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Best way to boost adult immunizations is through office-based action, study finds
Promoting immunizations as a part of routine office-based medical practice is needed to improve adult vaccination rates, a highly effective way to curb the spread of diseases across communities, prevent needless illness and deaths, and lower health care costs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Jan 11, 2012 - 5:00:00 AM
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'Pep talk' can revive immune cells exhausted by chronic viral infection
Chronic infections by viruses such as HIV or hepatitis C eventually take hold because they wear the immune system out, a phenomenon immunologists describe as exhaustion.
Dec 13, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Burning more sugar drives super athleticism
Washington, Dec 1 - Muscle fitness drives super athleticism, especially when their cells efficiently utilise sugar as a fuel source, a study reveals.
Dec 1, 2011 - 1:54:14 PM
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Research aims to prevent obesity by reaching parents, young children through child care
MANHATTAN, KAN. -- A Kansas State University research group is jumping ahead to improve nutrition and physical activity among young children and prevent childhood obesity.
Nov 16, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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AMD-like lesions delayed in mice fed lower glycemic index diet
BOSTON (November 14, 2011) -- Feeding older mice a lower glycemic index (GI) diet consisting of slowly-digested carbohydrates delays the onset of age-related, sight-threatening retinal lesions, according to a new study from the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University.
Nov 14, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Low vitamin C levels may raise heart failure patients' risk
Low levels of vitamin C were associated with higher levels of high sensitivity C-Reactive protein (hsCRP) and shorter intervals without major cardiac issues or death for heart failure patients, in research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011.
Nov 13, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Sugar-sweetened beverages may increase cardiovascular risk in women
Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may expand a woman's waistline and increase her risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011.
Nov 13, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Study finds shifting disease burden following universal Hib vaccination
[EMBARGOED FOR NOV. 11, 2011] Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, once the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children, has dramatically reduced the incidence of Hib disease in young children over the past 20 years, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online (
Nov 11, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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UT study: Climate change affects ants and biodiversity
Some people may consider them pests, but ants are key to many plants' survival.
Nov 2, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Dirt prevents allergy
Oversensitivity diseases, or allergies, now affect 25 per cent of the population of Denmark. The figure has been on the increase in recent decades and now researchers at the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC), University of Copenhagen, are at last able to partly explain the reasons.
Nov 2, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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On the menu: Research helps future restaurant managers reach out to customers with food allergies
MANHATTAN, KAN. -- A Kansas State University research team is serving up improved food allergy education for future restaurant managers and staff.
Oct 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Frequently used weight-loss method is light on evidence
Although the transtheoretical model stages of change (TTM SOC) method is frequently used to help obese and overweight people lose weight, a newly published Cochrane systematic review indicates there is little evidence that it is effective. The use of TTM SOC only resulted in 2kg or less weight loss, and there was no conclusive evidence that this loss was sustained, says study leader Nik Tuah, who works at Imperial College London.
Oct 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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NIH modifies 'VOICE' HIV prevention study in women
A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the study cannot show that one of the study products, oral tenofovir, marketed under the trade name Viread, is effective.
Sep 28, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Scientists disarm HIV in step towards vaccine
Researchers have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system, in a new lab-based study published in the journal Blood. The research, led by scientists at Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins University, could have important implications for the development of HIV vaccines.
Sep 19, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Plant compound reduces breast cancer mortality
Phytoestrogens are plant compounds which, in the human body, can attach to the receptors for the female sexual hormone estrogen and which are taken in with our daily diet. A number of findings have attributed a cancer protective effect to these plant hormones. At DKFZ, a team headed by Prof. Dr. Jenny Chang-Claude summarized the results of several studies in a meta-analysis last year and showed that a diet rich in phytoestrogens lowers the risk of developing breast cancer after menopause. Now the Heidelberg researchers wanted to find out whether phytoestrogens also have an influence on the course of breast cancer. Prior investigations on this topic had provided contradictory results.
Sep 13, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Aging
South Asians more prone to knee arthritis: Expert
Panaji, Sep 10 - Senior citizens in the Indian sub-continent suffer a 15 percent more severe attack of osteo-arthritis in their knee joints as compared to their counterpart Caucasians from Europe or northern America, a specialist orthopaedic surgeon said here Saturday.
