Annual costs of stroke in US children at least $42 million
Stroke in children costs at least $42 million annually in the United States, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association . In the first cost analysis of pediatric stroke in the United States, researchers reviewed data from U.S. children age 0 to 20 who used hospital...Spanish prostitutes least likely to use condoms
The Centre for Epidemiological Studies into Sexually-Transmitted Diseases and AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT) started a pioneering study in Spain in 2005 to look into the prevalence of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among female sex workers (SWs). The objective was to monitor the rates of infec...At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico
Officials don't yet know if the virus is the same that sickened seven people in California, Texas FRIDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Mexican officials took extraordinary steps Friday to try to contain a swine flu outbreak that has killed at least 20 people, and possibly dozens more, ...At Least 16 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico
Officials don't yet know if the virus is the same that sickened seven people in California, Texas FRIDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Mexican officials took extraordinary steps Friday to try to contain a swine flu outbreak that has killed at least 16 people, and possibly dozens more, ...The Most Common Cause of Hair Loss Is the Least Suspected, Warns Trichology Expert
COSTA MESA, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In the United States, one of the most common causes of hair loss often goes undetected: hyperhydrosis, also known as hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating. Erkkie Harris-Wells, who diagnoses and treats hair and scalp ailments in her role as trichologist ...Study Shows ACCU-CHEK(R) Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems and Lancing Devices Are Least Painful
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche announced today that a comparative study conducted to evaluate differences in perceived pain and discomfort associated with blood glucose testing showed ACCU-CHEK blood glucose monitoring systems and lancing devices were deemed least painful. Resu...Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating
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New finds of 95 million year old fossils reveal much earlier origins of modern octopuses. These are among the rarest and unlikeliest of fossils. The chances of an octopus corpse surviving long enough to be fossilized are so small that prior to this discovery only a single fossil species was known,...Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores
Fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate it less frequently, according to a study of nearly 4,000 teenagers published in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica . Eating fish once a week was enough to increa...K-State research: Freshwater pollution costs US at least $4.3 billion a year
MANHATTAN -- Pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen isn't just bad for lakes, streams and other bodies of fresh water. According to researchers at Kansas State University, it's also bad for Americans' pocketbooks. Freshwater pollution impacts individuals on a level as basic as how much they spen...Eat oily fish at least once a week to protect your eyesight in old age
Eating oily fish once a week may reduce age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause of blindness and poor vision in adults in western countries and the third cause of global blindness, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . The...Failure of the 1st attempt at assisted reproduction justifies at least 1 additional cycle
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Madison, Wis. Angel investments in 2005 added up to more than $19 million across 40 deals potentially much more, according to a report released on Wednesday. The investor tax credits offered through Act 255 have let Wisconsin, for the first time, start to officially track the volume of inves...Novavax Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
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