- Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9:39
- Diet and nutrition, FEATURED
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Compared with the many people who consume a dietary pattern with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases
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- Friday, June 11, 2010, 0:35
- FEATURED, latest news
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CHICAGO/NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - A drug being developed by Pfizer Inc (
PFE.N) shrank lung cancer tumors in more than half of treated patients, and nearly all showed some benefit, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.
The experimental drug crizotinib is designed to target a specific genetic mutation most commonly found in nonsmokers with non-small cell lung cancer.
"Many of these patients ...
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- Monday, June 7, 2010, 14:46
- FEATURED, Medical Technology
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Gabriel Nistor
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1, a, Fengrong Yana, David Fergusona and Hans S. Keirstead
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a Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Reeve-Irvine ...
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- Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 0:52
- FEATURED, Medical Technology
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Serious game development company Grendel Games presented a very unique product today at Games for Health: A laparoscopy training game that has almost nothing to do with laparoscopy. To paint a clearer picture, last time we checked there weren't any mad scientists, robots, or goop that turn into monsters in laparoscopic procedures. However, this is exactly the point. ...
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- Friday, May 21, 2010, 23:55
- FEATURED, latest news
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20-May-2010
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
First Self-Replicating Synthetic Bacterial Cell
First Self-Replicating, Synthetic Bacterial Cell Constructed by J. Craig Venter Institute Researchers
ROCKVILLE, MD and San Diego, CA (May 20, 2010)— Researchers at the J. Craig ...
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- Friday, August 7, 2009, 15:58
- FEATURED, latest news
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The drug heparin is widely used to prevent blood from clotting in medical procedures ranging from dialysis to open-heart surgery. With a $6 billion market, it is one of the most common drugs used in hospitals today. But its widespread use belies its crude origins: more than 90 years after it was discovered, heparin is still made from pig intestines. But a new microfluidics chip, ...
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- Sunday, June 21, 2009, 14:50
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London, (IANS) Suffering a stroke can have a devastating impact on relationships and can lead to significant changes in how couples relate to each other on a physical, psychological, social and emotional level, according to a recent study.
“All the participants perceived stroke as a life-changing event,” said Hillary Thompson, a researcher from the University of Ulster.
The study found that sexual relationships were adversely affected after ...
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- Sunday, June 21, 2009, 14:37
- Accidents and first aid, FEATURED
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Bhopal, June 18 (IANS) Another case of negligence in preparing the midday meal for students has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh, with a lizard found in the lunch served to students in an Indore city school, officials said.
The lizard was found Wednesday in the meal prepared for the students of the Government Hindi Primary School-27 in Indore.
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Cioppino: The Sauce Recall Incident
Next time when your brother or sister tries their hands at cooking, don’t forget to mention the recipe for preparing Cioppino. You know why? Its because the tasty fish and shellfish stew is very easy to make if you can just lay your hands on good quality fish. Cioppino originates from Italy and is a fish stew made of crab, shrimp, ...
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