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Disposable DVDs at Crossroads
Environmentalists are thrilled that Disney has ditched the disposable DVD format, which didn't sell well anyway. But the company that created the technology has sold, and the new owners are committed to the throwaways. By Katie Dean. Common Preterm Labor Drug Has More Side Effects Than Alternative, Stud
The drug most commonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, is more likely than another common treatment to cause mild to serious side effects in pregnant women, according to a study from researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine. PSNet: Patient Safety Network
A Web site for "patient safety news, literature, tools, and resources."Features journal articles, a glossary, information about recent books and reports, and more. Searchable, or browse the detailed subject index for specific safety topics, clinical areas, target audiences, and setting of care. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Map Of Your Brain May Reveal Early Mental Illness
Researchers are producing topographical maps of people's healthy and schizophrenic brains in an effort to develop the first scientific tool for early and more definite diagnosis of mental disorders such as schizophrenia. The scientists have already found differences in the hippocampus in people who have schizophrenia. Diagnosing the beginning stage of mental disorders remains elusive, although this when they are most treatable. Military children face more emotional challenges as parental deploymen
A new study finds that children in military families suffer from more emotional and behavioral problems as the length of their parents' deployments grow. Researchers found that military children may suffer from more emotional and behavioral difficulties when compared to other American youths, with older children and girls struggling the most when a parent is deployed overseas. Environmental Factors Early In Life May Influence Testicular Cancer Ri
The risk of testicular cancer was significantly lower among first-generation immigrants to Denmark, compared with men born in Denmark to immigrant parents and Danish men with Danish parents, according to a study published online December 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This suggests that early exposure to environmental factors may influence the development of the disease. Livestock Can Help Rangelands Recover From Fires
Scientists in Oregon found that rangelands that have been grazed by cattle recover from fires more effectively than rangelands that have been protected from livestock. These surprising findings could impact management strategies for native plant communities where ecological dynamics are shifting because of climate change, invasive weeds and other challenges. Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune
Malaria parasites are able to disguise themselves to avoid the host's immune system, according to new research. UT Southwestern Sports Medicine Doctor Pedals Advice On Gearing Up For
So what if you're no Lance Armstrong, six-time winner of the Tour de France. Even beginning cyclists should be armed with health information that can help reduce strain, injury and infection, says Dr. Luis Palacios, associate professor of family and community medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Rosetta Correctly Lined Up For Critical Mars Swingby
ESA mission controllers have confirmed Rosetta is on track for a critical 250-km Mars swingby on 25 February. Engineers have started final preparations for the delicate operation, which includes an eclipse, a signal blackout, precise navigation and complex ground tracking. Rosetta is scheduled to make its closest approach to Mars at 02:57 CET on Sunday, 25 February, using the Red Planet as a gravitational brake to reduce speed and alter trajectory as part of the spacecraft's complex, 10-year, 7.1-thousand-million-kilometre journey to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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