Teens unaware of sexually transmitted diseases until they catch one, Carnegie Mellon study finds
Most sexually active teenage girls know relatively little about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) until it is too late, according to a paper by Carnegie Mellon University researchers that will be published in the January edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health. "For the most part kids learn about sexually transmitted diseases when they are getting diagnosed with them," said Julie Do...42 days until the 2006 Olympics of Biotechnology in Chicago
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Kevin Piper, a New Zealander says that he was forced to take dramatic action in order to ensure that his insulin dependent diabetic wife received her medications. // He says the local DHB began trying to get his wife's anti-nausea drug only after he refused to take her from the hospital unless provided with the drug. Joanne Piper says that the said drug is the only one, which controls h...Carriers With Alzheimer's High Risk Gene Type Age Normally Until the Disease Strikes
Researchers from Australia have come to the conclusion that a high risk genotype that raises the chances for Alzheimer's disease, does not add changes in the carrier//, pertaining to communication skills and memory during most of their adulthood. Those with the high risk gene seem to get affected by dementia, only much later in old age, along with other factors. The study, has been descr...Modest Increase in Urban Parks Could Equalize Global Warming Until 2080s
A modest increase in the number of urban parks and street trees in our major cities could offset decades of predicted temperature rise, a new study by researchers from the University of Manchester has revealed. According to the team, a mere 10 percent increase in the amount of green space in built-up centres would reduce urban surface temperatures by as much as four degrees Centigr...