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Better Predictors For Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy
In the largest study of its kind to date, Mayo Clinic researchers report that prostate specific antigen (PSA) kinetics, both velocity and doubling time, can be used to predict disease progression and likelihood of death after radical prostatectomy surgery, suggesting that this could be used to guide treatment decisions. Anti-leukemia Drug Increases Patient Fatigue
The anti-leukemia drug dexamethasone contributes to a relentless fatigue and poor quality of sleep in children undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a new study. The finding suggests that clinicians could improve the quality of life for these children by developing new methods of drug administration that reduce or eliminate these side effects. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Detaining Patients Is Justified To Contain Deadly TB Strain In South A
A team of medical ethics and public health experts say tough isolation measures, involuntary if need be, are justified to contain a deadly, contagious, drug-resistant strain of TB in South Africa and to prevent "a potentially explosive international health crisis." France Shows Off Tallest Bridge
December 2004 article about the opening of "the Millau bridge over the River Tarn in the Massif Central mountains [in France. The bridge] is more than 300m (984ft) high —taller even than the country's Eiffel Tower."Includes images and a description of this bridge designed by a British architect, and links to related stories on funding and construction. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Is Associated With Breast Cancer Rates
The incidence of some early stage metastatic breast cancers is increasing, but this finding is likely explained by changes in clinical practice, according to a new study. Hearing 'Messages'Embedded In Noise Could Be Early Sign Of Schizophren
A tendency to extract messages from meaningless noise could be an early sign of schizophrenia, according to a Yale study. During a "babble task,"participants listened with headphones to overlapping recordings of six speakers reading neutral texts, which made the words virtually incomprehensible. The participants were asked to repeat any words or phrases that they heard. Only four words--"increase,""children,""A-OK,"and "Republican"--were consistently reproduced. Lighter Gas Reduces Damage To Optics In Extreme Ultraviolet Lithograph
Researchers have discovered a way to generate light and reduce damage in a leading candidate for next-generation microelectronics lithography. The technique could help pack more power into smaller computer chips. In the quest for creating computer chips with ever-smaller feature sizes, chip manufacturers are exploring extreme ultraviolet lithography as the next chip-printing technology. Lake-Friendly Gardening: Tips for Homeowners Living in the Lake Whatco
Information about gardening methods that avoid water pollution for those living in the Lake Whatcom watershed, the source of drinking water for thousands of people in Washington state. Includes information about creating riparian buffers, soil and lawn care, turf alternatives, pest management, and resistant plants. From Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Whatcom County Water Resources, and the Lake Whatcom Management Program. Researchers Unlock Mysteries Of Toxic Metals In The Largest Contaminat
Copper mining in Butte and Anaconda, Montana, starting in 1860's, poisoned the air, the land, and the water; well over 100 years later, contaminants are still found as far as 300 miles down the Clark Fork River, whose headwaters are in that area.
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