fighting
antibiotic resistance
Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and
fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious,
ever-growing problem...
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Cancer therapy may be too targeted
Researchers have identified two novel cancer
genes that are associated with the development of
a rare, highly aggressive,...
Improving EHR interoperability is a
national priority: HHS
(HealthDay)Interoperability of electronic health
record (EHR) systems is a national priority of the
Office of the National...
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relationship. Yet, for many, this seems to be
elusive. There are some...
These 16 Incredible Bathrooms Are
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home. Its where you start your day and begin your
night. (And for...
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Facebook?
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recently published demonstrates moods are
contagious on online social...
 Senegal law bans smoking in public
Senegals health minister says lawmakers have
banned tobacco advertising and smoking in public
places. Awa Marie Coll...
We Tried It: Intensati
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two words: intention and sati, the Pali word for
mindfulness. Where:...
5 Ways Working M oms Can Get the Best
Sleep Ever
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a working mom, that word might not have much
meaning for you...
Honey is a new approach to fighting
antibiotic resistance: How sweet it is!
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Michael Bernstein 214-853-
8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
6042 m_bernstein@acs.org Contact:...
HK Customs seizes 32kg of high-grade
heroin at Lo Wu Control Point and Tsim
Sha Tsui
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Hong Kong Customs
seized about 11 kilogrammes of high-grade heroin
at Lo Wu Control Point and another...
Body Image Boosters From The
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A positive body image goes beyond liking your
looks. It encompasses taking good care of yourself
and leading a fulfilling...
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30 Ways To Do The Things You Love
Without Your Smartphone
In our tech-obsessed culture, our smartphones
seem to be as essential as our wallets when were
heading out the door...
Thinking About Cutting Back on Soda?
Try M onday
You hit up the gym, spin class or yoga multiple
times a week. Youre a card-carrying flexitarian. And
you would never...
The Habits of Happy People
Most people have something that gnaws at them at
night, a problem or unrealized dream somewhere
in their lives that causes...
Heart maker Carmat to wait before next
transplant: founder
PARIS (Reuters) French artificial heart maker
Carmat will not carry out any more human
transplants until it has determined...
The Effects of Spring and Sunlight on
M y Bipolar
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weather is nearly perfect. The flowers, insects, and
snakes (!) have...
Advance toward developing an oral
pain reliever derived from debilitating
snail venom
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Michael Bernstein 214-853-
8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
6042 m_bernstein@acs.org Contact:...
 Former Boston mayor Tom M enino has
cancer: reports
BOSTON (Reuters) The longest-serving mayor in
Boston history, who stepped down early this year
after 20 years in...
Bristol-M yers Squibb, Pfizer announce
FDA approval of Eliquis for DVT
prophylaxis
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
M ercks NOXAFIL injection gets FDA
approval for intravenous use
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the
United States and Canada, today announced that
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Alberta prepares tanning equipment
legislation
Alberta is preparing tanning equipment legislation
to be introduced this year that aims to help protect
young people from...
The 10 M ost Ethical Destinations On
Earth
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positive impact on the world. As eco-tourism gains
more and more recognition,...
Say Good M orning To These Japanese
Pancakes With Kale & M iso M ayo
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Japanese Pancakes, are as fun to eat as they are
to make. With okonomi...
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Keep Your Heart Healthy
SUNDAY March 16, 2014, 2014 Heres the bad
news: Heart disease is the leading cause of death
in the United...
Almost Family agrees to acquire
Caldwell M edical Centers M edicare-
certified home health agency
Almost Family, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFAM), today
announced that it has entered into an agreement to
acquire the assets of the Medicare-certified...
Not-So-Objective Scientists Cling To
Accepted Wisdom
Overturning scientific dogma is tricky. Reporter Joe
Palca tells NPRs Rachel Martin that one
astronomer learned that...
Your Weekly Travel Zen: Budapest
This weeks Moment of Travel Zen comes to us
from Lena, of misssfaith.com. Of her photo she
says: My hotel was...
A plunge in U.S. preschool obesity? Not
so fast, experts say
NEW YORK (Reuters) If the news last month that
the prevalence of obesity among American
preschoolers had plunged...
The surprising health benefits of beer
If youre got party plans this weekend, dont be
afraid to knock back a cold one. Beer has several
surprising health...
 Cutting and self-harm: Is your kid doing
it?
Cutting, burning, carvingself-injury is big health
concern in the US, with an estimated 15 to 20
percent of kids and teens...
Obesity and autism (again)
The paper by Phillips and colleagues [1] looking at
the prevalence of unhealthy weight in relation to
developmentally-defined...
5 Everyday M oments You Didnt Realize
Were Spiritual
There are moments in your life that will take your
breath away, ones that will make you weep, and
others that will fill you...
