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• Social Networks Tied to Senior Health and Safety

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 579
  A new study suggests seniors with small social networks and minimal social engagement are at risk of self-neglect. The investigation is the largest epidemiological study to date examining a wide range of sociodemographic, health-related and psychosocial characteristics associated with elder self-neglect. “We need ...
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• Awareness of racism affects how children do socially and academically

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 630
  Most children actively notice and think about race. A new study has found that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early, and that those biases can be damaging.
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• Fat collections linked to decreased heart function

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  (Boston University Medical Center) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart functions. The study, which appears on-line in Obesity, also ...
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• Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians views on religion, spirituality

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 630
  Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the curren
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• Drugs to treat anemia in cancer patients linked to thromboembolism

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 630
  NEW YORK -- Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new res
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• TMS as Drug-Free Depression Treatment

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 579
  Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. Rush University Medical Center has opened a clinic that uses the TMS therapy system to deliver highly focused magnetic field pulses to a specific portion of the ...
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• Williams says city safe as police arrest intruder

  
  Newstreamz San Marcos — Authority: 518
  In the wake of the latest arrest for a San Marcos home invasion, San Marcos Police Chief Howard Williams said a recent wave of headline violence does not characterize the frequency of violent crime within the city limits.
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• All towns vote overwhelmingly yes to reopen Pascack

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 488
  All towns vote yes to reopen Pascack Wednesday, November 4, 2009 BY LINDY WASHBURN The Record STAFF WRITER http://www.northjersey.com/news/health/69043827.html # Voters in 13 northeastern Bergen County towns showed support for the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood. Ballot questions passed in each ...
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• Radiation therapy technique successfully treats pain in patients with advanced cancer

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 630
  PITTSBURGH, Nov.
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• Health care reform in the breach

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  Two weeks ago, I received a letter from the radiology department at a large university medical center in my state. The return address specified their mammography registry. Assuming that it was a reminder to get my yearly exam, I started to toss it out. Then I remembered that Id never had a mammogram at that hospital. ...
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• Another Ribbon Cutting Mayor

  
  Hoboken411.com — Authority: 148
  10/31/2009:(No, not a Halloween parody…)Zimmer cuts ribbon while HUMC burns through cashFor three years, Hoboken411 readers lambasted former Hoboken Mayor David Roberts for cutting ribbon after ribbon - while Hoboken got deeper and deeper into scandal and debt. Roberts was mocked for running around town with ...
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• Common cholesterol-lowering drug could prevent Parkinson’s progression

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): A commonly used cholesterol-lowering drug, called simvastatin, can prevent progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to a study by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center.The study examined the use of the FDA-approved medication in mice with Parkinson’s disease and ...
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• Widely used cholesterol-lowering drug may prevent progression

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 630
  (CHICAGO) ?Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinsons disease from progressing further.
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• Yes, You Are Turning into Your Mother - Study Finds Aging Similarities

  
  StyleList Fashion Blog — Authority: 670
  Filed under: Skin Care , Beauty Tips Thanks, Mom: Kate Hudson is set to age like her mother, Goldie Hawn. Photo: Getty Images Shes already been implicated for your adult acne and your stretch marks, and now, you can wag your finger at mom for your wrinkles, too. A recent study has found that mothers and ...
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• Gastroenterologists explore relationship between bacteria in the...

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  (Rush University Medical Center) Gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center are working on a new research study funded by the US Department of Defense to chart the presence of microorganisms found within the gut and to explore how microbial imbalances may impact diseases like breast cancer.
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• HUMC: Drowning in Red Ink!

  
  Hoboken411.com — Authority: 148
  10/27/2009 Update:HUMC is bleeding money!!!2008 ends with a $22.3 Million LOSSThose who stood up to say the $52 million plan to “save” St. Mary Hospital would only buy time for a flawed business model are sad to see the latest numbers are proving them right. According to audited financial statements released by ...
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• Contact lens. Intraocular lens. Children. “… outcomes with primary IOL implantation versus contact lens use in children less than 7 months old with a unilateral congenital cataract.”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 131
  “Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed intraocular surgery in the pediatric population worldwide.” 1 “Although the basic surgical techniques have not significantly changed over the last several years, there are many related issues under continual debate and research.” “These include use of local ...
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• Alcohol activates cellular changes that make tumor cells spread

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 630
  Alcohol consumption has long been linked to cancer and its spread, but the underlying mechanism has never been clear.
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• Baby Fae Baboon Heart

  
  Free INFO — Authority: 151
  LOMA LINDA, CA – Today is the 25th anniversary of the first cross-species heart transplant. Stephanie Fae Beauclair was born on October 14, 1984 with a fatal condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome , where the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped. She was not expected to last long. Dr. ...
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• Baby Fae, the 25 year anniversary of a ground breaking procedure

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 566
  Dr. Leonard Bailey of Baby Fae fame pictured on the right It’s a special day for Dr. Leonard Bailey, 66, who gained international fame in 1984 after transplanting a baboon’s heart into an infant girl. Twenty-five years ago today, the eyes of the world were on a baby girl who needed a heart, Baby Fae. ...
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