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Researchers Largely At Fault For Health Risk Studies That Influence An
The general public may not be reading the medical journals, but they are basing health care decisions and lifestyle changes on published research, particularly those reporting risk factors. Many of these studies are interpreted as calls to action only later to be refuted or questioned by conflicting studies. The remedy? Researchers must be more rigorous in how they design and conduct clinical studies as well as be more mindful of their language to describe findings. University Of Pittsburgh Research Points To Anxiety As A Key Risk Trai
The prevalence of childhood anxiety in individuals who later developed anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa shows it may be a vulnerability factor for these eating disorders, according to a study in the December issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Cams, Camcorders and Scopes to See the World
What would a freewheeling photographer like this holiday season? Definitely something from Wired's list of the best camera and camcorder technology.
 Chemotherapy Errors Rare, But Have Potential For Serious Consequences
About one out of 30 chemotherapy orders at three ambulatory infusion clinics had errors, and one in 50 orders had a serious error, according to a new study. The study, performed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, found most but not all errors were detected before they reached the patient. None was life-threatening or caused patient harm. Still, an accompanying editorial says the study underscores the need to implement safer controls of drug ordering and dispensing at chemotherapy infusion clinics. Three Anti-platelet Drugs Used In Combination Are Safe
Three drugs, each of which works in a different way, are used in anti-platelet therapy to help prevent restenosis (the reclogging of blood vessels after they have been cleared with percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI) or thrombosis (obstruction of an artery or vein by a blood clot). Exploring Energy Conservation Through Shark Research
The stars of the "Jaws"films--sharks--have recently become the subject of a new engineering research project. The project explores energy conservation and boundary layer control in regard to a shark's surface. The project findings will allow researchers to explore natural solutions for the reduction of skin friction over solid surfaces, which could result in new innovations and applications concerning energy conservation. Lack Of Specific Collagen Type Leads To Osteoarthritis
Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that joints whose cartilage lacks a specific type of collagen will develop osteoarthritis -- the so-called "wear-and-tear"form of the disease -- at a greatly accelerated rate. Major Step Forwards For Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
Dutch researcher Laura Bungener has developed a vaccine against cervical cancer. Vaccinated laboratory animals no longer developed the disease and animals which had already developed a tumour, could be treated with the vaccine. New Receptor Gene May Illuminate MRI On Fetal Development
A new receptor gene has been discovered that could help scientists learn more about events taking place in situations that are usually subjected to barriers, such as fetal development or those occurring within the central nervous system. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him.
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