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| MED | Young Smokers Have Quitting on Their Minds
Quitting is on the minds of young smokers well before full-blown addiction sets in, according to a new study from Canada.
Am. J. of Public Health, Sep-2008 | 23-Jul-2008
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| LIF | Student Research Project Leads to New Wind Energy Law
An undergraduate research project by a group of University of New Hampshire students has led to a new state law that supports the use of residential wind energy.
Expert available | 23-Jul-2008
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| SCI | Embargoed Story
Keywords: CELL DIVISION, CELL CYCLE, CANCER, MITOSIS, PHOSPHORYLATIONA reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 28-Jul-2008 at 17:00 ET. | 23-Jul-2008
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| MED | Residents’ Input Leads to Better Health in North Carolina Community
Community involvement was the key to success for a program that helped reduce risky health behaviors in a largely African-American area of Charlotte, N.C., according to a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Am. J. of Public Health, Sep-2008 | 23-Jul-2008
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| LIF | Berlin an Appropriate Stage for Obama Speech Says Historian
Berlin is a much different city today than it was when presidents Kennedy and Reagan delivered iconic remarks there, but it remains an appropriate setting from which Barack Obama can deliver an important message about global relations, according to a University at Buffalo history professor who wrote a book about John F. Kennedy's famous speech in Berlin.
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| SCI | Broken DNA Must Find Right Partners Quickly Amid Repairs
A gene called ATM suppresses DNA break-induced chromosome translocations, which are present in some cancers and predict the success or failure of therapies for those cancers. The research, described in this week's issue of Nature, was performed at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. (Embargo expired on 23-Jul-2008 at 13:00 ET.)
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| MED | Player-to-Player Contact Source for High School Soccer Concussions
Heading a ball appears to spectators as one of the most dangerous plays in soccer. However, only 6.6 percent of injuries are caused by this flashy move—and contact with the ball accounted for only 7 percent of concussions, while player-to-player contact resulted in more than 70 percent.
Am. J. of Sports Medicine | 23-Jul-2008
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| MED | Misconceptions About Pediatric Sports Injuries Sometimes Slow Recovery
As one of only 120 board-certified pediatric sports medicine physicians in the country, Mark Halstead, M.D., instructor in orthopaedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has particular insight into young athletes and the injuries that commonly occur. His experience enables him to address a number of misconceptions that exist regarding pediatric sports injuries. | 23-Jul-2008
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| MED | Worry About All Blows to the Head
Sports-related concussions in young athletes frequently go unrecognized, and often do not receive proper respect for the potential seriousness that even a mild injury may have. | 23-Jul-2008
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| MED | Young Athletes Need Downtime for Their Bodies and Psyches
Not every child is sitting around playing an Xbox. Some are at the other end of the spectrum, playing multiple competitive sports year-round. That imbalance leaves them open to injury. | 23-Jul-2008
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