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'Silent' Nighttime Acid Reflux Symptoms Can Cause Poor Sleep And Sleep
New research on acid reflux shows: 1. Patients with sleep complaints but no heartburn symptoms suffered episodes of nighttime acid reflux; 2. Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux are common and frequently severe in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Second Gene Discovered For Recessive Form Of Brittle Bone Disease
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found a second genetic defect that accounts for previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disorder that weakens bones, sometimes results in frequent fractures and is sometimes fatal. Out at the Library
This website "celebrates the 10th anniversary [2005] of the founding of the [San Francisco Public] Library's James C. Hormel Gay &Lesbian Center with highlights from exhibits on pulp paperbacks, the Gay Games, poets and artists, and other items from the library's collections. Also includes bibliographies on AIDS and activism, the gay Native Americans experience, politics, and related topics. Waist-to-hip Ratio May Better Predict Cardiovascular Risk Than Body Ma
A tape measure, not just a bathroom scale, may help you better assess your heart disease risk. Researchers found that people with a larger waist-to-hip ratio may be at increased risk for heart disease. Calcium was more likely to be found in the arteries of patients with the greatest waist-to-hip ratio, the researchers discovered. People with the largest waist-to-hip ratio had a twofold increase in the incidence of calcium deposits -- a strong indicator of future cardiovascular ailments including heart attacks. Label Goes 100 Percent Digital
Ropeadope Records will soon release its music online only, enabling the label to sign a band and push out an album in weeks. The beauty part? Both parties make money on the very first sale. In Listening Post. First-light For Africa's Giant Eye: First Color Images From SALT
Five years after groundbreaking, the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) project has released its first color images, marking the achievement of 'first light' and the successful debut of SALTICAM, a $600 000 digital camera built for SALT at the South African Astronomical Observatory. SALT is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, and equal to the largest in the world. SALT can detect objects as faint as a candle flame on the moon. Take Fatigue Seriously, Says Researcher
Instead of dismissing grumblings about being tired or exhausted, people should take these complaints seriously before they lead to a worsened health state or even death, says a University of Alberta researcher investigating fatigue. BBC: Audio Interviews
Archived interviews with "cultural greats of the 20th Century talking about their work."Find audio clips (most under five minutes long) and biographical profiles. Featured authors include Enid Blyton, Judi Dench, Le Corbusier, Bob Marley, Nureyev, Pele, Shaw, Tutu, and nearly 100 others. May be browsed by name or profession (artists, performers, artists, philosophers, writers, etc.). Patients Wonder: 'Could This Be Something Serious?'Doctors Who Express
Nearly 4,800 patient surveys and 100 covertly recorded visits by actors posing as patients revealed that empathy is lacking in many exam rooms around the Rochester, N.Y., area -- however, doctors who do convey empathy are viewed as more trustworthy. Evolution And The Workaround: Do Aggressive Cancers Pile Up Extra Chro
At the American Society for Cell Biology 2006 conference, scientists will describe new research indicating that both yeast and cancer cells evolve chromosome duplications to work around lethal stresses.
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