Sep 10, 2011 - 7:08:12 PM
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Micronutrient powders reduce anemia and iron deficiency in infants in low-income countries
Adding a powder that contains several vitamins and minerals, including iron, zinc and vitamin A, to the semi-solid foods taken by infants and children between six months and two years of age, can reduce their risk of anaemia and iron deficiency. This is the conclusion of a new Cochrane Systematic Review.
Sep 6, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Pharmacists need to provide better information to teenagers on risks and benefits of medicines
Hyderabad, India: A large proportion of teenagers regularly and frequently take some form of medication without receiving targeted information about the risks and benefits, according to a review of current research, to be presented at the annual congress of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) tomorrow (Tuesday).
Sep 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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CWRU School of Dental Medicine receives $2.6 million in grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is supporting pre- and post-doctoral training programs in dental public health at Case Western Reserve University in an effort to combat disparities in oral health.
Aug 22, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Researchers on the trail of a treatment for cancer of the immune system
Infection with Epstein Barr means that the B cells, which are the primary memory cells of the immune system, are hi-jacked.
Aug 19, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Mount Sinai receives $3.4 million for largest study of personalized medicine in the clinical setting
Mount Sinai School of Medicine has been awarded a $3.4 million grant over four years from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to begin the largest study of its kind, in which a patient's genomic risk for disease is revealed in a lab, and then entered into an electronic medical record for use in determining treatment in the clinical care setting.
Aug 18, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Scientists highlight link between stress and appetite
Researchers in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine have uncovered a mechanism by which stress increases food drive in rats. This new discovery, published online this week in the journal Neuron, could provide important insight into why stress is thought to be one of the underlying contributors to obesity.
Aug 12, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Scientist urges government ruling on genetically engineered salmon
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University scientist is urging federal officials to decide whether genetically engineered salmon would be allowed for U.S. consumption and arguing that not doing so may set back scientific efforts to increase food production.
Aug 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Mannan oligosaccharides offer health benefits to pigs
Feeding mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) can fine-tune the immune system of pigs, suggests a new University of Illinois study.
Jul 28, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Aging
Dopamine also vital for kidney health, lifespan
Washington, July 20 - Dopamine, a key neurotransmitter active in the brain, is best known for triggering feel good emotions.
Jul 20, 2011 - 11:34:35 AM
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NIH funds Emory-led consortium to advance AIDS vaccine research
A consortium of leading vaccine researchers at Emory University and partner institutions has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant aimed at developing an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine.
Jul 18, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Obesity
Your shampoo could be making you fat
Eating healthy and exercising regularly are good enough for sloughing off the pounds. But what if your body acts otherwise? Doctors have found that chemical compounds in cosmetics disrupt the body's natural weight control system.
Jul 12, 2011 - 5:11:28 PM
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Lack of clarity about HPV vaccine and the need for cervical cancer screening
The research will be presented today [Thursday 7 July] at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Academic Primary Care, hosted this year by the Academic Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol.
Jul 6, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Can soda tax curb obesity?
EVANSTON, Ill. --- To many, a tax on soda is a no-brainer in advancing the nation's war on obesity. Advocates point to a number of studies in recent years that conclude that sugary drinks have a lot to do with why Americans are getting fatter.
Jun 28, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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New male infertility test could 'bring hope to millions'
A groundbreaking new test for male infertility, which will save time, money and heartache for couples around the world, has been developed by Northern Ireland's Queen's University Belfast.
Jun 9, 2011 - 3:24:14 PM
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Sport doctors say non-alcoholic wheat beer boosts athletes' health
Many amateur athletes have long suspected what research scientists for the Department of Preventative and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen at Klinikum rechts der Isar have now made official: Documented proof, gathered during the world's largest study of marathons, Be-MaGIC (beer, marathons, genetics, inflammation and the cardiovascular system), that the consumption of non-alcoholic weissbier, or wheat beer, has a positive effect on athletes' health. Under the direction of Dr. Johannes Scherr, physicians examined 277 test subjects three weeks before and two weeks after the 2009 Munich Marathon.
Jun 9, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Researchers discover biochemical weakness of malaria parasite -- vaccine to be developed
Every year, 10,000 pregnant women and up to 200,000 newborn babies are killed by the malaria parasite. Doctors all around the globe have for years been looking in vain for a medical protection, and now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found the biochemically weakness of the lethal malaria parasite, and will now start developing a vaccine to combat pregnancy related malaria.
