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Teenage Mums and Low Birthweight: Insights from Sheep Study

Scientists in Aberdeen have been studying the problems of these teenage pregnancies using adolescent sheep as a model. They have shown that if adolescent sheep…

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Family History of Alcoholism Influences Treatment Response

A recent large multicenter research study of alcohol dependence supported by the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), the COMBINE Study,…

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Cervical Cancer Screening Gaps: Many Women Left Unprotected

A meta-analysis by Spence and colleagues published in the August-September 2007 issue of Preventive Medicine shows that undergoing Pap smears irregularly or…

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Killer Bug Clostridium Difficile Threatens Irish Hospitals

The symptoms from this bug, which is called Clostridium Difficile, range from mild illness to life-threatening colitis. In severely affected patients the inner…

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Interactive i.Play Set Enhances Outdoor Play for Kids

With one in four children in the UK already overweight or obese1, finding new ways of encouraging children to get fitter has never been so important. The…

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Spotting Coronary Heart Disease Culprits for Better Prevention

In the sumptuous main hall of the Wills Memorial Building, Bristol University, almost 500 people – mostly laypersons with a percentage of international…

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Short Psychotherapy Course Boosts Psychological Well-Being

Well-Being Therapy is a novel psychotherapeutic strategy recently developed by a group of Italian investigators headed by Giovanni Fava at the University of…

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Innovative Research: Reducing Stress Risks Through Insights

Dr Daniel Brotman, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA and colleagues studied relevant literature published between 1990 and 2006 to prepare the Review….

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Patient Satisfaction After Male to Female Surgery Explored

A research team from the Departments of Urology and Psychiatry at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK, explored the initial experiences of 222…

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Maternal Depression Linked to Increased Stress in Infants

These young mothers face many life challenges and they have an increased risk for becoming depressed. How might the behavior of these young mothers be related…

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Three Steps Toward Atherosclerosis Vaccine Breakthrough

The Fourth Annual Meeting of the European Vascular Genomics Network (EVGN, www.evgn.org), Network of excellence on cardiovascular disease, opened yesterday,…

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Aromatherapy Massages and Music Cut Emergency Nurse Stress

Two 12-week alternative therapy sessions were provided over the course of a year. 86 nurses participated in the study, with 39 taking part in both the summer…

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New way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease promises earlier treatment

Published in Lancet Neurology, the development of new guidelines was co-led by Dr. Howard Feldman, head of the Div. of Neurology in the University of British…

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Rethinking Pain Ratings: Study Questions 0-10 Scale Effectiveness

In a study that appears in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, they evaluate the usefulness of a scale that asks patients in primary…

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Chronic Infections: Targeting Stromal Cells in Lymphoid Organs

An Emory-led team of scientists has discovered one important way in which chronic viral infections are able to evade the immune response. The research is…

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Second European Cancer Research Funding Survey Insights

Brussels: The second European survey [1] analysing how cancer research is funded shows that contrary to public perception Europe is a major contributor to the…

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