Articles filed under Health
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Family physicians work to regain patient relationsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - In a world of medical specialists and quick-care retail clinics, family physicians don't always seem to play a critical role in caring for patients anymore. Now these ja...
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Discovery of Huntington's gene launches search for a cureSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - On the shores of a lake in Venezuela, hundreds of people suffered from a mysterious affliction. They stumbled along the street, weaving like drunkards. Violent outbursts...
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Figuring the thresholdSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Demonstrating that chronic exposure to noise can produce illness or death is not simple. For example, traffic generates air pollution at the same time as noise, so how d...
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New boxers designed to help bed-wettersSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Marketing products to deal with embarrassing ailments, from hemorrhoids to erectile dysfunction or unsightly toe conditions, has always been a challenge. But what if you...
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How it affects your bodySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - How could exposure to noise have such devastating effects on human health as causing cardiovascular disease? Key to solving this puzzle is recognizing that noise can cre...
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Sensors transforming diabetes careSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Diabetes care is undergoing a transformation: Thousands of patients are switching from a few finger-pricks a day to track their disease to new sensors that keep guard ar...
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Deadly NoiseSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Frank Parduski Sr. could arguably qualify as the world's first anti-noise martyr. He died on June 5 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while attempting to slow down a 19...
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Most plastic bottles not meant for reuseSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Most bottled water comes packaged in polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) plastic bottles. The widespread use of these bottles, some 85 percent of which never get re...
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TB research closer to a stronger, faster cureSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - New research gives hope for successfully treating tuberculosis in a few months rather than the six months or more currently needed to beat the contagious lung disease, d...
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Cultural differences may impact brain's wiringSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- On Denise Park's office wall is a lovely Asian painting, kind of a market scene in what looks to be a village square. The piece is colorful and filled...