Archive: 05/02/2008
Global Warming Linked to Caribou-Calf Mortality
Fewer caribou calves are being born and more of them are dying in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate, according to Eric Post, a Penn State associate professor of biology. Post, who believes that ...
Biology /
May 02, 2008 |
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Princeton University survey finds 'pain gap'
A novel study that attempts to paint the most accurate and detailed description yet of how Americans experience pain has found that a significant portion of the population -- 28 percent -- are in pain at any given moment ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 02, 2008 |
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis on the increase in the UK
A changing population structure and ongoing migration have increased cases of drug resistant tuberculosis, according to a study published onbmj.com today.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 02, 2008 |
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Researchers synthesize compound to flush HIV out of hiding
Any hunter will tell you that when your quarry goes into hiding, you have to flush it out to get a good shot at it. Such is the case with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 02, 2008 |
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World first: researchers develop completely automated anesthesia system
Researchers at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have performed the world’s first totally automated administration of an anesthetic. Nicknamed “McSleepy,” the new system developed by the researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 02, 2008 |
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Does it matter that medical graduates don't get jobs as doctors?
In 2007, 1300 UK medical graduates were unable to secure training places, and this shortfall looks set to be repeated this year. But is this a betrayal of students’ expectations or is this inevitable if patients are to get ...
May 02, 2008 |
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