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(Lifespan) A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests that the incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults. read more »
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(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have released a joint statement on the importance of adult vaccination against an increasing number of vaccine-preventable diseases. The statement has been endorsed by 17 other medical read more »
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(Lehigh University) A ban on fast-food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study co-authored by economists with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the stud read more »
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(Ohio University) A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. read more »
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(Soil Science Society of America) The loss of soil organic matter due to poor land-management practice threatens farmlands, and while the use for crop residues as feedstock for biomass ethanol and bio-based products increases, these materials no longer contribute to the health of the soil. Scienti read more »
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(American College of Physicians) Literature review documents critical importance of primary care as part of solution sought by president and Congress for health care reform. read more »
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(Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) The world’s largest alliance on agricultural research will convene more than 700 leading food and environmental scientists, policy makers and donor representatives in Maputo, Mozambique, on Dec. 1-2, 2008 to discuss the best approaches for read more »
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(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Biotech scientists increasingly are applying genomics technologies to toxicology research to better understand the effects of novel drug candidates on a variety of organ systems. They are especially interested in figuring out a new compound's mechan read more »
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(Southern Methodist University) As a congressionally mandated report reveals one of every four veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf conflict suffers from Gulf War syndrome, statistical scientists at Southern Methodist University are analyzing brain scan images from a nationwide sample of veterans dis read more »
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