Exercise :: Hats make smart outdoor exercise accessories
Whatever the season, a cap or hat is a smart choice for outdoor exercise. With many blood vessels and not much flesh, the head is a prominent place to lose body heat.
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Drinking Water :: Monochloramine treatment not as effective in protecting drinking water
The results of what may be the most extensive comparison of two common disinfectants used by municipal water systems suggest that, from a security standpoint, traditional chlorination may be more effective than treatment with monochloramine.
Health Care :: Cost control measures limit patient and physician choice in psychotropic medications
A new Brandeis University study published online in Clinical Therapeutics suggests that private health plans increasingly rely on escalating copayments to manage drug costs, as opposed to administrative controls.
Antibiotic :: Antibiotic vancomycin may trigger dangerously low platelet count
The antibiotic vancomycin often used in intensive care units is considered the drug of choice for the treatment of staphylococci (staph) infections that are resistant to most other antibiotics.
Psychology :: Research on the color red shows definite impact on achievement
The color red can affect how people function: Red means danger and commands us to stop in traffic. Researchers at the University of Rochester have now found that red also can keep us from performing our best on tests.
Physician :: Ontario doctors applaud measures to increase physician supply
Ontario’s doctors welcomed the announcement by the provincial government to invite American-based Ontario-licensed physicians back to Ontario, and to increase the number of specialist residency training spaces.
Health Insurance :: Pelosi urges Bush to help in Children’s Health Insurance
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement calling on President Bush to support the efforts by Democrats to provide the states with the needed funds to cover the shortfalls for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP):
Diet :: Butter or margarine – What is the healthier choice?
A soft margarine spread is the healthier choice in the long-debated butter-or-margarine battle, says Dr. Jo Ann Carson, a clinical nutritionist at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Contraception :: Fertility detection good as pill for contraception
Researchers have found that a method of natural family planning that uses two indicators to identify the fertile phase in a woman?s menstrual cycle is as effective as the contraceptive pill for avoiding unplanned pregnancies if used correctly, according to a report published online in Europe?s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.
Psychology :: Youth activities help teens gain independence with less family conflict
Organized youth activities help teens develop independence without the conflict and distancing from their families that parents have come to anticipate during adolescence, says a new University of Illinois study.