Eating :: Study finds gender differences related to eating and body image
Researchers have discovered a subtle new difference between men and women — this one occurring in the realm of eating.
College
New system solves the ‘who is J. Smith’ puzzle
Penn State researchers have developed an automated system that can determine which “J. Smith” is authoring papers on computer science — the one who teaches at Penn State or the one who teaches at M.I.T — as well as whether “J. Smith” is John Smith, Jane Smith, Joanna L. Smith or James H. Smith.
Healthcare :: 18,000 specialty training opportunities in England in 2007
Health Minister Lord Warner today confirmed that over 18,000 additional specialty training opportunities will be available in England in 2007 to accompany the introduction of the new specialty training structure under Modernising Medical Careers.
Encephalitis :: Two more died due to Encephalitis, toll goes to 389 – Gorakhpur, UP, India
With two more persons succumbing to Encephalitis, the death toll due to the deadly disease has gone up to 389 since April one this year, official sources said.
Healthcare :: Congressional Action Strengthens Internal Medicine ACP Says
Saturday?s Congressional action to avert Medicare payment cuts to physicians will work to strengthen the future of internal medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said today in a statement of appreciation to lawmakers.
Aneurysm :: Smoking speeds aneurysm growth
Studies show that smoking speeds aneurysm growth by 20 to 25 percent a year. The faster an aneurysm grows, the greater the risk of a life-threatening rupture. An aneurysm is an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening of the vessel wall.
Breast Cancer :: Restoring Tamoxifen Sensitivity in Resistant Breast Cancer
The widely used breast cancer drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex?), which can become less effective over time, might retain its full strength indefinitely if used along with a second drug, according to new research in mice conducted by investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their partners. The results appear in the December 11, 2006, issue of Cancer Cell.
Prostate Cancer :: Prescribing inconsistencies in prostate cancer treatment in the UK when using LHRHAs
Majority of healthcare professionals surveyed agree that patients with prostate cancer should receive a licensed treatment wherever possible.
HIV :: Lessons learned highlighted as global politics of HIV/AIDS examined in new research
Even as the world commemorated World Aids Day 10 days ago, scholars are still coming to grips with the complex politics that have characterized the response of states and societies across the world to the HIV/AIDS pandemic since 1981. Compelling new assessments of the politics of HIV/AIDS in seven countries appear as a research symposium in the December issue of Perspectives on Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
Homeopathy :: Non linearity straightens prescribing
In my extremely petite professional years, I have often heard the notion that in homoeopathic parlance, the sickness is basically the derangement of harmonious flow in the sensations of vital principle, whereby the disease producing micro-organisms and the likes of them are nothing- nihilist.