Speech by CS at "Hong Kong For All:
Vision 2020" in observation of
International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination 2014
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Following is the speech by
the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie
Lam, delivered at...
Labour Department committed to
promoting work safety of construction
industry
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Continuous economic
development opens up unlimited job and business
opportunities for the construction...
IL-37 inhibits the production of
inflammatory cytokines in peripheral
blood mononuclear cells of patients
with systemic lupus erythematosus: its
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Which expired foods are okay to eat?
Expiration dates are like threatening work
deadlines: They loom overhead, and if youre even
a day late, youre in for...
10 Things That Will Happen When You
Start Pursuing Your Dreams
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passions and its a relatively new reality for you. Or
perhaps youre...
The Dos & Donts Of Helping A Friend
Whos Depressed
As depression affects 1 in 5 people at some point
in their lives, chances are you know someone who
is currently living with...
M an arrested for murder and arson
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Police today (March 16)
arrested a 27-year-old man in suspected
connection with a murder and arson...
What's In A Name?
Blastocystis is a protist parasitising the intestine of
humans and a variety of animals. We estimate that
at least 1 billion...
Regulatory mechanisms of betacellulin
in CXCL8 production from lung cancer
cells
Betacellulin (BTC), a member of the epidermal
 correlation with disease activity
Interleukin-37 (IL-37), a new member of IL-1 family
cytokine, is recently identified as a natural inhibitor
of innate immunity....
GP drowned herself in bath after fraud
arrest, inquest told
Before she died, Dr Allim wrote suicide notes to her
husband, her 24-year-old daughter Victoria, who
worked as the practice...
A battery that breathes could power
next-gen electric vehicles
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Michael Bernstein 214-853-
8005 (Dallas Press Center, March 14-19) 202-872-
6042 m_bernstein@acs.org Contact:...
U.S. deeply disturbed by Chinese
dissidents death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) The United States is
deeply disturbed by reports of the death of
prominent Chinese...
The Passion Trap
The first email I ever sent was to Stephen Hawking.
I sent the email in the spring of 1998 when I was
16 years old from a...
Intention to use long acting and
permanent contraceptive methods and
factors affecting it among married
women in Adigrat town, Tigray, Northern
Ethiopia
Despite the increase in contraceptive use
worldwide over the last decade, there is still
discrepancy in the need to limit...
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growth factor (EGF) family, binds and activates
ErbB1 and ErbB4 homodimers....
The Charge of the Crazy Ant: Chemical
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Embryonic rat vascular smooth muscle
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warming...
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New M RI can see through metal
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Florida election a bellwether for fall
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new study from Sweden suggests. Researchers...
Parents often glued to cellphone while
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Ranbaxy scrambles for ingredients to
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MUMBAI/LONDON (Reuters) Indian drugmaker
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd is in talks with at least
two companies on sourcing...
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despite what...
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stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday
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M ore than 2 in 100 Americans have new
hips, knees
Its not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle
with a new knee. More than 2 of every 100
Americans now have an...
Court denies M yriad Genetics motion
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have stopped rival...
Parkinsons patients under risk of
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It may now be possible to identify the first-stage
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High antibody affinity identifies type 1
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LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults) is a
form of type 1 diabetes in adulthood. Like the
childhood form, the insulin-producing...
 Genetics may explain why some
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having hip abnormalities
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are high functioning despite having one or both hip
abnormalities typically...
How Gareth Bales Kinesio tape is
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lymphoedema and uses Kinesio tape Athletes like
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Checking the blood pressure in BOTH
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attack and stroke risk People with a difference of 10
points are 38% more...
Rewiring of regenerated axons by
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Rats exhibit extremely limited motor function
recovery after total transection of the spinal cord
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Hyalomma aegyptium in the M iddle East
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potentially lethal disease of humans, has...
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Claimed Skype could reduce outpatient
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pressure on many struggling hospitals 180,000...
Why crushing your pills could give you
an overdose, and other medicine
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2014 | UPDATED: 04:37 EST, 11 March 2014
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 Glucosamine supplement does not help
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glucosamine in diet lemonade. There was no
difference in knee pain, degradation of...
H7N9 bird flu comes home to roost in
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The handful of poultry dealers lingering at
Chengbei Market have had little to do since
Chinese authorities shut down their...
Children eat too much salt, researchers
find
There needs to be a much greater effort to reduce
salt in foods. Researchers studied the sodium
content of...
Where nothing grows anymore
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jena.deFriedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena
Geographers of the University...
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Sen. Joe M anchin seeks to block new
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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is calling on the
governments top health official to overturn the
approval of a powerful painkiller,...
Colorado made $3.5 million in pot tax in
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Marijuana sales in Colorado brought in $3.5 million
in tax revenues and fees in the first month retail pot
outlets were allowed,...