Jun 7, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Adjuvant combo shows potential for universal influenza vaccine
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered how to prime a second arm of the immune system to potentially boost influenza vaccine effectiveness. A combination of two adjuvants, chemicals used to boost the effectiveness of some vaccines, induced CD8, or killer, T cells to join antibodies in response to influenza infection. Since the killer T cells targeted a highly conserved protein that does not change from year to year, the adjuvant strategy suggests potential for a universal flu vaccine.
Jun 7, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Sleep Disorders
Sleep loss can cause testosterone levels to plummet
Cutting back on sleep can be quite disastrous for healthy young men - it sends their testosterone levels plummeting, says a study.
Jun 2, 2011 - 5:25:00 PM
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BUSM names Deborah Frank, M.D., inaugural professors in child health and well-being
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announces the establishment of an endowed Professorship in Child Health and Well-Being in the department of Pediatrics. This anonymously donated endowment reinforces the importance of supporting clinical practice focusing on public policies related to ending hunger and hardship in young children.
Jun 1, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Clinical trial of malaria vaccine begins in Africa
The vaccine, RTS,S, developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals and PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), is currently in phase III clinical trials and has previously reduced episodes of malaria in infants and young children by more than 50%. The Liverpool team, in collaboration with the University College of Medicine, Malawi, are working in Blantyre over the next three years to investigate how to maximise its effectiveness when delivered through the childhood immunisation programme.
May 25, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Egyptian princess was first person with diagnosed coronary artery disease
Embargo: 17 May 2011 18:00 CET-- The coronary arteries of Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon - as visualised by whole body computerised tomography (CT) scanning - will feature in two presentations at the International Conference of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging (ICNC) this week in Amsterdam (15-18 May). ICNC is now one of the world's major scientific event in nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT imaging.
May 17, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Rigorous study confirms video game playing increases food intake in teens
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that almost 18% of US teens are obese. Although most experts agree that our growing obesity epidemic is driven by both inadequate physical activity and excessive caloric intake, implementing solutions is extraordinarily difficult. One area that has caught the attention of health researchers is the observation that trends in video game playing parallel obesity rates on a population basis. Furthermore, several studies have documented a positive association between how much time a child plays video games and his or her chance of being obese. However, correlation does not necessarily imply causality, and controlled intervention studies are required to test whether playing video games causes children to increase their food intake and/or decrease their energy expenditure. In the first such study of this kind, Canadian and Danish researchers tested their hypothesis that video game playing is accompanied by increased spontaneous food intake.
May 17, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Hosagunda, India joins the international Sacred Seeds project
(ST. LOUIS, MO. USA): Sacred Seeds, a non-profit organization committed to preserving both sacred medicinal plant species and the ancient wisdom about their therapeutic and sustainable use, is pleased to announce that Sri Uma Maheshwara Seva Trust (Hosagunda), in the state of Karnataka, India, has become a foundational garden in the international Sacred Seeds movement. Developed to help stem the loss of biodiversity and health practices that depend on biodiversity, Sacred Seeds is helping local communities and institutions create gardens around the world that contain plants traditionally used for primary health care as well as nutritionally important species to improve local diets. These gardens serve as living genetic repositories helping to preserve the diversity of healing plants used by humankind. Sacred Seeds foundational gardens serve as vanguards of integrative ethnobotanical conservation and models for other communities across the globe.
May 13, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Antibodies help protect monkeys from HIV-like virus, NIH scientists show
WHAT: Using a monkey model of AIDS, scientists have identified a vaccine-generated immune-system response that correlates with protection against infection by the monkey version of HIV, called simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). The researchers found that neutralizing antibodies generated by immunization were associated with protection against SIV infection. This finding marks an important step toward understanding how an effective HIV vaccine could work, according to scientists who led the study at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
May 5, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Systematic effort helps hospital raise employee flu vaccination rates
A systematic effort to improve flu vaccination rates for healthcare workers has increased flu vaccinations rates from 59 percent to 77 percent at the University Health System (UHS) in San Antonio. A report detailing their interventions to increase vaccination was published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
May 4, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Food & Nutrition
Vitamin E can fight fatty liver disease in kids
A specific form of Vitamin E can improve the most severe form of fatty liver disease in some children.
Apr 30, 2011 - 2:17:57 PM
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Nasal spray vaccines more effective against flu
Nasal vaccines that effectively protect against flu, pneumonia and even bioterrorism agents such as Yersinia pestis that causes the plague, could soon be a possibility, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate. Professor Dennis Metzger describes how including a natural immune chemical with standard vaccines can boost their protective effect when delivered through the nose.
