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Appetite Changes, Depression Signal Impulse Control Disorders In Parki
Parkinson disease patients who develop impulse control disorders as a result of treatment are more likely to be depressed, irritable and have appetite changes, according to a study published in the October 10, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These findings could allow early identification of patients at risk for developing this distressing complication of treatment. Dipstick Test For Meningitis Culprits
Over a million people each year, most of them in the "meningitis belt"in Africa, contract bacterial meningitis, a potentially deadly infection of tissues that line the brain and spinal cord. The disease can be caused by several kinds of bacteria, and identifying the culprit early during an outbreak is critical to its containment. Suzanne Chanteau and colleagues in Niger have now developed a new series of simple and accurate tests that can determine the cause of an outbreak locally. Mayo Clinic Researcher Calls For Improved Newborn Screening
A Mayo Clinic physician and researcher has reported that a combination of the latest technology and double-tiered analysis could improve genetic screening for newborns as much as forty-fold, while testing for dozens more diseases than is now performed in some states. Air Pollution Raises Risk For Dangerous Arrhythmias Among People With
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues from Boston area medical institutions have linked short term high pollution concentrations with an increased incidence of irregular and very dangerous heart arrhythmias among a group of cardiac patients from the greater Boston area who had implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). The findings appear in the June 1, 2005 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensiv
Annotated list from October 2006 of authoritative websites on the "invisible web."The "invisible web comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines simply are not able to index."Topics include search engines, art, online books, business, consumer, finance, government, international, law, health, science, and transportation. Librarians' Internet Index is listed. From the Online Education Database (OEDb), a site that offers reviews of online schools and degree programs. Terri Schiavo Case: Legal Issues Involving Healthcare Directives, Deat
Compilation of documents and links to information about the court case involving Terri Schiavo, the Florida patient whose feeding tube was removed in March 2005. Topics include legal documents, living wills, the lawyers involved, related cases, power of attorney and health care directives, and commentary. Includes links to related sites. From FindLaw. Like Humans, Monkey See, Monkey Plan, Monkey Do
How many times a day do you grab objects such as a pencil or a cup? We perform these tasks without thinking, however the motor planning necessary to grasp an object is quite complex. For example, waiters will pick up an inverted glass with their thumb pointing down if they plan to pour water into the glass. Is this something that other animals, non-tool users, would do? [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Diet Rich In Omega 3 Fatty Acids Could Thwart Diabetes Onset
Preliminary research suggests that in children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes, dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic islet autoimmunity, which is linked to the development of diabetes, according to a new article. The Nutcracker History
Historical material through 1998 about this ballet performed at Christmastime with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Features a discussion of the origins of the story and Tchaikvsky's musical composition, the development of early stagings, listing of notable productions (such as the original Imperial Russian Ballet in 1892 and the first full length production in the U.S. by the San Francisco Ballet in 1944), background about wooden nutcrackers, and more. From BalletMet Columbus, Ohio.
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