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Sports Hernia Repair Surgery Plus Innovative Rehab Program Helps Athle
In recent years, sports hernias have sidelined many high-level athletes for months and, occasionally, prevented a return to competitive sports all together. New research shows that surgical repair of sports hernias using tension-free mesh, coupled with an innovative rehabilitation program, successfully returned athletes to competition in 93 percent of cases. Senior Citizens At Risk For Pneumonia
The recent flu vaccine shortage has focused attention on elderly people's risk for infection. Like the flu, pneumonia can also cause serious health problems for older people. More than 900,000 cases of community-acquired pneumonia occur each year among seniors in the United States, according to an article in the December 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Wired Video: Flexible PCs, Ultrablack TVs and CES Madness
The Wired News video crew brings you highlights from Day 1 of CES 2008, including Pioneer's TVs with "absolute blacks," Alienware's wrap-around monitor for gamers who want totally immersive play, and some futuristic concepts from Fujitsu. Plus WowWee's Tribot: It spins! How Do You Simulate Space Junk Hitting a Rocket? A 45-Foot-Long BB Gun
Inside a physics lab at the University of Dayton Research Institute BBs are fired at 20,500 mph at spaceships. Sort of. The goal is to test the mettle of the composite fabric or aluminum skins on orbit-bound spacecraft. Risk Factors For Diabetes Following Liver Transplant
A new study on risk factors of new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM) following liver transplant found that a history of obesity, impaired fasting glucose and hepatitis C infection (HCV) paired with the use of a particular immunosuppressant are associated with an increased risk of NODM. Since all of these factors can be detected prior to undergoing a transplant, treatment should be tailored to the patient's risk. New Insights Into HIV Immunity Suggest Alternative Approach To Vaccine
New insights by Duke University Medical Center researchers as to how HIV evades the human immune system may offer a new approach for developing HIV vaccines. The findings suggest some HIV vaccines may have failed because they induce a class of antibodies that a patient's own immune system is programmed to destroy. Drugs May Not Delay Onset Of Dementia
Researchers have examined the evidence in favor of giving people considered to be close to developing dementia the drugs that are most commonly used to treat the condition itself. They have concluded that these drugs (cholinesterase inhibitors) do not seem to delay the appearance of Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Mitsubishi Gushes Over BioOil
The giant company gets behind the diesel alternative in a big way. Plus:GPS navigation goes 3-D. From the Wired News blog Autopia. Vista Security Flaws Uncovered
One full month before Microsoft Windows Vista ships to consumers, hackers and security experts discover six serious flaws in the operating system business customers have been trying out. In Monkey Bites. Most useless machine ever
The most useless machine ever has rapidly become the internet’s first viral hit of the New Year. Essentially, it’s a little wooden box with a switch, but you’ve got to watch the video to see it in action:But, of course, it’s anything but a useless machine, it’s the embodiment of at least one principle of [...]Most useless machine ever is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog
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