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Smithsonian scientists find the frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens

Most countries throughout the world participate in the $40-million-per-year culinary trade of frog legs in some way, with 75 percent of frog legs consumed in France, Belgium and the United States. Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and colleagues have found that this trade is a potential carrier of pathogens deadly to amphibians.

Highlighting racial disparities increases coverage and effectiveness of health news

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic patients with heart disease

STANFORD, Calif. -- Many patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Mark Hlatky, MD.

Penn study finds that antioxidant found in vegetables has implications for treating cystic fibrosis

PHILADELPHIA -- Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the body's inflammatory response to infection and injury.

Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk

Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree relatives, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

Postmortem genetic testing can identify mutations that cause c

Pushing light beyond its known limits

Scientists at the University of Adelaide have made a breakthrough that could change the world's thinking on what light is ca

African-Americans with colorectal cancer have poorer outcomes, lower survival rates

CHICAGO (November 12, 2009) -- New research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that African-American patients with colorectal cancer ar

IACC includes vaccine research objective in strategic plan for autism research

NEW YORK, NY (November 11, 2009) -- Autism Speaks is encouraged by yesterday's decision of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to include vaccine research studies in the objective

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

AMES, Iowa -- James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at

Longevity tied to genes that preserve tips of chromosomes

November 11, 2009 - (BRONX, NY) - A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive ve

Worksite wellness programs may reduce employee absenteeism

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

Drugs to treat anemia in cancer patients linked to thromboembolism

NEW YORK -- Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new res

Neuroimaging provides insights into new treatment options for Alzheimer's disease

Amsterdam, November 10, 2009 -- With about 35 million people around the world suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD) by the year 2010 and an expectation that these numbers will double every twent

Iowa State scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels

Iowa State scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels
AMES, Iowa - Neal Iverson opened his laboratory's walk-in freezer and said the one-of-a-kind mach



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