Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) called attention to the release of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) report into Supporting the Families of Young People with Problematic Drug Use.
This timely report coincides with concerns raised in the past weeks by the Prime Minister, Mr. Kevin Rudd, and his Health ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Gastric Acid May Help Protect Against Foodborne Diseases
A new study suggests that low levels of gastric acid in the stomach can increase one's likelihood of getting a foodborne infection. The researchers from Australia report their findings in the February 2008 issue of the journal Infection and Immunity.
The belief that gastric ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
If a child is obese when they hit adolescence, are they destined to be overweight for life? Is gastric bypass surgery for obese adolescents a reasonable option? How can parents work with schools and the community to stem the rising tide of adolescent obesity? Will the almost 25 million American ...
Posted in Obesity / Weight Loss | No Comments »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The number of U.S. cancer deaths increased by more than 5,400 to 559,312 between 2004 and 2005, but the mortality rate from the disease decreased by about 1% to 184 deaths per 100,000 from about 186 deaths per 100,000, according to a report released on Wednesday by the American Cancer ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
If you have contact lenses, an artificial hip joint, a dental implant, a mechanical heart valve or just about any medical device in your body, you can thank a bioengineer.
The society's founders and past presidents, an international group, are gathering to commemorate the contributions of bioengineers that have benefited so ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Biochemists in Japan are reporting development of a long-sought direct test for identifying the presence E. coli bacteria that get into water and food as a result of fecal contamination. That contamination causes millions of cases of food poisoning and other gastrointestinal illness around the world each year. Their study ...
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