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LFA's "Medication Adherence" Webchat to be Held Monday, November 23 at 3 p.m. Eastern

November 16, 2009

Reminder -- the Lupus Foundation of America's webchat is next Monday afternoon, November 23, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

The LFA welcomes Dr. Sam Lim, who will serve as the guest expert for the "Medication Adherence" webchat.

Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes

November 15, 2009

In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway that helps drive the painful inflammation of the digestive tract that characterizes the disease.

Worksite wellness programs may reduce employee absenteeism

November 11, 2009

ATLANTA -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health researchers will present Nov.

Reducing greenhouse gases may not be enough to slow climate change

November 11, 2009

Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone publishes a paper in the December edition of Environmental Science and Technology that suggests policymakers need to address the influe

GOES satellite sees bulk of Ida's clouds and rain inland while center making landfall

November 10, 2009

Tropical Storm Ida made landfall around 6:40 a.m. ET this morning on Dauphin Island, along the Alabama coastline.

Device enables world's first voluntary gorilla blood pressure reading

November 10, 2009

Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla.

Some chest pain patients wait longer than 10 minutes to see ER physician

November 10, 2009

ATLANTA -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health researchers will present Nov.

High-performance plasmas may make reliable, efficient fusion power a reality

November 2, 2009

In the quest to produce nuclear fusion energy, researchers from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have recently confirmed long-standing theoretical predictions that performance, efficiency and re

American Cancer Society calls for new strategies to monitor exposure to environmental carcinogens

October 27, 2009

ATLANTA -- October 28, 2009 -- A new report from an American Cancer Society (ACS) scientific advisory subcommittee on cancer and the environment says exposure to carcinogens should be minimized or

Call me Mr. Casimir

October 26, 2009

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Survival after heart attack improves in younger women

October 26, 2009

ATLANTA - In recent years, women, particularly younger women, experienced larger improvements in hospital mortality after myocardial infarction (MI) than men, according to a study published in the

Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds

October 21, 2009

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Internet has spawned a virtual subculture of "johns" who share information electronically about prostitution, potentially making them harder to catch, according to a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.

GSU professor develops new method to help keep fruit, vegetables and flowers fresh

October 20, 2009

ATLANTA -- Did you know that millions of tons of fruits and vegetables in the United States end up in the trash can before being eaten, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture?



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