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SNM applauds House action to build medical isotopes reactor in the US

November 6, 2009

Reston, Va. -- SNM applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276 -- the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009.

Carnegie Mellon researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe

November 6, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- The current health care debate in the United States is complicated.

International survey of physicians in 11 countries reveals US lagging in access, quality, HIT use

November 5, 2009

New York, NY, November 5, 2009 -- Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S.

Shedding light on the cosmic skeleton

November 3, 2009

"Matter is not distributed uniformly in the Universe," says Masayuki Tanaka from ESO, who led the new study.

Unlocking mysteries of the brain with PET

October 30, 2009

Inflammatory response of brain cells -- as indicated by a molecular imaging technique -- could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in

Opening up a colorful cosmic jewel box

October 29, 2009

Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky.

The skeleton: Size matters

October 27, 2009

Vertebrates have in common a skeleton made of segments, the vertebrae.

Do 3 meals a day keep fungi away?

October 15, 2009

October 15, 2009 - (BRONX, NY) - The fact that they eat a lot -- and often -- may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

Study finds rise in rate of undesirable events at start of academic year

October 13, 2009

The rate of undesirable events in teaching hospitals increases at the beginning of the academic year, regardless of trainees' level of clinical experience, concludes new research from Australia published on bmj.com today.

How does media exposure affect self-esteem in overweight and underweight women?

October 13, 2009

Overweight women's self-esteem plummets when they view photographs of models of any size, according to a new study in Journal of Consumer Research. And underweight women's esteem increases, regardless of models' size.

Stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia is rare -- and unpredictable

October 11, 2009

International study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events

Exercise programs recommended as standard for rheumatoid arthritis

October 6, 2009

Exercise programs designed to improve strength and stamina are safe and effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The researchers reviewed dynamic exercise program trials in RA patients and found moderate benefits associated with this type of treatment.

Wildlife as a source for livestock infections

October 6, 2009

A bacterium possibly linked to Crohn's disease could be lurking in wild animals. According to research published in the open access journal BMC Microbiology, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map), can be transmitted between wildlife and domestic ruminants, supporting the theory of wildlife reservoirs of infection.



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