Archive: 01/23/2009
Study finds MRSA in Midwestern swine, workers
The first study documenting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in swine and swine workers in the United States has been published by University of Iowa researchers.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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ARDS mortality is unchanged since 1994
Mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has not fallen since 1994, according to a comprehensive review of major studies that assessed ARDS deaths. This disappointing finding contradicts the common ...
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Jan 23, 2009 |
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'Abusive behavior' towards people with dementia by family carers is common
Half of family carers of people with dementia report some abusive behaviour towards the person they are caring for and one third report 'significant' levels of abuse, according to new research from UCL (University College ...
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Jan 23, 2009 |
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Schizophrenic patients' frozen faces harm social interactions
Non-verbal communication, in the form of facial expressions, may be impaired in people with schizophrenia. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions have shown that defici ...
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Jan 23, 2009 |
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Video games linked to poor relationships with friends, family
A new study connects young adults' use of video games to poorer relationships with friends and family - and the student co-author expresses disappointment at his own findings.
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