Archive: 04/21/2009
Mayo Clinic backs new personal health record site
(AP) -- The Mayo Clinic has combined its medical expertise with Microsoft Corp.'s technology in a free Web site launching Tuesday that will let people store personal health and medical information.
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Digg Doesn't Suck Anymore and Weans Itself From Microsoft
Digg is reasserting itself as the social bookmarking site with pizazz, buzz and connections. Within the past weeks, Digg's Daniel Burka, formally apologized to users announcing,"Digg has 99.987% less suck, ...
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Mouse model provides a new tool for investigators of human developmental disorder
Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome (WHS) is a human disease caused by spontaneous genetic deletions. Children born with WHS have a characteristic set of facial features, including a wide flat nose bridge, downturned mouth, high forehead, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 21, 2009 |
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New imaging technology reveals prevalence of 'silent' heart attacks
So-called "silent" heart attacks may be much more common than previously believed, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 21, 2009 |
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New light on bipolar treatment drugs
Lithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for bipolar mood disorder.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Moms who breastfeed less likely to develop heart attacks or strokes
The longer women breastfeed, the lower their risk of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular disease, report University of Pittsburgh researchers in a study published in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Researchers identify gene associated with muscular dystrophy-related vision problems
Skeletal muscle disease and vision deficits might seem unrelated, but a frog model of muscular dystrophy shows it is not such a leap.
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Researchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus
Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Research highlights the negative effect of filarial hydrocele on marriage and sex
A large proportion (94%) of lymphatic filariasis (LF) patients with hydrocele and their wives report the inability to have a satisfactory sexual life because of this condition. In a new ethnographic study, published on April ...
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