Apr 11, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Health
Working 11 hours can up heart attack risk by 67 percent
London, April 5 - People who spend more than 11 hours a day at work increase their chances of having a heart attack by 67 percent, a study has found.
Apr 5, 2011 - 11:58:04 AM
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Study shows hunger hitting closer to home
A new study on hunger entitled Map the Meal Gap is the first study to identify the county-level distribution of over 50 million food-insecure Americans.
Mar 28, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Religious young adults become obese by middle age
CHICAGO --- Could it be the potato salad? Young adults who frequently attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese by middle age as young adults with no religious involvement, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. This is the first longitudinal study to examine the development of obesity in people with various degrees of religious involvement.
Mar 23, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Load up on fiber now, avoid heart disease later
CHICAGO --- A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make. The study found adults between 20 and 59 years old with the highest fiber intake had a significantly lower estimated lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease compared to those with the lowest fiber intake.
Mar 22, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Allergy vaccine is nothing to sneeze at
Monash University researchers are working on a vaccine that could completely cure asthma brought on by house dust mite allergies.
Mar 21, 2011 - 4:00:00 AM
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Sea grant awards more than $1.1 million for research under EPA's Long Island Sound study
STONY BROOK, NY, March 8, 2011 - The Sea Grant programs of Connecticut and New York have awarded Long Island Sound Study research grants valued at $1,130,832 to six projects that will look into some of the most serious threats to the ecological health of Long Island Sound, a water body designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as an Estuary of National Significance.
Mar 8, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Research sheds light on fat digestibility in pigs
Producers and feed companies add fat to swine diets to increase energy, but recent research from the University of Illinois suggests that measurements currently used for fat digestibility need to be updated.
Mar 7, 2011 - 5:00:00 AM
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Best way to boost adult immunizations is through office-based action, study finds
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'Pep talk' can revive immune cells exhausted by chronic viral infection
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Burning more sugar drives super athleticism
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Research aims to prevent obesity by reaching parents, young children through child care
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AMD-like lesions delayed in mice fed lower glycemic index diet
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Low vitamin C levels may raise heart failure patients' risk
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Sugar-sweetened beverages may increase cardiovascular risk in women
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Study finds shifting disease burden following universal Hib vaccination
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UT study: Climate change affects ants and biodiversity
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Dirt prevents allergy
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Fitness club memberships help insurance plans to enrol healthier patients
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Anxiety disorders mount since credit crunch
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Doctors diagnose patients within moments of meeting
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Physician-defined patient complexity differs from current diagnosis-based measures
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Free health screening for school children Nov 14
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Systematic bias in the assessment of UK doctors
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White children far more likely to receive CT scans than Hispanic, African-American children
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Suspected brain disease kills 51 kids in Bihar
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New rules for bio-medical waste management in India
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Delhi hospitals lacking in emergency protocols
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New device performs better than old for removing blood clots
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Gene related to fat preferences in humans found
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Cardiovascular Nursing Spring Meeting
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The effect of occasional binge drinking on heart disease and mortality among moderate drinkers
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ORNL, partners earn FLC honor for cookstove technology
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Clot-busting drugs appear safe for treating 'wake-up' stroke patients
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Infections in childhood linked to high risk of ischemic stroke
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Penn State scientists elected to American Geophysical Union
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Wayne State University project aims to reduce HIV, AIDS among African-Americans
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Scientists help define structure of exoplanets
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Women delivers baby near lift in Noida hospital
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Obesity on rise in school children: Study
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Over 10,000 dengue cases in India this year
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NRI doctors demands removal of 'tainted' medical council members
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Watch out for sexually transmitted 'superbug': Expert
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Panel stresses on infection control in hospitals
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Healthcare cost up 22 times in rural areas, shows study
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Superbug exists, but nothing alarming: Walia
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No power problem at AIIMS: Official
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40 percent Indians embarrassed to ask for contraceptives
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Behold India's unfolding democratic revolution
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Chinese woman cuts open her belly to save surgery cost
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Improved Sense of Smell Produced Smarter Mammals
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Two-year-old world's first to have extra DNA strand
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172,155 kidney stones removed from one patient!
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'Primodial Soup' theory for origin of life rejected in paper
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Human species could have killed Neanderthal man
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History, geography also seem to shape our genome
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3,000 Kerala medical students to attend inter-college meet
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Tamil Nadu seeks to control deemed universities
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