Health & Medicine
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Health & MedicineMRSA has its day in the sun
Beachgoers may be exposed to antibiotic-resistant microbe strain in sea and sand, but there appears to be no link to infection.
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EarthAAAS: Climate-friendly dining … meats
The carbon footprints of raising livestock for food.
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Health & MedicineBeta-blockers erase emotion of fearful memories
Beta blockers could change the way emotional memories are stored, a finding which could help people suffering from anxiety disorders
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HumansAAAS: March of the Hungry Penguins
Patagonian penguins have become sentinels of climate change and human impacts on the marine world.
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AgricultureAAAS: Stress Can Make Plants More Nutritious
People who aren't veggie lovers might want to seek out types of produce that deliver an especially big nutrient bang for the gram.
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Health & MedicineSequencing virus genome to cure the common cold
The genomes of all known common cold viruses have been sequenced, providing new information on how the different strains are related, how they replicate and how to predict their virulence.
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Health & MedicineBigger rewards boost tobacco quit rate
Smokers who are offered several hundred dollars are three times as likely to quit as those offered no reward.
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Health & MedicineA better test for prostate cancer
Elevated urine concentrations of a compound called sarcosine in men with prostate cancer may signal an aggressive malignancy.
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Health & MedicinePostpartum psychosis most likely in month after childbirth
Mothers who develop postpartum psychosis are at greatest risk during the first month after childbirth, and even mothers with no previous history of mental illness could develop the condition
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Health & MedicineElectronic Records: A Way to Stretch Nurses
Cost savings are perhaps not even the primary benefit of the White House proposal for national electronic medical recordkeeping.
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LifeMolecular link between vitamin D deficiency and MS
Scientists have discovered a molecular link that may help explain why Vitamin D deficiency is associated with multiple sclerosis.