Across the globe agricultural production is at risk as catastrophic flooding becomes a world-wide problem….
Month: October 2011
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Billions of dollars at stake as Canada comes to grips with soaring heart failure costs
Heart failure (HF) costs are headed for the economic stratosphere, even as researchers come up…
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Female shift workers may be at higher risk of heart disease
Women hospital staff working night shifts may be compromising their own health as they try…
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E-counseling shows dramatic results in lowering blood pressure; Online tool motivates patients to maintain a healthier lifestyle
E-counseling can significantly lower blood pressure, improve lifestyle and enhance quality of life, according to…
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Cardiac rehabilitation: Even minor fitness improvements are associated with decrease in mortality, especially in the least fit
Cardiac rehabilitation boosts longevity, especially in patients with the lowest fitness levels, according to new…
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Complexities of DNA repair discovered
Scientists have discovered that DNA repair in cancer cells is not a one-way street as…
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‘First step’ to perfect drug combinations
Scientists have discovered a way of speeding up the creation of perfect drug combinations, which…
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iPad Sales Have Reached The Plateau (The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire – The gadget is a hit, but its share of the market…
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150 years ago, a primitive Internet united the USA (AP)
AP – Long before there was an Internet or an iPad, before people were social…
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Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacks (AP)
AP – When a computer attack hobbled Iran’s unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it…