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Off-label Use Often Not Evidence-Based: Physicians Lack Knowledge Of O
In a recent national survey, a substantial minority of physicians erroneously believed that certain off-label uses of prescription drugs were FDA approved. This mistaken belief encourages them to prescribe these drugs, despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting such use. Overall, physicians were able to correctly identify the FDA-approval status of just over half of the 22 drug-indication pairs (i.e., a particular drug prescribed for a particular condition) included in the survey. Hybrids Will Not Die Out
Detractors like GM's Bob Lutz say the hybrid platform will always be a money loser -- hey Bob, way to encourage the engineers working on next-gen vehicles. But the evolution continues despite the naysayers. In Autopia. Scientists Say No Evidence Exists That Therapod Dinosaurs Evolved Into
No good evidence exists that fossilized structures found in China and which some paleontologists claim are the earliest known rudimentary feathers were really feathers at all, a renowned ornithologist says. Instead, the fossilized patterns appear to be bits of decomposed skin and supporting tissues that just happen to resemble feathers to a modest degree.
Combating Holocaust Denial: Holocaust Deniers and Public Misinformatio
This essay discusses Holocaust denial--the belief that the Holocaust never happened--with a focus on refuting the reasons for these beliefs. Includes links to related essays on Holocaust denial, annotated website links, and a press release about the December 2006 Holocaust conference in Iran, stating that it "will serve as nothing more than an international platform for Holocaust denial."From the Holocaust Encyclopedia, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Cracking the Vivaldi Code
Can a computer program generate new works from long dead legends? By Douglas McGray from Wired magazine. Scientists Announce World's Most Sensitive Cancer Test
Speaking at the Institute of Physics conference Physics 2005 in Warwick recently, scientists revealed a new test for cancer, more sensitive than any existing technique and capable of predicting for the first time whether a tumour has spread. Unlike existing techniques which rely on expert visual assessment or unreliable biochemical measurements, the "optical stretcher"tests the physical strength of each cell and can give a diagnosis using as few as 50 cells, allowing doctors to test for cancer where traditional biopsies are dangerous or even impossible. Consumption Of Green Tea Associated With Reduced Mortality In Japanese
Adults in Japan who consumed higher amounts of green tea had a lower risk of death due to all causes and due to cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the Sept. 13 issue of JAMA. But there was no link between green tea consumption and a reduced risk of death due to cancer. Intervention can reduce hostile perceptions in children with prenatal
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to significant impairments in social skills. Researchers have found that a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training can lead to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE. More Children On Chronic Medications For Blood Pressure, Cholesterol,
America's tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. The likely cause: Obesity, which is closely associated with Type 2 diabetes. Prescriptions to children with chronic health problems have increased substantially, according to new research. Depression Predicts Heart Rhythm Abnormalities In Heart Attack Patient
Duke University Medical Center investigators have found a strong association between depression and the incidence of irregular and rapid beating of the heart's main pumping chambers in patients who have been hospitalized for a heart attack.
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