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Worms are Killing the Planet

...re even made to look like beehives, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph of London, which also cited the German research. The worms are laid out on lime and vegetable peelings. When they have digested this material they move to another level in search of more food. The lower trays of compost can b...

Patients Not Complying With Their Dermatologic Problem

...sit three days afterwards, they are more likely to report an improvement in their condition a month later. Patients who are more satisfied with their visit are more trusting of their doctor, worry less about adverse effects and use their medication more regularly, he said. Media Contacts: Karen Richards...

Brain Tumor Children Poor Performance in Schools

...or the study, researchers compared the ninth grade report cards of 300 children with previous brain tumors, which had been treated with surgery or radiation therapy, to 1,473 healthy children living in Finland. The study found the average grades of children who have had a brain tumor were significantly lo...

500 Pound Man Rescued After 12 Hour Ordeal From Wisconsin River

...ll into the river. Rike's group called police to report that he was having chest pains. A paramedic who arrived by helicopter stabilized Rike, but the pilot could not take him to a hospital, saying he was too heavy. The river conditions and the mans weight complicated the effort to get him out. As man...

Wrestler Chris Benoits Son was Sedated - Says Investigators

...estigation, released the results of the toxicology report for the wrestler; his wife, Nancy; and son, Daniel. Benoit's body contained 10 times the normal level of testosterone, as well as amounts of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone. "This level of testosterone indicates that he ha...

Diabetes may Lead to More Complications

According to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery,Individuals with diabetes appear to spend more days in the intensive care unit , use more ventilator support and have more complications during hospitalization for trauma than non-diabetics. Approximately 1...

Colitis More Common in Hospitalized Patients

According to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery,the rate ...d with an increased mortality rate, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.C. difficile inhabits th...

Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma Shows Steady Increase

...ited States between 1973 and 2002 , according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Dermatology. The rates of the disease vary by race, sex and geographic area. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma occurs when certain cells of the lymph system (called T lymphocytes) become cancerous and affect the skin. The t...

Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy Shows No Change of Taste

...and 173 days after surgery, patients were asked to report any changes to their sense of taste or smell and again asked to rate them from zero to 100. Gustatory testing was performed again on 32 patients. On average, patients ratings of their sense of taste and smell decreased following surgerythe average ...

Female Doctors Facing Barriers to Careers in Education and Research, Study Finds

...published today at a BMA conference. A preliminary report states that: Women doctors are strikingly under-...ce men and women, but not equally. The preliminary report comes shortly after the introduction of new gender equality legislation, and its recommendations inc...

School-based Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs

...evention programs could help children know when to report abuse. The Seattle-based nonprofit organization develops classroom programs that focus on topics such as youth violence, child abuse and personal safety. Schools should be diligent to select programs known to be effective, she said. There are a ...

Reason Behind Sleepy Feeling During Sickness Found

...tients with sleep disorder, sleep apnoea sometimes report less daytime sleepiness after taking a drug that hinders TNF-alpha activity. As part of the study, researchers gave TNF-alpha to mice and monitored the gene expression of genes participating in the biological clock. The study found that during th...

CT Scan Radiations may Lead to Cancer

...l Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII Phase 2 report provides a framework for estimating LAR of cancer incidence associated with radiation exposure from a CTCA by using a computational model and integrating the most current data available on health effects of radiation. Lifetime cancer risk estimates...

Americas Preparations For Flu Outbreak Still Incomplete

... praised the administrations flu preparations.This report demonstrates that the federal government has made major strides in preparedness for a pandemic, Mr. Levi said. But as the administration also recognizes, there is still a long way to go before all levels of government and all sectors of society are f...

Virginity Rules-Meant To Be Broken?

.... In April, Mathematica Policy Research released a report that was nine years and $8 million in the making. Scientists followed middle school children enrolled in four separate abstinence programs for about five years, and found no difference in the age of first intercourse between them and their peers. Y...

New Book Gives Gruesome Account of India Girl Killings

...ldwide average of 1,050 females -- and last year a report by Unicef said India continued to lose almost 7,000 girls every day through abortions. The British medical journal The Lancet has put the loss of females at 10 million over the past two decades. "With technology making it easier to find out the g...

Groundwater Levels Depleting Alarmingly in India

...ted from the affected areas and will soon submit a report to the ministry for necessary action," the official said. Water level has gone down drastically in such states as Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh in the northern region, Gujarat, Daman and Diu in the west and Andhra and Ta...

Rorting Health Practioners Busted

...o were ordered to pay back an average $49,270, the report made known. Dozens of other practitioners were dis...that the government consider tougher rules. The report also warned that the movement of corporations into general practice was creating new problems. There...

China Closing in on US for Highest Number of Web-users

... online hit 162 million, according to a government report seen Thursday. As of June 30, there were 122 mi...n using dial-up or mobile phones, according to the report by the government-controlled China Internet Network Information Center. The number of Internet use...

Artificial Trans Fat Banned in Chain Restaurant in King County

...g, the county's public health officer, was told to report to the board in 14 months to assure that products without trans fats were available and that the rules were workable. As of Aug. 1, 2008, any local restaurant in a chain with 10 or more outlets nationally must provide a count of calories, carbohydr...

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