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National Medical Research Day: Celebrating the Importance of ARRA Funding for Iowa and Beyond
Science & Tech  (tags: science, medicine, health, research, humans, non humans, discovery, illness, disease, healthcare, prevention, protection, treatment, medicine )

Dee
- 2 days ago - icts.uiowa.edu
National Medical Research Day, sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges, was held on October 21, 2009. The event celebrated the importance and impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and biomedical research.
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Good Dog, Smart Dog
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, investigation, animals, dogs, canine, intelligence, health, humans, illness, seizure. alert, epilepsy, anxiety, depression, phobias, interesting, research, prevention, protection )

Tom
- 20 days ago - nytimes.com
The ability of dogs to tune in to needs of psychiatric patients, turn on lights for trauma victims afraid of the dark, remind owners to take medication and interrupt suicide attempts and self-mutilation, has lately attracted the attention of researchers.
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Mercury Found in All Fish Caught in U.S.-Tested Streams
Science & Tech  (tags: u.s., geological, survey, mercury, fish, freshwater, streams, discovery, investigation, science, research, health, habitat, ecosystems, nature, environment, pollution, health, risks, warning, disease, illness, coal, mining, safety, food )

Tom
- 84 days ago - usatoday.com
The U.S. Geological Survey's research marks its most comprehensive examination of mercury contamination in stream fish. The study found that 27% of the fish had mercury levels high enough to exceed what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe.
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Everyone Can Heal
Science & Tech  (tags: world, energy, humans, protection, health, health, society, AlternativeMed, Body-Mind-Spirit, cancer, disease, health, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, science, treatment )

Casey
- 99 days ago - healingourworld.net
Touch is the first tool we turn to when confronting pain. We react similarly to a stubbed toe and a broken heart, tenderly grasping the affected area. This need to apply physical contact is part of the innate healing instinct present within each of us.
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The Web Can Help Serious Illness
Science & Tech  (tags: technology, computer, internet, Websites, Illness, diseases, Health info, research )

Dee
- 110 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Having a serious illness brings on extra burdens for the entire family. Fortunately, from research to support groups to health records management, help can be found online.
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Facing a Diagnosis of Terminal Cancer
Science & Tech  (tags: death, disease, environment, family, Body-Mind-Spirit, ethics, health, healthcare, humans, illness, investigation, medicine, news, research, safety, science, society, study, treatment, warning, risks, cancer, abuse, activists, americans, corruption, crime )

Wolfweeps
- 131 days ago - health.usnews.com
Leonardo da Vinci once said, "While I thought I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die." While many people die unexpectedly with no clue that the end is coming, metastatic cancer patients and those with other terminal diseases often do
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A Potential Magic Bullet for MRSA Treatment
Science & Tech  (tags: MRSA treatment, research, study, treatment, medicine, illness, interesting, health, government, drugs, technology, scientists, health, environment, discovery )

Barb
- 223 days ago - virtualmedicalcentre.com
Attaching an antimicrobial drug, which is activated by light, to a peptide that binds to bacteria and stops them making toxins, produced a "magic bullet" that was highly effective at killing the superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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Deadly Nerve Toxin Affecting Deep Ocean Creatures
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, marine creatures, algae, oceans, pollution, destruction, endangered, nature, illness, death )

Dee
- 243 days ago - newsdaily.com
CHICAGO, Mar. 22, 2009 (Reuters) -- A nerve toxin produced by marine algae off California appears to affect creatures in the deep ocean, posing a greater threat that previously thought, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
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Criminalize Organic Farming? EXCUSE ME?! BILLS: HR 875 and S 425   video
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, ecosystems, humans, protection, pollution, nature, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, government, ethics, dishonesty, politics, babies, cancer, children, disease, drugs, environment, family, food, healthcare, medicine, prevention )

Katia
- 251 days ago - youtube.com
PLEASE contact your representatives and Senators about this! This is being pushed by the drug companies.. No more ORGANIC food - pesticides required! Insecticides KILL OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS, ALLOWING us to be sick more often.. Take Action!
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MMR Doctor Andrew Wakefield Fixed Data on Autism
Science & Tech  (tags: abuse, children, diet, disease, drugs, environment, ethics, government, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, investigation, medicine, news, nutrition, prevention, protection, research, safety, science, society, study, risks, treatment, discov )

Susan
- 285 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
THE doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the MMR vaccine for children changed and misreported results in his research, creating the appearance of a possible link with autism.
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From Military Device To Life-Saving Surgery Tool
Science & Tech  (tags: disease, cancer, family, government, health, humans, illness, interesting, medicine, news, research, society, treatment, design, concept, energy, NewTechnology, performance, science, tech, technology, world, laser, laser surgery )

SirRobert
- 334 days ago - cnn.com
A new surgery tool that was once a military device, now allows doctors to use laser surgery in more complex operations, and is being hailed as a breakthrough in minimally invasive laser technology.
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Study: Women Lead Men in Bacteria, Hands Down
Science & Tech  (tags: disease, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, prevention, study, warning, women, news, safety, interesting, world, unusual, scientists, study, research, science, discovery )


- 382 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON - Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of bacteria than the researchers expected to find.
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What Is Killing the Bats of Pincher Creek?
Science & Tech  (tags: wildlife, bats, warning, health, disease, research, safety, risks, science, humans, illness, interesting )

Elena
- 450 days ago - theglobeandmail.com
A mystery surrounding the large number of dead animals on a wind farm in Alberta prompted a groundbreaking study at the University of Calgary that found the drop in air pressure around some turbines resulted in fatal respiratory injuries
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A Health Special-Breast Cancer: Winning the Battle
Science & Tech  (tags: cancer, health, illness, medicine, research, treatment, health, humans, technology )

Linda
- 583 days ago - king5.com
One out of seven of women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. It's the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer for females.
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US Bats Fall Victim to Mystery Illness
Science & Tech  (tags: bats, illness, scientists, environment )

Ingrid
- 593 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A mystery illness that has scientists baffled is wiping out tens of thousands of bats across the north-east of the US.
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