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Growing pains in young children are a much bigger problem than first thought

“Growing pains affect a lot of young children (36.9 per cent of children in our study) to the point that they’re seeing a health professional or taking pain medication.

12 Aug 2004

Not only has life evolved, but life has evolved to evolve

That's the conclusion drawn by two Rice University scientists who have designed a computer simulation to test the idea that evolvability — the likelihood of genetic mutation — is a trait that can itself be favored or disfavored through the process of natural selection.

11 Aug 2004

Newborns may be harmed when pregnant women take Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and other anti-depressants during the third trimester of pregnancy

Health Canada is advising Canadians that newborns may be adversely affected when pregnant women take Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and other newer anti-depressants during the third trimester of pregnancy.

9 Aug 2004

Testing to ensure that personal radiation detection equipment meets new standards for identifying potential threats

A marathon of testing is under way at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to ensure that personal radiation detection equipment purchased with Department of Homeland Security funds meets new standards for identifying potential threats.

9 Aug 2004

CV Therapeutics initiates approval-enabling trial of drug to treat chronic angina

CV Therapeutics has announced that it has initiated an approval-enabling study of Ranexa, which, if successful, could support approval of Ranexa for the treatment of chronic angina in a restricted patient population.

3 Aug 2004

Hormone previously identified in the venom of the green mamba snake may play role in stroke research

A Mayo Clinic research team is focusing on a hormone previously identified in the venom of the green mamba snake for the role it may play in a dangerous blood vessel narrowing in stroke patients that can lead to a second stroke, reduced blood flow and brain damage.

2 Aug 2004

The inner ear functions like ‘an underwater piano’ – highly tuned despite being immersed in water

Their paper, in the respected Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, provides a new understanding of how our delicate sense of hearing might work, explaining why most human ears continuously emit soft, pure tones that can be picked up with a microphone placed in the outer ear.

2 Aug 2004

Influence of alcohol consumption on risk of developing hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will seek to determine the influence of alcohol consumption on risk of developing hypertension and type 2 diabetes using data collected during a five-year study of a prediabetic condition.

29 Jul 2004

Surprising differences in the DNA of normal cells from different people

A new study by Michael Wigler’s group at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has, in collaboration with researchers from Karolinska Institutet, revealed surprising differences in the DNA of normal cells from different people.

23 Jul 2004

Though most adolescent pregnancies are accidental, a substantial number of girls want to get pregnant

As social scientists and health educators grapple with causes of adolescent pregnancy in the United States, some researchers suggest that one component of the problem has been largely ignored.

23 Jul 2004

We know they need caffeine, but how it works on the newborn is the subject of a new study

Every morning, millions of adults consume voluminous cups of coffee, seeking the jolting effect of caffeine. As these adults consume their coffee, they do so unaware that some of the youngest Americans are also getting a treatment of caffeine - not to stay awake, but to assist in treating a major sleep disorder found in some neonates.

21 Jul 2004

First medical waste traceability testing in Asia Pacific

Kureha Environmental Engineering Co. Ltd., a leading waste management company in Japan, will begin verification tests on the traceability of medical waste using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.

17 Jul 2004

Dietary niacin may protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease

Dietary niacin (vitamin B3 ) may protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease and the cognitive decline associated with ageing in older people, suggests research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

15 Jul 2004

Cheap and cheerful treatment for people who deliberately harm themselves more effective than long-term expensive therapies

A ‘cheap and cheerful’ treatment for people who deliberately harm themselves has been shown to be more effective than long-term, far more expensive therapies – as long as the therapists are good at their job.

10 Jul 2004

Frequency News and Research

Growing pains in young children are a much bigger problem than first thought

Not only has life evolved, but life has evolved to evolve

Newborns may be harmed when pregnant women take Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and other anti-depressants during the third trimester of pregnancy

Testing to ensure that personal radiation detection equipment meets new standards for identifying potential threats

CV Therapeutics initiates approval-enabling trial of drug to treat chronic angina

Hormone previously identified in the venom of the green mamba snake may play role in stroke research

The inner ear functions like ‘an underwater piano’ – highly tuned despite being immersed in water

Influence of alcohol consumption on risk of developing hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Surprising differences in the DNA of normal cells from different people

Though most adolescent pregnancies are accidental, a substantial number of girls want to get pregnant

We know they need caffeine, but how it works on the newborn is the subject of a new study

First medical waste traceability testing in Asia Pacific

Dietary niacin may protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease

Cheap and cheerful treatment for people who deliberately harm themselves more effective than long-term expensive therapies

New hi-tech football shirt that alerts managers to players heart rate and hydration levels

Obese parents are the greatest influence for childhood obesity

Geographic variations in colour perception

Skeletal remains of 3,160 individuals reveal changing status of cancer in Europe across the centuries

Genes linked to cardiovascular disease more common among African Americans than those of European descent

Most over-the-counter cough medications are no better than non-medicated syrup

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