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Health clinic conditions may be to blame for decrease in primary care physicians

MAYWOOD Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine . "Unfavorable work conditions are associated with stress, burnout and intent to leave f...

Girls and Math: Blame the Culture, Not Ability

Raise the bar and watch females succeed, researcher says THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Culture, not biology, might explain why females in some parts of the world don't perform as well as males in math. That's the conclusion of an analysis of math performance in the United ...

Can't Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain

Study attributes level of willpower to cerebral differences FRIDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Two areas of the brain work together to give some people the self-control to reject unhealthy foods, a new study has found. California Institute of Technology researchers used MRI to scan t...

RSV to Blame for 1 in 13 Pediatrician Visits

Respiratory virus strikes healthy kids, and it affects more youngsters than flu, study finds,,,, WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- It's called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a childhood infection that's responsible for one of every 13 visits to a pediatrician, and one of every ...

Hormones May Be to Blame for Women's Cavity Rates

Reproductive pressures, dietary preferences all contribute, anthropologist suggests FRIDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women can blame those extra cavities on their hormones, a new study suggests. A comprehensive review of dental records in prehistoric and current human populations...

Overeating? Blame Your Genes

Certain DNA may cause people to eat more to get the same pleasure from food THURSDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A gene could help prod people to overeat and gain excess weight, new research shows. The finding probably won't provide a "magic bullet" for weight loss, but it does rei...

Bypass not to blame for heart patients' mental decline

Heart patients often experience lasting problems with memory, language, and other cognitive skills after bypass surgery. However, these problems arent caused by the surgery itself or the pump used to replace heart function during surgery, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The find...

Health Woes Not Always to Blame for Chronic Cough

In many cases, treating an illness doesn't ease the problem, experts say FRIDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- The widespread belief that chronic cough is only connected to other conditions is hampering the development of new treatments, according to a paper by U.K. researchers. It's...

Alcoholics Not to Blame for All Drunk Driving Cases

CDC study found almost half just occasionally had too much THURSDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- It's easy to assume that drunk drivers are habitual drinkers, but new research suggests that people who only get drunk occasionally account for almost half of those who drive while intoxica...

Hot Flashes Not Always to Blame for Sleep Problems in Menopausal Women, Reports the Harvard Women's Health Watch

BOSTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hot flashes may be getting an unfair rap for disrupting women's sleep at midlife. Studies have often reported that sleep problems increase during the transition into menopause, reinforcing the idea that hot flashes are to blame. But even under cont...

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New Poll Shows Men, Women Incorrectly Blame Symptoms of Low Testosterone on Normal Aging

Women Report Partner's Symptoms Negatively Affect Relationship BOCA RATON, Fla., June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a new nationwide survey show that more than half of women whose male partners have symptoms of a medical condition known as low testosterone incorrectly attribute them to the n...

Economy is Driving Many Osteoporotic Women to Retire Later - But Their Ability to Work May Be Undermined by Sub-Optimal Management of Their Disease

...n, which revealed that one-out-of-five women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) are retiring later than anticipated and nearly half (48 percent) blame the current economy. Despite the need to work longer, half of the women with PMO are fearful that the disease will limit their ability to work. Howe...

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Serotonin

... ... Serotonin has been noted to produce an inhibitory effect on the nervous system ... Serotonin deficiencies have been one of the factors to blame for ailments such ... The serotonin receptors modulate the release of many neurotransmitters, ... The serotonin receptors are the target of a ...

Gastroenteritis

...ts of mild to severe diarrhea that may be ... Although gastroenteritis usually is not serious in a healthy adult, causing only ... Many people blame ... What are the symptoms of gastroenteritis ? • When should I see the doctor? ... Whatever you call it, gastroenteritis is a very common problem. ...

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Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions

Cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity's greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a study in the October 2008 issue of the journal Environment and Urbanization . The paper says cities are often blamed for 75 to 80 percent of emissions,...

Research team says extraterrestrial impact to blame for Ice Age extinctions

What caused the extinction of mammoths and the decline of Stone Age people about 13,000 years ago remains hotly debated. Overhunting by Paleoindians, climate change and disease lead the list of probable causes. But an idea once considered a little out there is now hitting closer to home. A tea...

If your first cigarette gave you a buzz and you now smoke, a gene may be to blame

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly. For some, it brought a wave of nausea or a nasty coughing fit. For others, those first puffs also came with a rush of pleasure or "buzz." Now, a new study links those first experiences with smok...

When bears steal human food, mom's not to blame

Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage may not be learning these behaviors exclusively from their mothers, as widely assumed. Bears that steal human food sources are just as likely to form these habits on...

Bone and cartilage growth to blame for heart valve disease

Research to be published in the April 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology provides the first explanation of an active rather than passive process that leads to heart valve degeneration, furthering a Northwestern researcher's effort to lead a paradigm shift in the medical c...

