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David Krevitt: Finding Digital Intimacy
Who doesn’t remember waiting for college acceptance letters in the mail? For what seemed like the longest months of my life, the mailbox became a preoccupying thought and an after-school center of gravity, as I waited for a letter to arrive and change...
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Use of psychedelic drugs remains prevalent in the United States
23-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Eleanor Howellpress@f1000.com 44-020-763-19129Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine In their article “Over 30 million psychedelic users in the United States”, Teri S Krebs and Pl-rjan Johansen from the Department of...
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Riva Greenberg: Turning Diabetes Over to the Bionic Pancreas
I considered titling this “Anna Floreen Was Diabetes-Free for 5 Days,” because she was and now she’s not. And I’m curious what that transition has been like — picking up your chronic illness again after you dropped it from your shoulders and walked off...
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Repairing articular cartilage defects with an injectable gel engineered with gene modified BMSCs
23-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Ai-Xi Yuyuaixi666@163.comSociety for Experimental Biology and Medicine Researchers at Micro Orthopaedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, led by Dr. Ai-xi Yu, have suggested that articular cartilage defects can...
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Individual cancer cells in blood stream are responsible for metastases in breast cancer patients
Individual cancer cells that break away from the original tumor and circulate through the blood stream are considered responsible for the development of metastases. These dreaded secondary tumors are the… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/individual-cance...
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AfriCoLeish receives grant from European Union to test new treatments for kala-azar
Research and development (RD) project, AfriCoLeish, is supported by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (EU FP7) through a grant of -3 million. The project will run for three years and aims to… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/africoleish-rece...
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AF ARt Test April 23
SYDNEY, April 24 (Reuters) – Australia named the following squad for the Ashes test series against England in July and August. Squad: Michael Clarke (captain), Brad Haddin (vice captain), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja,...
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Diagnostic errors more common – and more deadly – than other treatment errors
The term “medical malpractice” often brings to mind errors made during surgery or the over-administration of prescription medications. However, a significant component of medical malpractice revolves around errors made during a patient’s diagnosis – which...
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Playing it safe: Signs of concussions in kids
Each year, nearly two million Americans are treated for traumatic brain injuries, with 75 percent of those being concussions. We received this question from a concerned viewer: Q: I think my son might have a concussion. What are the signs? A: Concussions...
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Researchers uncover potential new way to fight obesity-related illness
A potential new way to fight obesity-related illness has been uncovered, thanks to serendipitous research led by investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The collaborators, from Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland...
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High-energy astrophysics puzzle
23-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Michele Fumagallimfumagalli@obs.carnegiescience.edu 626-304-0274Carnegie Institution Pasadena, CA. Blazars are the brightest of active galactic nuclei, and many emit very high-energy gamma rays. New observations of...
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Maternal use of valproate during pregnancy increases risk of autism in offspring
Maternal use of valproate (a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy and other neuropsychological disorders) during pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased risk of autism in offspring, according to a study in the April 24 issue of JAMA....
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Explainer: what is health rationing?
HEALTH RATIONING – a series which examines Australia’s rising health costs and the tough decisions governments must make to rein them it. Any mention of the “R” word in health care immediately brings to mind cuts to services and not being able to access...
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More Americans breathing cleaner air – but not all
While more Americans are breathing cleaner air than in the past, many are living in cities that have worse air quality than a decade ago, Health Day News reported. A new report from the American Lung Association (ALA) measured ozone and particle levels...
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New bird flu strain called 'one of most lethal' viruses baffles scientists
A new bird flu strain that has sickened more than 100 and killed 22 in China is “one of the most lethal” of its kind, and has now spread to another country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A 53-year-old Taiwan businessman contracted...
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How to lower your risk of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for between 50 and 80 percent of all cases. Researchers are closer than ever to finding a cure, but sometimes prevention is the best medicine. There are some easy things you can do to...
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How to lower your risk of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for between 50 and 80 percent of all cases. Researchers are closer than ever to finding a cure, but sometimes prevention is the best medicine. There are some easy things you can do to...
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Gut bugs are implicated in heart attacks and stroke
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK | Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:01pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis – not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides. Now the search for…...
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Sugary drinks can raise diabetes risk by 22 percent -study
By Kate Kelland LONDON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:07pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Drinking just one can of sugar-laced soda drink a day increases the risk of developing diabetes by more than a fifth, according to a large European study published on Wednesday. Using...
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Republican leaders withdraw healthcare bill amid conservative concerns
WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:46pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Wednesday withdrew a bill that would change the Obama administration’s healthcare law amid conservative concerns that the legislation...
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Republican leaders withdraw healthcare bill amid conservative concerns
WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:46pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Wednesday withdrew a bill that would change the Obama administration’s healthcare law amid conservative concerns that the legislation...
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Republican leaders withdraw healthcare bill amid conservative concerns
WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:46pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Wednesday withdrew a bill that would change the Obama administration’s healthcare law amid conservative concerns that the legislation...
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Bayer cuts plastics outlook, as higher costs hurt
FRANKFURT | Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:50am EDT FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Weak demand for Bayer’s plastics and chemicals forced the diversified healthcare group to lower its outlook for its MaterialScience division, marring earnings gains at its farming pesticides…...
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LA meningitis death not related to NYC outbreak, officials say
Officials at Los Angeles County Health have stated that the recent death of a Los Angeles resident from meningitis is unrelated to any other cases across the country, Medical Daily reported. After 33-year-old lawyer Brett Shaad died from meningococcal...
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The microbes you inhale on the New York City subway
24-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Jim Sliwajsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297American Society for Microbiology The microbial population in the air of the New York City subway system is nearly identical to that of ambient air on the city streets. This research,...