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Americas Best Hospital Reduced Heart Attack Rates

...arction, or heart attack, the authors write. One reason for this may be the reputation component of the rankings, which accounts for one-third of the overall ranking score and is based on cardiologists opinions of hospitals that provide the best treatment, the authors speculate. Citations by cardiologi...

Dotted All Over? - Count Yourself Lucky

...quickly with age. Seems like there's no better reason to toss those mole-fighting cosmetic creams out of the window....

Viagra Improves Heart Function, Finds Study

... the senior author of the paper, said that another reason boffins were thrilled with the results of the study was because whiel there are a number of drugs and therapies available to treat the left ventricle of the heart from failing or afterwards, there are no current treatments for the right ventricle. ...

Urine is a Rich Source of Phosphorus

...olution" will happen. "It has to for the simple reason that we are going to run out of other concentrated forms of phosphorus in about 50 years," she said. "We are going to need sources of fertilizer ... and the most concentrated, readily accessible source of phosphorus is us," she added. The techn...

The Importance of Junk DNA

...n important reason. But it wasnt clear what the reason was. Now, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered one important function of so-called junk DNA. Genes, which make up about four percent of the genome, encode for proteins, the building blocks...

Air Pollution Stats Filtered in Ontario

...r upon which the 1,700 figure is based. There is a reason the numbers seem inexplicably high, say critics of TPHs conclusions. The numbers arent real people, in the sense that you could never get a list of names, said Dr. Ross McKitrick, an associate professor of environmental economics at the University ...

Efficacy of Lyme Disease Vaccination Examined

... are unaware of the risk. As a result, there is no reason to expect to see disinhibition, Brewer said. Baruch Fischhoff, professor of social and decision sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, is not convinced that the two vaccines are comparable. I have trouble extrapolating to HPV. They found that pe...

Genetics is Not the Reason for Family Break-ups

... This is the first study to look at genetics as a reason in the higher-than-usual divorce rate among children of divorced parents. The researchers found that the parents' divorce itself, played a key role in the failed unions. Children of divorced parents are roughly twice as likely to see their relation...

Psychologists Have Found 237 New Reasons for People to Have Sex

...overcoming boredom. Some answered that the major reason was revenge while many simply wanted to make the p... no less important. One person's seemingly trivial reason for having sex might well be another's magnificent obsession, they added. The findings of the stud...

Posh Prefers to Have a Baby Girl

...back a bundle of pink from the hospital. And one reason why Posh really wants a little girl, is because after all those boys in the house, she would love to bond with her daughter over the latest girlie fashion. "I would love to have a little girl. I'm really girlie. I'd love to dress a little girl up. ...

Health Insurance- Play It Safe And Reap The Benefits

... be expected to shoot up. In any case, it is more reason not to forget to renew an existing Mediclaim policy. Mediclaim provides cover for expenses in case of hospitalization. It takes care of costs incurred during hospitalization and protects the policyholder from pre as well as post-hospitalization expen...

Human Membranes Crystal Structure may Help Tailor Asthma Drugs

... largely due to actions of LTC4 synthase. For this reason asthma medicines often aim at blocking the downstream effects of LTC4 synthase. However, there is a need for new pharmaceutical alternatives, as not all patients respond to the existing medicines. Now, scientists at the Department of Medical Bioc...

Memory Problem in Older Women Lead to Restless Nights

...d with total sleep time. Perhaps the most likely reason why memory loss may increase the risk of sleep dis...ory loss and sleep problems, said Yaffe. Another reason could be that women with memory problems may also have anxiety or depression that could affect their...

Smokers may Be Motivated to Quit During Interventions in Hospital Stays

...kers become hospital inpatients, regardless of the reason for admission, they are receptive to efforts to help them to quit smoking after discharge and more likely succeed in the long run. Smokers know that smoking is harmful to a persons health, but many of them dont really believe that smoking is harmfu...

Reason Behind Sleepy Feeling During Sickness Found

...- tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is the reason why people feel sleepy while sick . The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Thomas Birchler at the University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland. The protein was known to set off inflammation in response to infection and some chronic...

Kerala Ready to Invite WHO to Study Fever Outbreak

... any suspicion on the findings of the experts. The reason why this time the outbreak has been more deadly is on account of the prevalence of the virus in more numbers than was seen in other parts of South Asia where the attack was mild," she said. Sreemathi added that a team of experts while visiting the...

Male Circumcision can Cut HIV Infection, Studies Show

...to do, I can now have unsafe sex'." The clinical reason for circumcision's preventive effect is still being investigated. One theory is that the foreskin has a very thin lining and suffers minor abrasions during intercourse, making it easier for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to enter the man's ...

Kelly Clarksons Hits are Making Her an Insomniac

...erican singer Kelly Clarkson has revealed that the reason behind her battle with Insomnia is her songs. The former American Idol winner admitted that she is struggling with the sleep disorder, because her songs keep her awake at night. The 25-year-old singer said that most of her lyrics and hits strike...

Now You can Marry in a Mughal Ambience, If You Wish to

...ursed and could make people deformed. The actual reason behind this rumour was the high incidence of goitre in the area at that time. After the Mughal reign ended in India in 1857, the garden lay neglected till the Maharaja of Patiala, Yadavindra Singh, restored its past glory. Thus it came to be named ...

Older Women With Memory Problems at Increased Risk for Restless Nights

...d with total sleep time. Perhaps the most likely reason why memory loss may increase the risk of sleep dis...emory loss and sleep problems, said Yaffe. Another reason could be that women with memory problems may also have anxiety or depression that could affect their...

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