Turings theory of chemical
morphogenesis validated 60 years after
his death
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Burrowslburrows@brandeis.edu 781-736-
4027Brandeis University Scientists from Brandeis
University...
What Jennifer Aniston Really Eats For
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prefer to skip this...
Youll Never Guess How M any Women
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File this under sad but true news: Many moms are
suffering from seriously long dry spells. Thirty-two
percent of moms admit...
Supraspinal characterization of the
thermal grill illusion with fM RI
Simultaneous presentation of non-noxious
warm(40degreesC) and cold(20degreesC) stimuli
in an interlacing fashion results...
 PPAR Gamma agonists regulate tobacco
smoke-induced toll like receptor 4
expression in alveolar macrophages
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma
(PPARgamma) is a ligand-activated transcription
factor that exerts multiple...
Abundant expression and functional
participation of TRPV1 at Zunsanli
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mechanical stimulation to acupoints using
needles. Although acupuncture is...
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Children and teenagers in the UK are eating far too
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cereals, according...
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and closures
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University Hospitals; George Eliot Hospitals;
United Lincolnshire Hospitals;...
Lower IQ in teen years increases risk of
early-onset dementia
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York U astronomer maps out Earths
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M acrophages in solid organ
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location and differentiation...
Organ-specific and tumor-size-
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clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been used
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renal cell carcinoma (RCC)....
Prescriptions for opioids stabilizing
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Death rates from opioids have been soaring in the
U.S. since the 1990s. To support the appropriate
use of these controlled...
Children eat too much salt
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salt in foods. Researchers studied the sodium
content of...
Plaques detected in brain scans
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Hip, knee replacements may boost
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Statins may lower blood clot risk
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312-388-5241American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Statins, when combined...
Bayer says Nexavar misses target in
liver cancer trial
FRANKFURT (Reuters) Germanys Bayer said a
Phase III trial of cancer drug Nexavar as an
adjuvant therapy for...
Doctor RICHARD SAUL convinced ADHD
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After 50 years in practice Dr Saul says there is no
such thing as ADHD Improving your diet, exercising
and sleeping more...
Antibiotic treatment of acute
uncomplicated cystitis based on rapid
urine test and local epidemiology:
lessons from a primary care series
Acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) is an ideal
target of optimization for antibiotic therapy in
primary care. Because surveillance...
Totally thoracoscopic repair of atrial
septal defect reduces systemic
inflammatory reaction and myocardial
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312-388-5241American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Study found 40 percent...
Postoperative doctor shopping linked
to higher narcotic use among
orthopaedic patients
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312-388-5241American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons An estimated 20 percent...
How running in a bag of air gets stroke
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2014 | UPDATED: 18:23 EST, 10 March 2014 A
running machine that...
Effect of melilotus extract on lung injury
by upregulating the expression of
cannabinoid CB2 receptors in septic
rats
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to treat inflammatory infectious diseases. Melilotus
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Identification and characterization of
cancer stem cells in human head and
neck squamous cell carcinoma
Current evidence suggests that initiation, growth,
and invasion of cancer are driven by a small
population of cancer stem...
A phase I study of AST1306, a novel
irreversible EGFR and HER2 kinase
inhibitor, in patients with advanced
 damage in initial patients
To compare the effect of totally thoracoscopic with
conventional, open repair of atrial septal defect.
Methods: Forty atrial...
M Ps debate hospital closure power
11 March 2014 Last updated at 06:00 There was
strong opposition to the closure of Lewishams AE
MPs are set to debate...
Administration drops proposed
M edicare changes
The Obama administration says its pulling the
plug on proposed changes to the Medicare
prescription program that ran...
Patients with metabolic disorder may
face higher complication risk following
total joint replacement
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312-388-5241American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Patients who are overweight,...
M ajor League Baseball players win
more games following Tommy John
surgery
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312-388-5241American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Since 1986, 83 percent...
Four more workers test positive for
radiation from New M exico site
By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) Four more
workers have tested positive for exposure tied to an
accidental release of...
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solid tumors
AST1306 is an orally active irreversible small
molecule inhibitor of EGFR (erbB1), HER2 (erbB2)
and HER4 (erbB4) signaling....
Unique individual demonstrates
desired immune response to HIV virus
One persons unique ability to fight HIV has
provided key insights into an immune response
that researchers now hope...
Study: M LB pitchers dont regain
performance level after Tommy John
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Ford Health System VIDEO: Vasilios (Bill)...
Study finds no greater injury risk on
artificial playing surfaces
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Surgeons No statistically significant...
Total hip replacement surgery safe for
nonagenarian patients
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312-388-5241American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Despite advanced age,...
Genetics may explain high-functioning
senior athletes with hip abnormalities
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312-388-5241American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Most hips with signs...
