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[Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Altered Sex Hormone Levels, Higher Body Temp Affects Sleep Quality In
In an examination of potential relationships between objective sleep measures, nocturnal sex hormone levels, and the nocturnal course of body temperature of older postmenopausal women, a new study finds that altered levels of both sex hormones and gonadotropins may contribute to sleep disturbance in older postmenopausal women and confirm the results of previous studies indicating that higher body temperature is associated with poorer sleep quality. AIDS in Libya
Previously we reported on the case of six medical workers in Libya who face the death sentence having been charged with deliberately contaminating more than 400 children with HIV in 1998. The evidence in their defence has now reached the molecular level and is published today online in Nature.Oliver Pybus and colleagues in an international [...] Patent Medicine Trade Cards
Website for an ongoing effort to digitize a collection of 19th century "small, colorfully illustrated advertising cards touting a particular medicine and its many cures. The illustrations often have little to do with any of the ailments purported to be cured. They were pure advertising and very collectible."Searchable by keyword, such as "oil, extract, tonic, disease, ache, consumption, ague, dyspepsia, kidney, liver, heart, bowels, [and] appetite."From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. Resisting Peer Pressure: New Findings Shed Light On Adolescent Decisio
The capacity to resist peer pressure in early adolescence may depend on the strength of connections between certain areas of the brain, according to a new study. Findings indicate that brain regions which regulate different aspects of behaviour are more interconnected in children with high resistance to peer influence. Radiologists Offer Non-surgical Treatment For Early-stage Liver Cancer
Radiofrequency (RF) ablation offers an effective first-line treatment for some liver cancer patients who are excluded from surgery, according to two studies appearing in the March issue of the journal Radiology. New Form Of Sleeping Sickness Discovered In India Stems From Deficienc
In December 2004, the first case of human Trypanosoma evansi -- induced trypanosomiasis was formally identified in India. Scientists from Université Libre de Bruxelles, Philippe Truc (IRD) and Indian medical specialists and the WHO found the cause of this infection lay in the absence from the patient's blood serum of apolipoprotein L-1 (APOL1), a protein that provides human subjects with their natural immunity against such animal trypanosomes. A double mutation on the gene apoL-1 turned out to be responsible. Australian Indigenous People: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander In
Extensive collection of links to websites related to indigenous populations in Australia. Topics include biographies, art and artists, writers, community leaders, music, politicians, athletes, culture, history, language, reconciliation, land rights, sacred sites, and more. From the P.L. Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia. Ozone Levels May Raise Risk Of Underweight Births: Common Pollutants L
Babies born to women exposed to high ozone levels during pregnancy are at heightened risk for being significantly underweight, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Very Low Carbohydrate Diets May Disrupt Long-term Gut Health
Scientists have shown that a very low carbohydrate weight-loss diet results in a four-fold reduction in the numbers of certain types of bacteria in the gut of obese men. This is a significant finding because these gut bacteria produce a substance called butyrate, which has been shown to be important for keeping the gut healthy including helping to prevent colorectal cancer.
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