University puts out call for cadavers
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BOISE, Idaho - Idaho State University is seeking the gift of cadavers to provide essential, hands-on experience and training to its students in health-related fields. As demand increases and out-of-state sources of cadavers diminish, ISU is relying...
Dec/29/2008 8:06 AM
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Heart study serves as a wake-up call
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. - People in their 30s and 40s who got less sleep at night were more likely to develop the early buildup of plaque in the arteries of their heart, according to a provocative new study. The study is the first to link an objective measure..
Dec/23/2008 11:01 PM
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Many older people take serious risks when combining medications
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CHICAGO - At least 2.2 million older adults in the U.S. take medicine in combinations that could trigger dangerous drug interactions, causing gastrointestinal bleeding, muscle breakdown, disruption in heart rhythm and other serious problems, according to.
Dec/23/2008 9:31 PM
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With science scores sagging, schools seek to make the subject more appealing
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PHILADELPHIA - The 1982 vintage of Lafite-Rothschild is among the most storied wines of the past few decades. To the serious collector, it is worth several thousand dollars a bottle, Robert J. Levis explained to his listeners. Unless, of course,...
Dec/20/2008 8:00 PM
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In vitro pregnancy rates boosted by 'breathing eggs' finding
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TOKYO - Fertility treatment pregnancy rates increase significantly and miscarriages are reduced if eggs that consume oxygen in a stable manner are used for in vitro fertilization, joint research by a clinic and two universities has found. In fertility..
Dec/20/2008 4:29 PM
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New research may help prolong effectiveness of antibiotics
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For hospital patients with weakened immune systems, a growing worry is potentially deadly infection by drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA or tuberculosis. But by examining bacteria's own primitive immune systems, two Northwestern University...
Dec/18/2008 6:20 PM
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For only $42 million, you could own a shuttle
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is telling museums across the country that have expressed interest in obtaining a genuine space shuttle that it's really going to cost them. How much? A mere $42 million - including $6 million for shipping and...
Dec/17/2008 7:39 PM
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NASA puts $42 million price tag on space shuttle
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Museums around the country that have expressed interest in obtaining a genuine flown-in space shuttle are being told by NASA that it's really going to cost them. How much? $42 million - including $6 million for shipping and...
Dec/17/2008 4:48 PM
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Airborne reaches $7 million settlement over false advertising claims
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SEATTLE - Airborne Health, makers of a top-selling product marketed as a cold prevention and treatment remedy, signed a $7 million settlement Tuesday to settle false advertising claims leveled by 32 state attorneys general and the District of...
Dec/16/2008 10:08 PM
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Deaths from heart attacks, strokes drop
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Deaths from heart attacks and strokes declined by about 30 percent since 1999, an improvement that may be due to more aggressive treatment with cholesterol and blood-pressure drugs and healthier diets. With a growing incidence of...
Dec/15/2008 8:32 PM
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