items tagged with Medicine
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-02 06:16:24
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a molecule that could eventually help determine how to better treat highly lethal pancreatic cancer, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-05-01 14:37:22
Recent U.S. research studies, independent of one another, have found that pistachio nuts, coffee, and green tea can be very beneficial to your health.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-04-30 10:55:13
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mental stimulation and drug treatment may help people with brain ailments such as Alzheimer's disease regain seemingly lost memories, according to research published on Sunday.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-04-22 17:22:46
Researchers at IBM's Almaden Research Center have demonstrated 2D magnetic resonance imaging of nanoscale objects as small as 90nm.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-04-12 13:12:25
Researchers have found that some foods make cigarettes taste better, while others diminish the appeal of tobacco. The results, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, are not too surprising but they could help people to stop smoking.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-04-10 21:13:27
In the past, the medical community recommended that expired or unused pills should be flushed down the toilet. However, new evidence finds that waterborne pharmaceuticals are causing problems to the environment.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-04-09 18:38:43
The PlayStation 3 has a heart of Cell/B E processors. Medical scientists at the Mayo Clinic are now using this processor to create 3D images of patient's hearts, and other internals.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-09 06:23:54
MPs have warned that the UK government's proposed ban on hybrid embryos could damage UK science, and charged that it will restrict development of life-saving stem cell treatments.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-04-08 08:42:29
A study performed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows bad eating habits by men and women in the United States leads to obesity and chronic illnesses. Men were found to be worse than women.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-06 18:09:18
A miniature biological laboratory called LOCAD-PTS (Lab-On-a-Chip Application Development—Portable Test System) successfully completed an important first test on the Space Station for future extended exploratory journeys into space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-04-04 21:34:22
Chinese researchers have developed a disc transplant from dead donors to treat severe degenerative disc disease in live patients, which can provide much needed relief to severe back pain.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-03-26 05:26:20
Electromagnetic fields generated by mobile phones and base stations don't cause cancer or have adverse effects on health - yet.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-03-25 22:23:02
The addition of a Folding@Home client to the latest PlayStation 3 firmware has delivered a major boost to the distributed computing project.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-25 03:57:00
LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - A panel of European experts said the benefits of Swiss drugmaker Roche's influenza drug Tamiflu outweighed the risks, but that it would closely monitor reports of safety concerns in Japan.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-20 03:39:07
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mosquitoes genetically engineered to resist infection with a malaria parasite outbreed their normal cousins and might be used to help control malaria, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-03-16 08:46:00
The awesome power of Sony’s ‘Cell Broadband Engine’ is being put to use to save the world – or at least save humans affected by cancers, cystic fibrosis, Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease – could it be the first time a console has been used to do genuine good?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-03-15 22:37:14
British researchers show that purple grape juice has more antioxidants than any other juice.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-03-15 15:44:46
PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to participate in Folding@Home, a distributed computing project from Stanford University that simulates the way proteins fold. Scientists hope the results will contribute to the prevention or cure of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-14 05:15:16
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization aims to harness smart technology to stop counterfeit medicines flooding developing world markets with sometimes-fatal results.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-14 05:03:55
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is heading toward a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.
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