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Obesity Tied To Higher Risk Of Complications In Spinal Surgery
While obesity is tied to increasing risks for heart disease and diabetes, it also could bring more complications in spine surgery. A review of 332 cases of spinal surgery for routine degenerative conditions showed that 71 percent of patients were overweight, including 39 percent who were obese, numbers similar to the general population. Yet, there was a much higher incidence of complications, including blood clots, wound infections, heart problems and deep vein thrombosis. Salmon Farming Threatens Chile's Patagonian Lakes
The production of farmed salmon in Chile's unique Patagonian lakes has doubled in the last decade, contaminating them withnutrient pollution, invasive species, disease and harmful chemicals, according to a new study. Moving farmed salmon from freshwater lakes to land-based closed systems would reduce environmental pressures and increase Chile's competitiveness in the global salmon trade. Which It Is It? Resolving Ambiguous Pronouns: English Teachers Would B
"Medicines can be harmful to young children. Make sure you keep them locked in the bathroom cabinet."This humorous warning demonstrates a common grammatical error - ambiguous pronouns. Most of the time, common sense kicks in and we know we're supposed to lock medication in the bathroom cabinet and not the kids. In other instances, however, the clarification of these phrases is not always so obvious. [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. The Meaning of Food
Companion site to this "documentary series that explores our relationships to food and reveals the connection food has to our identity: personal, cultural, and familial."Features stories on topics such as the slow food movement, comfort foods, an edible schoolyard, family restaurants, gourmet dog food, kosher foods, kitchen gadgets, and food and literature. Includes lessons plans and related links. Fatal Brain Disease Holds Clues To Dementia
Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have uncovered a clue about the causes of dementia in Huntington's disease by showing that mice susceptible to Huntington's disease have problems with learning and memory before the diseases' typical movement problems appear. The Florey scientists also discovered that in Huntington's diseased brains, information processing between neurons is disrupted, but the neurons do not die, which means the brain may respond to new anti-dementia drugs that can restore memory. [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. Digging For Dinosaurs In Outback Australia
Outback Queensland has become the focus of an international research project that is helping to decipher the evolution of Australian dinosaurs and their relationships to those of other southern continents. There is now an expectation that some of the dinosaur groups known from places such as South America should also have representatives in Australia. Waleli Doorbell Rings You
Visitors can be screened and granted access to your home through your mobile phone. In Gear Factor. Two Proteins May Be Survival Markers In Some Breast Cancers
New research suggests that the presence or absence of two proteins may be important markers for long-term survival in some breast cancer patients. One of the proteins, called ErbB-4, is important for the growth and differentiation of several types of cells in the body. The second protein, called Wwox, is a tumor suppressor ?it helps prevent cells from becoming cancerous ?and it is missing in many breast cancers.
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