 Study: 2 percent of Americans have
new hips, knees
Its not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle
with a new knee. More than 2 of every 100
Americans now have an...
Sanofi, UCB set up drug development
partnership
PARIS (Reuters) French and Belgian drugmakers
Sanofi and UCB have entered a partnership aimed
at finding treatments...
This M ight Be the Worst Sex Toy Ever
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get any more creative, we stumbled across this
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Theres Now an Ice Cream Cleanse
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Have you ever wished you could eat ice cream for
every meal? Well, Kippys Ice Cream Shop in
Venice, California, recently...
Botox on the PBS shouldnt be a
headache for taxpayers..
Imagine if you could get Botox on the PBS!!
Expressions would start disappearing off faces all
around you, turning Australia...
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U.S. top court case highlights unsettled
science in contraception
NEW YORK (Reuters) As the U.S. Supreme
Court prepares to hear a religious dispute over the
Obamacare contraception...
Why crushing your pills to make them
easier to swallow could give you an
overdose, and other medicine mishaps
to avoid
By Helen Foster PUBLISHED: 20:13 EST, 10 March
2014 | UPDATED: 20:13 EST, 10 March 2014
Medicine is supposed...
Why This "Fatty Running" Facebook
Post Is Condescending and M essed Up,
Not M otivational
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would you (a) praise her for working so hard and
flash her a thumbs-up,...
Ice age: who has used crystal meth
and why?
If youve listened to the news lately, you might think
that Australia is overrun with uncontrollably violent
people on...
Improved production of recombinant
human Fas ligand extracellular domain
in Pichia pastoris: yield enhancement
using disposable culture-bag and its
application to site-specific chemical
modifications
A useful heterologous production system is
required to obtain sufficient amounts of
recombinant therapeutic proteins, which...
 The number and genetic relatedness of
transmitted/founder virus impact
clinical outcome in vaginal R5
SHIVSF162P3N infection
Severe genetic bottleneck occurs during HIV-1
sexual transmission whereby most infections are
initiated by a single transmitted/founder...
B-type natriuretic peptide and mortality
in extremely low birth weight infants
with pulmonary hypertension: a
retrospective cohort analysis
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a strong
predictor of mortality in adult patients with various
forms of pulmonary hypertension...
U.S. cancer doctors urge payment fix as
cases set to rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. cancer doctors are
worried about their ability to handle an expected
surge in cancer cases...
Why you should NEVER keep your
mobile in your bedroom
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2014 | UPDATED: 20:26 EST, 10 March 2014 The
next time you...
Implant to stop painful angina attacks:
Device is designed to keep blood
circulating in the heart for longer
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2014 | UPDATED: 20:40 EST, 10 March 2014 A tiny
implant shaped...
Large and forgotten in rural Australia:
assessment, attitudes and possible
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Host-specific assemblages typify gut
microbial communities of related insect
species
Mutualisms between microbes and insects are
ubiquitous and facilitate exploitation of various
trophic niches by host insects....
Senator seeks to block Zohydro pain
drug
WASHINGTON Sen. Joe Manchin is calling on
the governments top health official to overturn the
approval of a...
Nepals miracle gel saves newborns
from infection
DHULIKHEL, Nepal, March 11 (Thomson Reuters
Foundation) Sangita Shrestha desperately waits
in a hospital bed to see...
Its not a daft fad to be milk intolerant
For 3 million lactose intolerant Britons a glass of
milk it is not welcome But a genetic mutation in the
majority means they...
ASK THE DOCTOR: Will an anaesthetic
give me Alzheimers?
By Dr Martin Scurr PUBLISHED: 19:36 EST, 10
March 2014 | UPDATED: 19:36 EST, 10 March 2014
I am 84 and...
Effects of a blended learning approach
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 approaches to losing weight in young
adult males
Young Adult Males (YAMs) in rural Australia are
poorly studied with respect to overweight and
obesity. Firstly, we explored...
Free-radical scavenging properties of
low molecular weight peptide(s)
isolated from S1 cultivar of mulberry
leaves and their impact on Bombyx mori
(L.) (Bombycidae)
The mulberry leaves have been considered as a
sole food source for silkworm, Bombyx mori (L.). In
present work an attempt...
How collaborative are quality
improvement collaboratives: a
qualitative study in stroke care
Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) continue
to be widely used, yet evidence for their
effectiveness is equivocal....
Game in Dallas postponed after player
collapses
NEW YORK (Reuters) The National Hockey
League game between the Dallas Stars and the
Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday...
Analytical Solutions of Systems of
Partial Differential-Algebraic Equations
This work presents the application of the power
series method (PSM) to find solutions of
partialdifferential-algebraic equations...
