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Women Still At Risk Of Cervical Cancer Despite Treatment Removing Pre-
Women who have had pre-cancerous cells removed remain at higher than average risk of developing cervical cancer in the 20 years following treatment, says research in this week's BMJ. Newly Identified Gene Cluster On Mouse X Chromosome Provides Insights
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a cluster of 12 genes on the X chromosome in mice that appears to play an important role in reproduction. Reporting in the journal Cell, the scientists showed that knocking out just one of the genes resulted in reduced fertility in male mice. Tufts Nutrition Scientists Say It Is Premature To Focus On Nutrient Su
In a special communication piece that appears in the July 20th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA), Alice Lichtenstein, DSc, senior scientist and director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and the Center's director and senior scientist, Robert Russell, MD, report that the most promising data on nutrition and optimal health outcomes relate to dietary patterns, not nutrient supplements. Are Rattlesnakes Entering Suburbia?
Researchers are tracking timber rattlesnakes in the St. Louis area to see how close to civilization the snakes are getting as humans developing subdivisions invade the snakes'turf. Tool: Noggin Avalanche-Rescue Radar
The $25,000 Noggin Rescue Radar locates solid objects -- like actual human skiers who've wandered off trail and into an avalanche -- under as much as 50 feet of snow.
 The State of Working America
Tables and figures from the most recent edition of this work that has been "prepared biennially since 1988 ... [and which] sums up the problems and challenges facing American working families, presenting a wide variety of data on family incomes, taxes, wages, unemployment, wealth, and poverty."Selected chapters on topics such as wealth disparities and international comparisons are also available online. From the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Napster Goes Mobile
A new feature lets subscribers fill up their portable music players with as many songs as they want for 15 bucks a month. But will the technology seduce iPod lovers? By Katie Dean. United States of America: Excessive and Lethal Force?
This November 2004 report outlines "Amnesty International's concerns about deaths and ill-treatment involving police use of tasers."The report includes a discussion of the history of taser use, deployment, accounts of use in several U.S. cities and states, use in jails, health concerns, deaths caused by taser use, and more. Some portions also available in French and Spanish. Drivers With Parkinson's Disease At Higher Risk Of Crashes In Low Visi
Drivers with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease may be at higher risk of crashes on foggy days and other times of low visibility, according to new research. Researchers Search For Aging, Osteoporosis Genes
Researchers have examined close to 100,000 genetic markers for low bone mass and aging to help determine which genes are responsible for the development of osteoporosis and longevity.
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