Breast cancer link to diet rich in meat
Women who eat red meat more than once a day double the risk of getting the most common form of breast cancer, doctors have found.
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Tamiflu linked to abnormal behavior
The maker of the antiviral medication Tamiflu issued a new warning for the flu drug Monday, saying patients must be closely monitored for potential psychiatric problems, including delirium and suicide.
Hospitals speed up treatment
A check of US metro-area hospitals showed that most already are using newly recommended best practices for treating heart attack patients, unblocking arteries within 90 minutes of patients arriving at emergency rooms.
Middle aged men can live long
Nine factors were good predictors of which middle-aged men would live healthily into their 80s and beyond, concluded a 40-year study of nearly 6,000 Japanese-American men living in the US state of Hawaii.
Pacific Tsunami Warnings, Watches Dropped After Quake – update
Tsunami warnings and watches prompted by a magnitude-8.3 earthquake were canceled from eastern Russia to the South Pacific after experts said there was no longer a threat to coastal areas. U.S. tsunami warning centers announced the cancellations in e-mailed statements as seismologists revised the magnitude of the undersea quake in the northern Pacific from the initial 8.1. The quake struck today off Russia’s Kuril Islands at 8:15 p.m. Tokyo time at a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles).
New analysis shows Kadian alleviates chronic moderate-to-severe non-malignant neck pain
Data presented this week at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation meeting, demonstrated that Kadian improved sleep and overall quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic neck pain who had inadequate relief on previous analgesic regimens. Kadian is an extended-release formulation of morphine sulfate.
DNA :: Scientists find new way to manipulate DNA
Polymers, large molecules comprised of chains of repeating structures, are used in everything from the coatings on walls of ships and pipes to reduce flow drag to gene therapy.
Video explains what science learns from avian stars of ‘Happy Feet’ and ‘March of the Penguins’
Long before they lit up movie screens in animated feature films or enthralled documentary film audiences worldwide with the story of their endless struggle to survive and reproduce, Emperor penguins intrigued early Antarctic explorers.
ADHD :: Columbia study examines ADHD’s role in smoking
Research has shown that most smoking in the US occurs among people who have psychiatric conditions, such as alcohol or drug abuse, major depression, anxiety and ADHD. Columbia University Medical Center researchers are recruiting smokers who have been diagnosed with ADHD to be part of a study that will help them quit smoking.
Listening to gunshots may save lives and wildlands
By analyzing sound, Montana State University electrical engineering professor Rob Maher’s research could lead to systems that detect snipers and provide environmental monitoring of wildlands.