Total hip arthroplasty for Crowe IV hip
without subtrochanteric shortening
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level public health course
Blended learning approaches, in which in-person
and online course components are combined in a
single course, are rapidly...
Exploring the molecular causes of
hepatitis B virus vaccination response:
an approach with epigenomic and
transcriptomic data
Variable responses to the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
vaccine have recently been reported as strongly
dependent on genetic causes....
The Top 4 Criteria of M y Psychiatrist
Wish List
As I mentioned in a recent post, I just got health
insurance. Ive managed my medication with the
same Nurse Practitioner...
Senior M oments Dont Seem to Lead
to Dementia for M ost
MONDAY March 10, 2014, 2014 Only about 20
percent of people who experience senior
moments of forgetfulness,...
A high-throughput, restriction-free
cloning and screening strategy based
on ccdB-gene replacement
In high-throughput demanding fields, such as
biotechnology and structural biology, molecular
cloning is an essential tool...
The Chinese version of story recall: a
useful screening tool for mild cognitive
 osteotomy -a long term follow up study
Several authors reported encouraging results of
total hip arthroplasty (THA) for Crowe IV hips
performed using shortening...
The self-reported health of U.S. flight
attendants compared to the general
population
Few studies have examined the broad health
effects of occupational exposures in flight
attendants apart from disease-specific...
Girls born small or underweight twice
as likely to be infertile in adulthood
Girls born unexpectedly small or underweight
seem to be twice as likely to have fertility problems
in adulthood as those...
Comprehensive geriatric test predicts
long-term mortality
(HealthDay)For older patients hospitalized with
heart failure, a comprehensive geriatric
assessment (CGA) score is associated...
Talking about your wifes weight could
save her life: Charity says discussing
lifestyle will save women from heart
disease
The British Heart Foundation wants to raise
awareness of heart disease Its worried that too
many women see it as a...
SXSW: Software, Apps Still Rule But A
Hardware Resurgence Is On
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impairment and Alzheimers disease in
the elderly
Decline in verbal episodic memory is a core feature
of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). The
delayed story recall...
The Surprising Psychological Value of
Human Touch
Whenever Im overwhelmed or feeling down, I tend
to crave touch. A hug, a hand to hold; a connection
that can manifest...
Consultant offers tips for evaluating
staff pay
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raises for a practices staff can be tricky, according
to an article...
Diagnosis of pseudarthrosis after
fusion remains difficult
(HealthDay)There is no definitive method
besides surgical exploration to make the diagnosis
of pseudarthrosis following...
Using smokers lungs in more
transplants will save lives despite
increased cancer risk for patients
Leading charity says people should be more open
to different lungs Cystic Fibrosis Trust
reconditioned lungs...
Intracellular signaling prevents
effective blockade of oncogenic gp130
mutants by neutralizing antibodies
Short in-frame deletions in the second extracellular
 during our...
Cloning, recombinant expression and
characterization of a pectate lyase from
Paenibacillus sp. 0602 in recombinant
Escherichia coli
Biotechnological applications of microbial pectate
lyases (Pels) in plant fiber processing are
considered as environmentally...
Phase II randomized trial of
neoadjuvant metformin plus letrozole
versus placebo plus letrozole for
estrogen receptor positive
postmenopausal breast cancer
(M ETEOR)
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy with an aromatase
inhibitor has shown efficacy comparable to that of
neoadjuvant chemotherapy...
The Power of a M indful M inute in
Schools (and at Home)
A bellringer is a short activity that some teachers
put on the board in the beginning of a class so
students have something...
Natural selection has altered the
appearance of Europeans over the past
5,000 years
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Dr. Karola
Kirsanowkirsanow@uni-mainz.de 49-613-139-
23472Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
Ancient...
NASA data shed new light on changing
Greenland ice
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domain of the cytokine receptor gp130 are the
leading cause of inflammatory...
Serum level of DKK-1 and its prognostic
potential in non-small cell lung cancer
The aim of the present study was to measure the
serum level of dickkopf-1(DKK-1) in patients with
non-small cell lung cancer...
Non-face-to-face physical activity
interventions in older adults: a
systematic review
Physical activity is effective in preventing chronic
diseases, increasing quality of life and promoting
general health in...
Brazil starts HPV vaccination program
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday
said the country was rolling out a vaccination
program to protect five million...
JCI online ahead of print table of
contents for M arch 10, 2014
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Corinne
Williamspress_releases@the-jci.orgJournal of
Clinical Investigation Identification of a broadly...
Claim that raw milk reduces lactose
intolerance doesnt pass smell test,
study finds
 [ | E-mail ] Contact: George
HaleGeorge.r.hale@nasa.gov 301-614-
5853NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center IMAGE:
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FactChecking Sarah Palin at CPAC
Sarah Palin told her fellow conservatives at CPAC
that there are more uninsured today than when
Obama began all of this,...
