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Low-dose Aspirin Reduces Cardiovascular Events, Analysis Shows Taking low-dose aspirin daily reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, as well as the risk of dying, among patients who previously have had a heart attack or stroke but whose cardiovascular disease has stabilized, according to a new analysis by Duke University Medical Center cardiologists. High Serum Insulin Levels And Risk Of Prostate Cancer Elevated insulin levels in the normal range appear to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study. Tip of the Week: Public Library Association Conference Blog Our many readers who work in libraries of one flavor or another may want to track a special blog set up by the Public Library Association (a division of the American Library Association) to report on happenings at the ALA Midwinter conference, January 13-19. LII director Karen G. Schneider is one of PLA's volunteer bloggers; she and others will be sharing almost-real-time reports about everything from Malcolm Gladwell's speech to action from the floor of ALA Council. 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. Wi-Fi as a Health Hazard Sufferers of electromagnetic field sensitivity claim that the growing pervasiveness of wireless networks only exacerbates their condition. Skeptics discount their fears -- and their symptoms -- and the battle is joined. By Rob Beschizza. New Biochip Helps Study Living Cells, May Speed Drug Development Purdue University researchers have developed a biochip that measures the electrical activities of cells and is capable of obtaining 60 times more data in just one reading than is possible with current technology. Improvement Following ADHD Treatment Sustained In Most Children Most children treated in a variety of ways for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder showed sustained improvement after three years, in a major follow-up study. Yet increased risk for behavioral problems, including delinquency and substance use, remained higher than normal. Initial advantages of medication management alone or in combination with behavioral treatment over purely behavioral or routine community care waned in the years after 14 months of controlled treatment ended. [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... The Marsupial Society of Australia This organization "based in Adelaide, South Australia, [is] dedicated to providing information and education regarding keeping and breeding our native Fauna in captivity."The site features fact sheets about animals such as the dalgyte or rabbit-eared bandicoot, the brush-tailed bettong, the fat-tailed dunnart, the Tasmanian devil, and more. Also includes information about hand rearing, games and coloring pages for children, and links to related sites. Top Physics Discoveries of 2006 Over at the American Institute of Physics my colleague Phillip Schewe and his team have been putting together their pick of the physics discoveries for 2006.Their number one choice had to be the new ultra precise measurement (0.76 parts per trillion uncertainty) by Gerald Gabrielse and his colleagues at Harvard University of the electron’s magnetic [...]
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