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Herbivore populations will go down as temperatures go up, study says

As climate change causes temperatures to rise, the number of herbivores will decrease, affecting the human food supply, according to new research from the University of Toronto.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cancer death rate gap widens based on education

(AP) -- The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Death rates among those with high blood pressure decreasing, but still high

Death rates have decreased among people with high blood pressure but remain far higher than in those without it, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: US has much higher obesity rate than Canada

(AP) -- American adults have a significantly higher rate of obesity than their neighbors to the north, a new study says.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improving survival from life-threatening infectious disease with diabetes drug

Scientists have identified a diabetes drug which halves the mortality rate of a deadly infectious disease found throughout Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds new possible risk factor of heart disease

Abnormal heart rate turbulence is associated with an increased risk of heart disease death in otherwise low-risk older individuals, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Healthy' patients at high risk of cardiac death identified

(PhysOrg.com) -- The way the heart responds to an early beat is predictive of cardiac death, especially for people with no conventional markers of cardiovascular disease, according to new research from Washington University ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA panel recommends approval for Contrave

A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday recommended that the agency approve Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.'s weight loss drug Contrave, making it the first in group of competitors to get a positive nod from experts.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung injury study could save lives in critically ill

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast are investigating a potential new treatment for lung disease that could save many lives each year.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans struggle with long-term weight loss

Only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that loss, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

By 2030, cardiovascular disease and death rates will surge in China

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death rates will surge in China by up to 73 percent by 2030, due to aging, smoking, high blood pressure and other risk factors, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Qu ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

If you want to lose weight, find a mountain retreat

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found the secret to effortless weight loss: spend some time at high altitude. Even a week on a mountain retreat can produce weight loss in sedentary people eating as much as ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

Genetically-modified mice reveal another mechanism contributing to heart failure

Scientists at the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario, working in collaboration with researchers in Brazil, have used a unique genetically-modified mouse line to reveal a previously unidentified ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

She's going back to school but can she read?

Five million students will return to Canadian schools this month. If nothing changes at least a million will fail to graduate high school.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Beta-blockers and stroke -- new insights into their use for older people

A University of Leicester-led study may have uncovered the reason why Beta-blockers are less effective at preventing stroke in older people with high blood pressure, when compared to other drugs for high blood pressure.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0