Drunken groom fights with bride on jet,
forces emergency landing
By Peter Polack GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands
(Reuters) A groom on his honeymoon got into a
drunken argument with...
Just 1.5 Hours of TV a Day M ay Disrupt
Kids Sleep, Study Says
MONDAY March 10, 2014, 2014 Kids who watch
as little as 1.5 hours of TV a day may get less sleep
than those who dont...
Study finds that older patients are
undertreated
Older people globally are being denied proper
access to cancer care, according to an editorial by
Queens University...
Top doctor claims the Governments
failure to cut salt out of diets has killed
12,000 Britons
Prof Graham MacGregor said meddling by ex-
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley meant vital salt
reduction targets have only just...
Grandmother tells of devastation after
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Ipaktchiansusani@stanford.edu 650-725-
5375Stanford University Medical Center
STANFORD, Calif....
S&P dips after record; China data,
Boeing weigh
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) U.S.
stocks dipped on Monday, weighed down by soft
data out of China and Boeings...
La Jolla Pharmas drug improves kidney
function in trial
(Reuters) La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co said its
experimental drug to treat chronic kidney disease
met the main goal...
Low T Diagnosis Needs M ore Than a
Blood Test, Experts Say
MONDAY March 10, 2014, 2014 A blood test
alone is not enough to diagnose low testosterone
levels in men, and it should...
Harvard Review of Psychiatry provides
updates on ASD research
New findings on topics ranging from genetic
causes to meeting the needs of college students
on the spectrum Recent...
Checking the blood pressure in BOTH
arms could save your life: Big
difference between the readings is an
early sign of heart disease
Checking both arms could give warning of heart
attack and stroke risk People with a difference of 10
points are 38% more...
NHS cancels operation for cerebral
 botched bingo wings surgery
Marcia Thomas, 53, from Sussex, was distraught
after a botched op She had wanted to have her
bingo wings removed but was...
M emories Can Go Astray When We Step
Outside Our Bodies
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experience made it harder for people to remember
what happened. ...
Casinos, Sites Of Excess, M ight Actually
Help Families Slim Down
A recent study finds that a casinos expansion was
associated with an increase in family income in its
community. In...
National study reveals urban lawn care
habits
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x121Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Beneath...
Small biomass power plants could help
rural economies, stabilize national
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Mo. As energy...
State Considers Lowering the Volume
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palsy boy, Ben Baddeley, due to
hospital cuts
Ben Baddeley had endured gruelling preparation
for the surgery Would have made his dream of
playing football with his brother...
Earthbound Tensions Dont Reach
Russian-American Space Partnership
U.S. astronaut Mike Hopkins is expected to land in
Kazakhstan, and despite diplomatic tensions, the
Russians plan to pick...
1000 insatiable leaders, tackling the
worlds biggest challenges, unite in an
African capital
If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in
the world would also change. As a man changes
his own nature, so does...
Penn researchers model a key breaking
point involved in traumatic brain injury
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Evan
Lernerelerner@upenn.edu 215-573-6604University
of Pennsylvania IMAGE: Even the mildest form...
Northeast Syria faces food crisis, but
access eases elsewhere: WFP
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) Three
northeastern provinces of Syria face an alarming
food...
Wall Street dips on Chinese data,
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Monday, weighed by soft data out of China and

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among insulin users
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Bullying among kids tied to suicidal
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Chemists discover new class of
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Researchers to explore 3-D-printed
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E-cigarettes: Gateway to nicotine
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Association between anemia and falls in
community-dwelling older people:
cross-sectional results from the KORA-
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M alaria spreads to higher altitudes
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Malaria parasites...
British widow wins battle for husbands
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A British woman won a High Court battle on
Thursday to preserve her late husbands sperm for
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Large-scale study shows power of pre-k
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larynx is an unusual lesion, particularly in the
pediatric age group. Laryngeal...
DAWN: A framework to identify autism
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Immune responses result in
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positive patients living in a low
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Northeast of Brazil
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risk of occurrence of malignant neoplasms in 508
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Liver myofibroblasts up-regulate
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during hepatitis B induced liver failure
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substantial evidence indicates...
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Study aims to define risk factors for
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that women with distal radius...
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Gene Therapy Seems Safe, M ay Help
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of HIV patients to help them resist the AIDS virus,
and say the treatment...
What Is Your Souls Work in the World?
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necessity to always be aware of the big picture.
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reported that the part...
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disease
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illegal drugs body has criticised...
Young adult smokers may experience
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life ranging from late...
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 Resource use by patients hospitalized
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Europe: analysis of the REACH study
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M ental abuse should be made crime
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income, decreased poverty rates and...
