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Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes

November 7, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis -- the narrowing of the carotid artery -- is associated

AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access

November 7, 2009

To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is publishing open access two peer-reviewed articl

1930s drug slows tumor growth

November 6, 2009

Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease.

Past climate of the northern Antarctic Peninsular informs global warming debate

November 6, 2009

The seriousness of current global warming is underlined by a reconstruction of climate at Maxwell Bay in the South Shetland Islands of the Antarctic Peninsula over approximately the last 14,000 yea

Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury

November 6, 2009

Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in

PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer

November 6, 2009

(PHILADELPHIA) A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented

Prevention experts urge modification to 2009 H1N1 guidance for health care workers

November 6, 2009

(Arlington, VA)--Three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious diseases prevention issued a letter to President Obama today expressing their significant concern with current fed

Air pollution increases infants' risk of bronchiolitis

November 6, 2009

Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new study.

Magnetic nanoparticles to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and treat

November 6, 2009

Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve c

Study suggests dentists can identify patients at risk for fatal cardiovascular event

November 5, 2009

CHICAGO, November 5, 2009 -- A new study indicates dentists can play a potentially life-saving role in health care by identifying patients at risk of fatal heart attacks and referring them to phy

Researchers explore new ways to prevent spinal cord damage using a vitamin B3 precursor

November 5, 2009

NEW YORK (November 5, 2009) -- Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical C

Researchers explore new ways to prevent spinal cord damage using a vitamin B3 precursor

November 5, 2009

NEW YORK (November 5, 2009) -- Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical C

Physical education key to improving health in low-income adolescents

November 5, 2009

School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the Universit



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