Smoking increases risk of developing active TB
Smoking is a risk factor for active tuberculosis (TB) disease, according to a new study on TB incidence in Taiwan.
Aug 24, 2009
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Cancer patients who are separated when diagnosed have worse survival rates
Among unmarried cancer patients, those who are separated at the time of diagnosis do not live as long as widowed, divorced, and never married patients. That is the conclusion of a new study to be published in the November ...
Aug 24, 2009
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Study: Smoking may worsen malnutrition in developing nations
A new study finds that smokers in rural Indonesia finance their habit by dipping into the family food budget—which ultimately results in poorer nutrition for their children. The findings suggest that the costs of smoking ...
Aug 24, 2009
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New study: Farmers protecting and growing significant amount of world's trees
Although agriculture, particularly in the developing world, is often associated with massive deforestation, scientists from the World Agroforestry Centre demonstrated today, in a study using detailed satellite imagery, that ...
Aug 24, 2009
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New technique can help diagnose mesothelioma
A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown cause.
Aug 24, 2009
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