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Heart Attack Risk Is 5 Times Higher
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study shows that the risk of heart attack increases
five times in the...
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M anagement of type 2 diabetes and its
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Silk screws used to repair fractures
5 March 2014 Last updated at 01:37 By Helen
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A Genetic Entrepreneur Sets His Sights
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Adhering to CPAP Therapy Takes
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health effects
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chemotherapy in the last months of their lives are
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Letter to M y Father
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(especially when its...
Estimating the under-reporting of
norovirus illness in Germany utilizing
enhanced awareness of diarrhoea
during a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-
producing E. coli O104:H4 in 2011
Laboratory-confirmed norovirus illness is
reportable in Germany since 2001. Reported case
numbers are known to be undercounts,...
Comparative genomics of the
Bifidobacterium breve taxon
Bifidobacteria are commonly found as part of the
microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of a
broad range of hosts,...
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Somaliland leaders want female
genitals to be cut
HARGEISA, Somalia (AP) The 30 Somali
teenagers both boys and girls all agreed:
Female genital mutilation is harmful...
10 Stunning Pictures and Videos of
Ballerinas Doing Insanely Gorgeous
Things
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certainly heard of (or seen pictures from) The
Ballerina Project,...
Thyroid disease in insulin-treated
patients with type 2 diabetes: a
retrospective study
Diabetes mellitus and thyroid diseases frequently
coexist. In order to evaluate how thyroid disorders
interfere with glycemic...
Physical activity and the risk of
postmenopausal breast cancer
The relationship between physical activity (PA)
throughout life and the risk of postmenopausal
breast cancer overall and...
Impact of long-lasting, insecticidal nets
on anaemia and prevalence of
Plasmodium falciparum among children
under five years in areas with highly
resistant malaria vectors
The widespread use of insecticide-treated nets
(LLINs) leads to the development of vector
resistance to insecticide. This...
 A Spirituality that Embraces Feelings &
Desire
We often hear spiritual teachers say that suffering
is created by our attachments and that the path
toward awakening means...
The costs and benefits of diagnosis of
ADHD: commentary on Holden et al.
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Morgan, Coghill and Currie , CAPMH 7:34, 2013,
report on the prevalence and...
Ethnic disparities in acquiring 2009
pandemic H1N1 influenza: a case-
control study
Novel risk factors were associated with the 2009
pandemic A/H1N1 virus (pH1N1). Ethnicity was
among these risk factors. ...
Androgen receptor CAG repeats, non-
random X chromosome inactivation,
and loss of heterozygosity at Xq25 in
relation to breast cancer risk
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association of non-random X chromosome
inactivation (XCI) and loss of heterozygosity...
LGBT Health Roundup: February 28,
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round up of some of the...
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Yellowstone bison could launch new
herds without risking cattle, study says
By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) Wild bison from
Yellowstone National Park that are deemed free of
cattle disease could...
Transgenic expression of delta-6 and
delta-15 fatty acid desaturases
enhances omega-3 polyunsaturated
fatty acid accumulation in
Synechocystis sp. PCC6803
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two or more double bonds in their backbone, are
the focus of intensive...
Stress induced telomere shortening:
longer life with less mutations?
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and imperfect DNA repair machinery. In higher
eukaryotes the accumulation...
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antibiotics arms race
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near Gaza border: hospital
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killed a Palestinian woman in the Gaza Strip in an
area near the border...
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there is only so much time between work, school,
activities, homework...
The Problem with Healthy Food Porn
As any Instagram lover can attest, unhealthy foods
(think: greasy macaroni and cheese, sugar-filled
cake pops, and pretty...
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Exploring experiences in peer
mentoring as a strategy for capacity
building in sexual reproductive health
and HIV service integration in Kenya
The Integra Initiative designed, tested, and adapted
protocols for peer mentorship in order to improve
service providersskills,...
Physiology and applied sciences in
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Nepal, there is an expected increase in the number
of Nepalese physiologists....
Living near airport could raise stroke
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pregnant
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spend months or even years trying to conceive.
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The Bad Habit 77 Percent of Women
Need to Break
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hair or vented to a friend about a particularly huge
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Genomic rearrangements and
signatures of breeding in the allo-
octoploid strawberry as revealed
through an allele dose based SSR
linkage map
Breeders in the allo-octoploid strawberry currently
make little use of molecular marker tools. As a first
step of a QTL discovery...
Testing predictive models of positive
and negative affect with psychosocial,
acculturation, and coping variables in a
multiethnic undergraduate sample
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on positive and negative affect within the field of
psychology, there is...
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for diverse learning needs
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delegation from the...
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conditions, but there was...
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susceptibility to endotoxin using
circulating acute phase biomarkers and
bioassay development in sheep: a
review
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investigate and understand various pathologies
and novel therapies for...
