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Norwalk virus: ‘Cruise ship’ illness challenging and costly to hospitals, too
Outbreaks mostly affect health care workersA review of measures taken to address a 2004 outbreak of the highly infectious... Read More
Gardens have the potential to improve health, research shows
COLLEGE STATION, Nov. 21, 2003 – Adding greenery in the form of a garden to the often sterile, cold environment of... Read More
Patient Deaths in New Orleans: Mercy Killing or Palliative Care?
Patient Deaths in New Orleans: Mercy Killing or Palliative Care? Peter A. Clark, S.J., Ph.D. Jesuit Community St. Joseph's... Read More
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World ... Read More
Biofuel Cells Without The Bio Cells
Proteins keep cells humming. Some are enzymes that taxi electrons to chemicals outside the cell, to discharge excess energy... Read More
Most Fertility Clinic Web Sites Do Not Conform to Ad Guidelines
The majority of fertility clinic Web sites do not adhere to their own association's advertising guidelines, according to a... Read More
Most Health Department Directors See Climate Change As Looming Health Threat
A new study from George Mason University reveals that while a majority of U.S. health department directors believe their... Read More
Waddling Is A Good Way To Make Up For Short Legs – At Least For Penguins, Say UC Berkeley Researchers
Berkeley - Penguins are notoriously inefficient walkers, expending twice as much energy in walking a given distance as any... Read More
Bioethics and the Incarnation
COMMENTARY by Hans Madueme, M.D. During this Christmas season, as believers celebrate the Messiah’s birth, it is worth... Read More
Dog Owners Hide The Truth From Shelters About Their Pets’ Behavioral Problems
January 30, 2006 — Many dog owners who relinquish their pets to animal shelters are not entirely honest about their dogs'... Read More
For Primates, Tourism Can Be Less Fun Than a Barrel of Monkeys
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Primate tourism, an economic benefit and conservation tool in many habitat countries, has exploded in... Read More
Vaccine for Ebola virus
One of the world's deadliest diseases, caused by the Ebola virus, may finally be preventable thanks to US and Canadian... Read More
Emergency care scheme does not tackle real problems
A new scheme designed to reduce waits in emergency departments is simply massaging the figures to meet government targets,... Read More
AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors
AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors ... Read More
What do clinicians want? Interest in integrative health services at a North Carolina academic medical center
What do clinicians want? Interest in integrative health services at a North Carolina academic medical center Kathi J... Read More
International alliance to unlock secrets of Egyptian mummies
Two world-renowned teams of experts on Egyptian mummies have joined forces in an international effort to better understand... Read More
Possibilities for the Use of Oil Contaminated Solids for Agricultural Purposes
Possibilities for the Use of Oil Contaminated Solids for Agricultural Purposes Ivica KISIĆ 1, Ferdo BAŠIĆ 1, Vladislav... Read More
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary In Fair Condition, Facing Emerging Threats
September 2, 2008 — A new NOAA report on the health of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall... Read More
Using ‘Dominance’ To Explain Dog Behavior Is Old Hat
May 25, 2009 — A new study shows how the behaviour of dogs has been misunderstood for generations: in fact... Read More
Are Successful People Really Luckier? You Bet They Are
When Stephen Fofanoff and Chris Warnock needed a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) willing to work on an equity basis to help... Read More
Picking particles faster than one at a time
A new algorithm automatically and dependably selects images of molecules for 'crystallization in silico'BERKELEY, CA –... Read More
A functional immune system can be derived from embryonic stem cells, preliminary study finds
A new study demonstrates for the first time that embryonic stem cells can be used to create functional immune system blood... Read More
Reports Call For High-Level Coordination Of Animal Health And More Research-Oriented Veterinarians
WASHINGTON (July 18) -- The United States needs a new high-level mechanism to coordinate the currently fragmented framework... Read More
Professor hopes to help high elevation pines grow
July 20, 2009 -- Thread-like fungi that grow in soils at high elevations may play an important role in restoring whitebark... Read More
Cleaning The Atmosphere Of Carbon: African Forests Out Of Balance
Tropical forests hold more living biomass than any other terrestrial ecosystem. A new report in the journal Nature by Lewis... Read More
Melanomas may appear noticeably different than other moles
A preliminary study suggests that melanomas have a different appearance than other irregular skin moles (i.e., are... Read More
Survey finds care for Europe’s adults with congenital heart disease is inadequate
The provision of care in Europe for adults born with heart disease is inadequate and there are too few specialist centres... Read More
Hibernating Squirrels Provide Clues For Stroke, Parkinson’s
A compound that enables squirrels to hibernate may one day help minimize brain damage that results from stroke, according... Read More