items tagged with Medicine
What’s next? Drive-through breast jobs!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-07-10 11:11:27
Just what the world needs? Fat suctioned from the stomack, buttocks, or thighs is then injected within one hour into the breasts for a new type of breast enlargement technique.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-07-10 11:11:27
Just what the world needs? Fat suctioned from the stomack, buttocks, or thighs is then injected within one hour into the breasts for a new type of breast enlargement technique.
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There’s hope for hopelessness and depression
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-09 11:06:26
A U.S. neuroengineering team has found evidence that depression is caused by a faulty circuit in the brain’s hippocampus. They suggest fixing the brain circuit to correct depression.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-09 11:06:26
A U.S. neuroengineering team has found evidence that depression is caused by a faulty circuit in the brain’s hippocampus. They suggest fixing the brain circuit to correct depression.
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Some young smokers addicted within 2 days of first drag
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-07 11:03:05
According to a new U.S. study, 10% of youth become hooked on cigarettes within two days—while 25% are addicted within 1 month—of inhaling their first puff.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-07 11:03:05
According to a new U.S. study, 10% of youth become hooked on cigarettes within two days—while 25% are addicted within 1 month—of inhaling their first puff.
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Two Hershey® Kisses a day keeps the heart ok
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-07 08:02:15
Eating small amounts of dark chocolate daily, about the amount of two Hershey® Kisses, seems to lower blood pressure according to German study.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-07 08:02:15
Eating small amounts of dark chocolate daily, about the amount of two Hershey® Kisses, seems to lower blood pressure according to German study.
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Scientists unsure how alcohol helps protect heart? Until now!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-05 07:52:28
Australian researchers, like others, wondered why drinking modest amounts of alcohol helps to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes and diminish the risk of heart disease. They recently discovered why!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-07-05 07:52:28
Australian researchers, like others, wondered why drinking modest amounts of alcohol helps to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes and diminish the risk of heart disease. They recently discovered why!
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Women beware: Permanent makeup can cause permanent problems
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-28 08:03:44
Tattooing of the eyelids, eyebrows, and lips can seriously disfigure women for long periods of time, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-28 08:03:44
Tattooing of the eyelids, eyebrows, and lips can seriously disfigure women for long periods of time, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Store immune systems in case disease attacks
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-27 13:45:59
A British company now provides the ability to store samples of blood taken from healthy persons in case they should need it in the future to combat diseases such as AIDS and cancer and to rejuvenate aging immune systems.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-27 13:45:59
A British company now provides the ability to store samples of blood taken from healthy persons in case they should need it in the future to combat diseases such as AIDS and cancer and to rejuvenate aging immune systems.
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New gene discovered highly linked to breast cancer
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-17 15:19:52
U.S. cancer researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute find the IKBKE gene is actively malfunctioning in one-third of women with breast cancer.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-17 15:19:52
U.S. cancer researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute find the IKBKE gene is actively malfunctioning in one-third of women with breast cancer.
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Swedish study says migraines may disappear as one grows older
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-11 18:02:07
Sweden researchers have concluded that migraine headaches are not a progressive disease (one that gets worse) as one grows older.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-11 18:02:07
Sweden researchers have concluded that migraine headaches are not a progressive disease (one that gets worse) as one grows older.
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Canadian health care group: Less than half of hospital workers wash hands
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-09 18:49:02
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) states that more hand washing in hospitals would save thousands of lives each year in Canada.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-09 18:49:02
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) states that more hand washing in hospitals would save thousands of lives each year in Canada.
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Wiiitis preys on weak muscles
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-07 12:23:30
If you’ve been playing your Nintendo Wii for hours, and start feeling pain in different parts of your body, chances are you’ve got Wiiitis.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-07 12:23:30
If you’ve been playing your Nintendo Wii for hours, and start feeling pain in different parts of your body, chances are you’ve got Wiiitis.
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Tobacco radiation worse than Chernobyl radiation on plant leaves
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-06 11:19:06
According to Greek scientist Constantin Papastefanou, the natural radiation in tobacco leaves is greater than the human-made radiation that fell on plant leaves near the Chernobyl disaster.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-06 11:19:06
According to Greek scientist Constantin Papastefanou, the natural radiation in tobacco leaves is greater than the human-made radiation that fell on plant leaves near the Chernobyl disaster.
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Migraines and heart attacks in men may be associated
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-05-29 16:15:27
According to Harvard University researchers, a biological link has been found between migraines in men and cardiovascular problems. Men who get migraine headaches are more likely to have heart attacks then men who don’t get such headaches.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-05-29 16:15:27
According to Harvard University researchers, a biological link has been found between migraines in men and cardiovascular problems. Men who get migraine headaches are more likely to have heart attacks then men who don’t get such headaches.
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Chromium in drinking water causes cancer: U.S. agency
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-17 04:07:39
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-17 04:07:39
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A type of chromium highlighted in the film "Erin Brockovich" causes cancer in lab animals when they drink it in water, and it could be harmful to people, the U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday.
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Scientists directly target cancer cells
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-11 04:34:00
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-11 04:34:00
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian biotechnology firm said on Thursday it had developed a means of delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to cancer cells, which aims to avoid the debilitating toxicity associated with chemotherapy.
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More than 200 mistakes cause Huntington's: study
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-11 04:31:15
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-11 04:31:15
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 200 proteins are affected in Huntington's disease, researchers reported on Thursday in a study that offers scientists many potential routes to finding treatments for the fatal brain disease.
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Gene switch helps mice fix their own broken hearts
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-11 04:28:45
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-11 04:28:45
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Researchers have figured out how to switch on a gene in adult mice that repaired their hearts after a heart attack, a finding that may one day help fix heart damage in humans.
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Does size matter? Web survey seeks hard data
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-05-08 20:44:13
The Australian Centre for Sex, Health & Society at LaTrobe University is running a web-based survey to help investigate the relationship between men's body image and perceived penis size.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-05-08 20:44:13
The Australian Centre for Sex, Health & Society at LaTrobe University is running a web-based survey to help investigate the relationship between men's body image and perceived penis size.
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HK invents pain-free device to measure blood sugar
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-07 07:40:40
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-07 07:40:40
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong scientists have invented a device to help diabetics measure their blood sugar painlessly for the first time - without pricking their fingers.
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Pha-4 gene helps worms live longer with low-calorie diets--will it help us?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-05-02 23:26:10
U.S. researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California) have found a gene—specifically, pha-4—which helps to regulate the process by which drastically low-calorie diets can extend life spans.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-05-02 23:26:10
U.S. researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California) have found a gene—specifically, pha-4—which helps to regulate the process by which drastically low-calorie diets can extend life spans.
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