Bronchoscopic intratumoral injection of
tranexamic acid to prevent excessive
bleeding during multiple forceps
biopsies of lesions with a high risk of
bleeding: a prospective case series
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endobronchial forceps biopsy or brushing of
necrotic or hypervascular tumors in...
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Surgeons in Newcastle have removed a mans
tumour and repaired the site of the operation using
leg muscles and tissue...
LegCo Panel on Environmental Affairs
to depart for Europe to conduct
overseas duty visit
Hong Kong (HKSAR) The following is issued on
behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat: The
Legislative Council...
SEN to visit Europe for exchanges on
waste management strategies
Hong Kong (HKSAR) The Secretary for the
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always make your...
Baseline elevated Lp-PLA2 is
associated with increased risk for re-
stenosis after stent placement
Lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-
PLA2) is a novel biomarker for cardiovascular risk
prediction. Whether increased...
Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal
plants in M alakand Valley, District Dir
(Lower), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The Malakand valley of District Dir (Lower) is
endowed with a diverse plant wealth.
Ethnoveterinary knowledge provides the...
How real science labs work
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Fermented soshiho-tang with
Lactobacillus plantarum enhances the
antiproliferative activity in vascular
smooth muscle cell
Soshiho-tang (SST) is a traditional medicine widely
used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis. SST has
been shown to confer...
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Improved screening means new targets
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Evaluation of Physicochemical
Characteristics of Hydrophobically
M odified Glycol Chitosan Nanoparticles
and their Biocompatibility in M urine
Osteosarcoma and Osteoblast-like Cells
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hydrophobically modified by 5-cholanic acid to
impart amphiphilic properties...
Why The Shocking Twist on The
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Bachelor is more of a guilty pleasure than a
template for a healthy love life....
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backside, women...
Tobacco smoking in mongolia: findings
of a national knowledge, attitudes and
practices study
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consumed tobacco, placing Mongolia among the
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swept down a mountainside into a Missoula,
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Ever Again
If you think that a calorie is a calorieand it doesnt
matter if it comes from kale or cookies, then its
time to...
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A Pelican Shows Us What Its Like To Fly
Pelicans have the life. They live by the water, fly over
the ocean, and eat lots of fish. Among humans,
only T.C. from Magnum...
When eating healthy is not healthy:
orthorexia nervosa and its
measurement with the ORTO-15 in
Hungary
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M efloquine safety and tolerability in
pregnancy: a systematic literature
review
Control of malaria in pregnant women is still a
major challenge as it constitutes an important
cause of maternal and neonatal...
I Hate Quotes About Success (Except
For This One)
Generic platitudes tend to annoy me. You know the
kind Im talking about right? Say youve just been
through a bad...
Gastric bypass better than gastrectomy
for GERD relief
By Sara Freeman, medwireNews Reporter Patients
who are about to undergo bariatric surgery may be
better off having a gastric...
Par6 is an essential mediator of
apoptotic response to transforming
growth factor beta in NM uM G
immortalized mammary cells
We previously observed that the TGFbeta-Par6
pathway mediates loss of polarity and apoptosis in
NMuMG cells. Here we investigate...
Study protocol for a comparative
effectiveness trial of two parent
training programs in a fee-for-service
mental health clinic: can we improve
mental health services to low-income
families?
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For a better differential diagnosis of eating
disorders, it is necessary to investigate their
subtypes and develop specific...
Research across the disciplines: a road
map for quality criteria in empirical
ethics research
Research in the field of Empirical Ethics (EE) uses
a broad variety of empirical methodologies, such
as surveys, interviews...
New uniform for traffic wardens
Hong Kong (HKSAR) Traffic wardens will serve
the public in their new uniforms starting tomorrow
(March 2). The...
From leaf and branch into a flower:
M agnolia tells the story
In the classical doctrines, Magnolia was frequently
considered the archetype among flowering plants,
and its conduplicate...
Therapy duration and long-term
outcomes in extra-pulmonary
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is classified as either pulmonary or
extra-pulmonary (EPTB). While much focus has
been paid to pulmonary tuberculosis,...
A genomic perspective on a new
bacterial genus and species from the
Alcaligenaceae family, Basilea
psittacipulmonis
A novel Gram-negative, non-haemolytic, non-
motile, rod-shaped bacterium was discovered in
the lungs of a dead parakeet (Melopsittacus...
 Untreated behavioral and mental health problems
beginning in early childhood are costly problems
affecting the long-term...
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boys, too. Yeah, my kinda fun and your kinda fun
may need some defining,...
Nightmares may be health warning
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James Gallagher Health and science reporter,
BBC News Disturbed...
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Chaperone binds protein responsible
for Alzheimers disease
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Hsp90 play an important role in almost all
processes within human cells. They...