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| BIZ | Three “R”s of the Recession: Recruiting, Raising Money, and Regulation
While the country’s economic woes appear vast, the three “r”s of the recovery might boil down to job recruiting, money raising, and the future of financial regulation.
Expert available | 09-Jul-2009
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| MED | Expert: Ovarian Cancer Screening Recommended Only for Women in High-risk Groups
In an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, UNC's Daniel Clarke-Pearson, M.D. reviews the current state of ovarian cancer screening and explains why it should be limited to women with indicators suggesting they are at high risk. (Embargo expired on 08-Jul-2009 at 17:00 ET.)
NEJM, 9-Jul-2009 | 08-Jul-2009
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| MED | Army Study Improves Ability to Predict Drinking Water Needs
When soldiers leave base for a 3-day mission, how much water should they bring? New research from the Journal of Applied Physiology may now provide military planners an accurate answer. The study improves an existing water needs equation developed in 1982 by 58-65%. If the new formula works in the field, as expected, it could accurately predict water needs for soldiers and civilians.
J. of Applied Physiology | 08-Jul-2009
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| MED | Study Reveals Bone Coupling Factor Key to Skeletal Health
Previously, scientists had searched for but missed the biological link between bone growth and bone remodeling – a natural give-and-take system that is crucial to skeletal health. A new study in Nature Medicine pinpoints the coupling factor as transforming growth factor beta-1, or TGF beta-1.
Nature Medicine | 07-Jul-2009
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| MED | New Internet Intervention Gives Insomnia Patients a Better Night’s Sleep
The estimated one-third of adults who suffer from insomnia could soon find effective treatment without ever leaving their homes. Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have developed a unique Internet-based intervention, based on well-established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, that has shown remarkable results in improving patients’ sleep.
Archives of General Psychiatry, Jul-2009 | 06-Jul-2009
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| MED | Nurse Heads to the Congo to Help Rape Victims
Sarah Anderson, PhD, forensic nurse in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia Health System, is part of a team that will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo to educate clinicians on collecting evidence and providing care for the overwhelming number of rape victims they see daily. They will depart July 7 and return July 23.
Expert available | 06-Jul-2009
11:30 ET | 02:42 |
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| MED | Number of Patients with Dementia on the Rise
By the year 2050, about 30 million Americans are expected to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Experts in the field are trying to determine if sophisticated imaging equipment can help predict the development of the disease. | 06-Jul-2009
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| MED | New Moms Urged to Take Care of Postpartum Health
Childbirth may be the most natural thing in the world, but that certainly doesn’t mean it’s easy! Over half of women suffer from postpartum ailments. Many of these women suffer in silence, embarrassed to talk with their doctor or even their friends about these difficulties. The University of Michigan is offering a unique program to assist these new moms. | 06-Jul-2009
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| LIF | This Fourth Of July, Better Eyes In The Sky
Patriotic citizens looking to the skies to enjoy Independence Day fireworks might also take a moment to reflect upon the importance of our nation’s eyes in the sky, the range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that serve such an important role in America’s homeland security. | 30-Jun-2009
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| LIF | CDC Art Show Exhibits 'Consequential Matters'
Carl DiSalvo and Jonathan Lukens show their piece, "Smog is Democratic" in the CDC's art show "Consequential Matters" through September 11, 2009. | 29-Jun-2009
07:00 ET | 09:45 |
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