Hit the Links for a Healthy Dose of Fun with Play Golf America

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- For seasoned and inexperienced golfers alike, hitting the links provides more than just a fun way to spend an afternoon; it is an enjoyable way to improve overall health. While simply being outside and enjoying the serene landscape of a golf...

Intimate abuse study finds clear links with poor health and calls for holistic primary care approach

Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner, according to research published in the July issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing . Researchers who studied the 2,746 responses...

Moles and melanoma -- researchers find genetic links to skin cancer

New research has shown why people with the greatest number of moles are at increased risk of the most dangerous form of skin cancer. The study, led by Professors Julia Newton Bishop and Tim Bishop of the Melanoma Genetics Consortium (GenoMEL) at the University of Leeds, looked at more than 10,00...

Genetic Links to Rare Liver Disease Found

Understanding primary biliary cirrhosis may lead to new treatments, researchers say,,,, WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found genetic variations that appear to increase the risk of developing primary biliary cirrhosis, a baffling disease that can destroy the live...

Study Links Cancerous Tumors With Depression

Research with rats finds biological tie between growths and mood changes WEDNESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long known that people with cancer often suffer from depression. A new study in rats has found that the cause of the depression may be the properties of the tu...

Vitamin D Linked to HDL Cholesterol - Shaklee Corporation Research Links Vitamin D with Key Biomarkers for Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease

PLEASANTON, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Research supported by Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S., shows that a lower blood vitamin D level is associated with metabolic syndrome and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study results are cu...

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Another Study Links Fluoride to Bone Cancer

NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blood fluoride levels were significantly higher in patients with osteosarcoma than in control groups, according to research published in Biological Trace Element Research (April 2009). Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, occurs mostly in children and ...

deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin Cancer

Discoveries help to detail how some fair coloring traits contribute to risk of skin cancer; findings will be integrated into the deCODEme(TM) service REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In two papers published today, deCODE scientists and academic colleagues from Europe and the U.S. expa...

Joslin Study Identifies Key Factor That Links Metabolic Syndrome; Finding May Help Millions at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

BOSTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study led by researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center has identified insulin resistance in the liver as a key factor in the cause of metabolic syndrome and its associated atherosclerosis, disorders that put tens of millions of Americans at high risk...

Newly Released Canadian Data Links Vaccines with Pervasive Developmental Disorder

National Autism Association calls 2006 Pediatrics study fatally flawed CHICAGO, March 07, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New findings presented yesterday at a National Autism Association meeting bolster claims that vaccines may play a role in the development of autism spectrum disorders. David Ay...

OPAXIO(TM) Combined with Alimta(R) Well Tolerated in Dose-Ranging Study of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Results From Drug Trials and New Risk Factors Announced at International Alzheimer's Conference

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Study links virus to some cases of common skin cancer

COLUMBUS, Ohio A virus discovered last year in a rare form of skin cancer has also been found in people with the second most common form of skin cancer among Americans, according to researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research In...

Study finds genetic links to age of first menstrual period and menopause

Boston, MA -- Newly identified gene variants associated with the age at which females experience their first menstrual period and the onset of menopause may help shed light on the prevention of breast and endometrial cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease. In a new study, researchers ...

Rumbaugh's theory links positions of Wilson, Skinner

Des Moines, Iowa May 1, 2009 When Dr. Paul Naour was looking for a conclusion to his book detailing a previously unknown 1987 tape recording of a conversation regarding human behavior between theorists E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner, he found it at Great Ape Trust, a scientific research institute...

Research links evolution of fins and limbs with that of gills

The genetic toolkit that animals use to build fins and limbs is the same genetic toolkit that controls the development of part of the gill skeleton in sharks, according to research to be published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on March 23, 2009, by Andrew Gillis and Neil Shu...

Children's National research links platelets to sepsis-related organ failure

WASHINGTON, DCScientists at Children's National Medical Center have identified a previously unknown contributor to organ failure in patients suffering from sepsis: platelets. The finding, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , is the first time doctors...

Study links seabird deaths to soap-like foam produced by red-tide algae

In late 2007, hundreds of dead and stranded seabirds washed up on the shores of Monterey Bay, their feathers saturated with water and coated with an unknown substance. After an intensive investigation, scientists determined that a massive "red tide" bloom of marine algae had produced a foamy soap-...

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PCAS : Tighter Links Between PCAS and Proteus

LONGJUMEAU, France, October 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proteus today announced the completion of a share capital increase reserved for Proteus' industrial partner PCAS. PCAS' stake in Proteus now represents 32% of the issued share capital vs 6% before the increase. Proceeds of this private p...

ARI Links e-Catalog Deal with Outdoor Power Equipment Manufacturer

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Big collaboration links learners to science on a tiny scale

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New Dane County airport links to Atlanta announced

Madison, Wis. --Madison's technology community will soon be linked twice daily to 11,000 tech firms that employ 180,000 people; the Dane County Regional Airport will be adding nonstop morning and evening flights to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Dec. 1. "Atlanta is home ...

UW links with Israeli school to locate genes

Madison, Wis. - A collaborative project between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa has shown that thousands of sleeping computers can unravel the twisted code of genetic diseases. Superlink-Online , a program first developed at Tec...

Investor links East Coast funds to Midwest tech

Madison, Wis. - Jason Smith acknowledges he's on a personal mission. The director of Avolte Venture Fund Midwest , a sector fund of the Peak Ridge Capital Group, wants to bridge the gap between the Midwest and the East Coast venture communities, and his passion for investing in innovative Midwes...

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