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Those least needy most likely to get free drug samples

Most free drug samples are not used to ease the burden of the poor or the uninsured, but rather go to those most able to pay for their prescriptions, according to a study by physicians from Cambridge Health Alliance ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

UCSD Researchers Find Young Adults More Likely to Quit Smoking Successfully

Young adults are more likely than older adults to quit smoking successfully, partly because they are more likely to make a serious effort to quit, say researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Hot Cyclones Churn at Both Ends of Saturn

Despite more than a decade of winter darkness, Saturn's north pole is home to an unexpected hot spot remarkably similar to one at the planet's sunny south pole. The source of its heat is a mystery. Now, the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (32) | comments 10

No link between acid reflux and survival

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), often known as acid reflux, is a common problem that has been associated with cancers, asthma, recurrent aspiration and pulmonary fibrosis. A new study published in The American Journal ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Complexity of financial services industry

The financial services industry is complex and financial service professionals are becoming less distinguishable and more inter-related, according to a new RAND Corporation report issued today.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Govt. of Canada invests in Newfoundland and Labrador Co. to build next-generation Internet portals

The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources (NRCan), announced $2 million in funding for a contract with Compusult Limited of Mount Pearl, ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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