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Genetic Differences Point To Ethnic And Racial Disparities In Colorect
Risk of developing colorectal cancer is known to differ across ethnic and racial groups, and now an analysis of 26 studies, involving over 25,000 participants shows that some of these disparities might be explained by distinct patterns of genetic inheritance. Growing Artificial Skin From Hair Roots
There is new hope for patients with chronic wounds: medical scientists have been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients'own cells. It sounds like something from a science fiction novel: Pluck a few of someone's hairs, and four to six weeks later they have grown into a piece of skin. 2006 Foot-in-Mouth Awards
It was another year of smart people saying stupid things. You help us pick the year's lamest quotes from the tech world. In Furthermore. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Mirror, Mirror on the Phone
LG unveils Shine, the successor to its popular Chocolate phone. In Gear Factor. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Study Shows Escalating Climate Change Impacts On Human Health, The Env
The Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, along with co-sponsors Swiss Re and the United Nations Development Programme, today released a study showing that climate change will significantly affect the health of humans and ecosystems and these impacts will have economic consequences. Obesity Risks Increase After Menopause
Postmenopausal women are at an age when the incidence and exacerbation of the chronic health conditions associated with obesity become more prevalent. Obesity can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, cancer, osteoarthritis and mental health problems, all of which can be significantly reduced by weight loss. Tonsillectomy Associated With Improved Sleep And Behavior In Children
Children diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing appear to sleep better and have improved behavior following removal of their tonsils and adenoids, according to a new report. Multi-tasking Adversely Affects Brain's Learning, UCLA Psychologists R
Multi-tasking affects the brain's learning systems, and as a result, we do not learn as well when we are distracted, UCLA psychologists report this week in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study shows that to the degree you can learn while multi-tasking, you will use different brain systems.
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