The first major snowstorm of 2010 brought blizzards and sub-zero temperatures that created hazardous driving conditions and other disruptions in communities across the Midwest. People on dialysis typically need treatment every two to three days, so they are particularly vulnerable when inclement weather knocks out electricity or makes travel to their clinics difficult…
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Flu is now widespread in five states, while activity continues to increase across the nation as a whole, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a weekly flu update on Thursday, when they also reported that the proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza was now “at […]
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Honeybees can learn to avoid nectar containing natural plant toxins but will eat it when there is no alternative, scientists at Newcastle University have found. This means that in areas dominated by these so called ‘toxic plants’ - such as almond or apple orchards - bees struggle to find an alternative food source and so […]
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Older men with high-risk prostate cancer frequently are offered fewer - and less effective - choices of treatment than younger men, potentially resulting in earlier deaths, according to a new UCSF study…
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Dubbed the “Brilliant 10″ by Popular Science, two researchers on the magazine’s recently released 2010 list of top young scientists have received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The two ONR-funded researchers are Dr…
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Using fruit flies as a model to study embryo formation, scientists report in Nature Cell Biology that molecular breakdown of a protein called Bicoid is vital to normal head-to-tail patterning of the insect’s offspring…
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Eco-friendly ways to stop rats wreaking havoc form the new arsenal against these rodent pests that chomp through millions of tons of rice every year and contribute to the undernourishment of 570 million people in Asia and the Pacific…
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The vast majority of parents who tested positive for a genetic mutation that increases the risk of melanoma (the most serious form of skin cancer) support genetic testing of their children or grandchildren. Results of the two-year study at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) appear in the December […]
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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN) announced that Anisa Shaker, MD, is the recipient of the AGA-General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition Research Scholar Award in Gut Physiology and Health…
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A new University of British Columbia study has found that people identify the personality traits of people who are physically attractive more accurately than others during short encounters…
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