Archive: 10/05/2009
National report shines light on lupus 50-year treatment drought
Today, The Lewin Group, a national health care consulting firm, issued recommendations on ways to overcome the barriers that have obstructed lupus drug development resulting in no new drug approval for this disease in more ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100
(AP) -- Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders - higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Americans concerned about heart health, but not proactive enough to prevent it
To help draw attention to National Child Health Day (today), the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) has released findings from a new national consumer survey and launched a campaign to educate families about ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind
(AP) -- With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Child burn injuries down significantly (w/ Video)
In the next 60 seconds, another child will be on his/her way to the hospital to be treated for serious burns; it happens more than 300 times a day in this country. Now, one of the largest studies ever done ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Captive turtle found to have infectious disease
An Australian veterinary student said Monday she has documented the country's first known case of a bred-in-captivity turtle acquiring a highly infectious disease which could potentially spread to humans.
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Malaysian officials save endangered Malayan tiger
Malaysian wildlife authorities rescued a five-year old Malayan tiger, badly injured in a snare set up by poachers near the country's jungle border with Thailand, officials said Monday.
Oct 05, 2009 |
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US trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for research into ageing (Update 3)
Australian-American researcher Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol Greider and Jack Szostak of the United States won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for identifying a key switch in cellular ageing.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 05, 2009 |
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IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDC
Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released.
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