Getting old? Slowing down? Blame inefficient mitochondria

Mitochondria are the cell's equivalent of power stations. A power station burns fuel to build up steam pressure and uses that pressure to drive a turbine linked to a dynamo. This in turn generates electricity. In mitochondria, the fuel is oxidised and builds up a pressure of hydrogen ions (protons)...

Immune genes adapt to parasites

... issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine (online May 25). The study, conducted by a team of researchers in Italy, also suggests that you might blame parasites for sculpting some of those genes into risk factors for intestinal disorders. Parasite-driven selection leaves a footprint on our DNA in...

System that regulates blood pressure is amiss in some healthy, young blacks

...osterone system," Dr. Diamond says. To make sure the "fight-or-flight" mechanism designed to raise blood pressure to escape a tight spot was not to blame for holding onto sodium, the researchers measured heart rates but could find no relationship. Fat, which produces aldosterone, a hormone that can incr...

Increasing levels of rare element found worldwide

...m will certainly subside," says Sharma. "It's surprising that we are seeing this measurable increase in osmium on a global scale, and we can virtually blame it on one thing: our insatiable demand for platinum-based catalytic converters." ...

Bone deformities linked to inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves

... The wolves on Isle Royale are suffering from genetically deformed bones. Scientists from Michigan Technological University blame the extreme inbreeding of the small, isolated wolf population at the island National Park in northern Lake Superior. Researchers have collected th...

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We Need Techo-Savy Leaders - Dont just blame government and education for economic problems

At last years 2002 Wisconsin Economic Summit it was suggested that we focus on expanding the high-tech sector of our economy as the quickest way to create faster economic growth and raise our per capita income above the national average. It was pointed out that our basic industries are in relative...

Wahl Mute on Firing from Legislative IT Bureau -- but politics could be to blame

Mark Wahl, jettisoned last week from his position as director of the nonpartisan Legislative Technology Services Bureau (LTSB , is mum on the reasons for his ouster. And while Senate Majority Leader Mary Panzer, (R-West Bend) cited the results of an audit of the bureaus performance as the motiv...

Nanotech: To know it is not necessarily to love it

...s tend to see the benefits of nanotechnology as outweighing any risks. However, people with egalitarian or communitarian values who are predisposed to blame commerce and industry for social inequities and environmental harm tend to see nanotechnology risks as outweighing benefits. The study also found tha...

Mice teeth explain the troubles with human wisdom teeth

...nt, it is now possible to identify how development influences evolution. And this may help explain the troublesome wisdom teeth of modern humans - the blame may lie within a weak inhibitory cascade that allows the development of the last molar in a jaw that is too small. ...

Gladstone scientists uncover potential mechanism of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

...ecognized that Alzheimer patients have a higher incidence of convulsive seizures than reference populations. The new study indicates that A-beta is to blame for this problem and raises the disconcerting possibility that these patients may also have non-convulsive seizures that could easily escape detection...

Mr. Jackson Goes to Washington

...over it. If we had control and could shop our service, the landscape would inherently become much more competitive. We cant just sit idly by and blame the government, even though they often make themselves an easy target. After all, we do have a voice since small business creates more than 85% of al...

A Vote Against Free Trade is a Vote Against Wisconsins Long-Term Interests

...he thinks the North American Free Trade Agreement has been a raw deal. It was a semi-protectionist message that resonated with voters who are eager to blame the states economic troubles on those dastardly Canadians and Mexicans. Lets hope were really not that short-sighted. Free trade is a part of savin...

To attract investment, convince manufacturers that regulatory reform is real

...dents believe obstacles to doing business should be removed. A poll conducted for the Building the New Wisconsin Economy forum showed that many people blame cumbersome regulations and high taxes for a good deal of Wisconsins economic troubles. The Legislature and the governor have adopted new rules for ...

How do you level the playing field with China?

...reasons. This occurred in Japan during the 1990s and it happened in the United States with the savings and loan disaster in the 1980s. Theres a lot of blame to be shared globally, and perhaps its Chinas turn to be under the loan spotlight. In late December 2003, the Chinese government injected over $45 ...

Political video game simulates 2004 election

... Video games often take some of the blame for a number of societys ills, from problems with violence to childhood obesity. Through the morass of Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne, though, a truly...

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Trans-

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Trans

...s bad" as saturated. fats (the kind found in butter, meat fat and the ... Trans fats inhibit the body's use of omega-3. fatty acids and ... blame it on the trans . ... Because food labels don't have to disclose how much trans a food contains. ... With trans , it's anybody's guess. ... Reg...

Animal

...ion ... NOVA Online presents Animal Hospital ... behavior leads the owner to "put the animal to sleep. ... Text Animal Hospital Home | Don't blame Your Pet ... Most animals are euthanized after ... Main article: History of animal testing ... The earliest references to animal testing are ...