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Bite Size Medical News From Around The Web Saturday May 18, 2013
Human Microbiome Project Explores Our 100 Trillion Good Bacteria
New York Times - Health :
June 13, 2012, 3:43 am
Scientists discovered that every human body has a unique health-promoting team of up to a thousand kinds of microbes — a finding that is expected to fundamentally alter the research landscape.
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Are Urban Drug Dealers as Supernatural as Vampires and Aliens?
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
June 13, 2012, 2:55 am
The most studied media empire topics in the last 20 years, and arguably the most popular, lie in the fantastical realm — aliens, vampires, dual realities…and drug dealers. Buffy the Vampire Slayer , The Matrix , Alien , and The Wire comprise the most academically cited TV shows and films of recent times. There
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The New Old Age Blog: A Bank's Proper Role
New York Times - Health :
June 13, 2012, 2:44 am
Are banks obligated to protect elderly customers from scams?
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Top threats to men's health
CNN Health :
June 13, 2012, 2:44 am
Barbara Hall takes a look at the top health threats for men.
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Top threats to men's health
CNN Health :
June 13, 2012, 2:44 am
Barbara Hall takes a look at the top health threats for men.
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Frito-Lay Strategy Aims for Top and Bottom of Market
New York Times - Health :
June 13, 2012, 2:40 am
Frito-Lay said it would begin to emphasize the extremes of the snack-food market, pursuing both the customers who crave premium products and those who shop for cheaper items.
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Saturated Fats Change Gut Bacteria-and May Raise Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Scientific American: Health :
June 13, 2012, 2:00 am
Image courtesy of iStockphoto/ValentynVolkov The relationship between food and a gastro-intestinal disease might sound simple. But new research is revealing that what we put into our bodies can cause a cascade of complex interactions among various systems from metabolism to the immune system that keep us well or make us sick. [More]
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#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - anthrax, bizzare medical cases, honey, PeerJ, crocodiles, cannabinoids, decompression sickness and more.
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
June 13, 2012, 1:57 am
Another Fast Chat tomorrow – tune in at 12 noon EDT for a discussion of “bath salts” with Cassie Rodenberg. - Judy Stone – Clinical Trials for Beginners: Ethics Pediatric Anthrax Vaccine Case Study [More]
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#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - anthrax, bizzare medical cases, honey, PeerJ, crocodiles, cannabinoids, decompression sickness and more.
Scientific American: Health :
June 13, 2012, 1:57 am
Another Fast Chat tomorrow – tune in at 12 noon EDT for a discussion of “bath salts” with Cassie Rodenberg. - Judy Stone – Clinical Trials for Beginners: Ethics Pediatric Anthrax Vaccine Case Study [More]
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10,000 germ species live in and on healthy people
Associated Press Healthwire :
June 13, 2012, 1:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut - enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that collected together could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds....
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If we remember more, can we read deeper-and create better? Part II.
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
June 13, 2012, 1:14 am
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Calcium and Vitamin D Ineffective for Fractures, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Says
New York Times - Health :
June 13, 2012, 1:10 am
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended that healthy postmenopausal women not take low doses of vitamin D and calcium.
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NIH Human Microbiome Project defines normal bacterial makeup of the body
National Institutes of Health - NIH News Releases :
June 13, 2012, 1:10 am
Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body, living on the skin, in the gut, and up the nose. Sometimes they cause sickness, but most of the time, microorganisms live in harmony with their human hosts, providing vital functions essential for human survival. For the first time, a consortium of researchers organized by the National Institutes of Health
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Prevention Council issues action plan to promote wellness
US Department of Health and Human Services :
June 13, 2012, 1:01 am
Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today announced the release of the National Prevention Council Action Plan, which aims to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.
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WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer
Associated Press Healthwire :
June 12, 2012, 12:58 pm
LONDON (AP) -- Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke....
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Recipes for Health: Quinoa, Spinach and Mushroom Salad — Recipes for Health
New York Times - Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:52 pm
Quinoa lends bulk to the classic pairing of spinach and mushrooms, and walnuts add richness.
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Recipes for Health: Quinoa, Pea and Black Bean Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette — Recipes for Health
New York Times - Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:49 pm
Fresh English peas, a springtime treat, are ideal for this salad, but in a pinch you can use frozen peas.
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Recipes for Health: Red Quinoa, Cauliflower and Fava Bean Salad With Buttermilk Curry Dressing — Recipes for Health
New York Times - Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:48 pm
This colorful and brightly flavored salad is packed with protein and other nutrients.
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Roberts found a match -- others won't
CNN Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:46 pm
Robin Roberts plans to undergo a bone marrow transplant later this year. She has a match, but many other African-Americans aren't as lucky.
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9 dos and don'ts of cloud computing
Healthcare IT News :
June 12, 2012, 12:46 pm
At this point, the trend toward cloud-computing is strong, even though some are still skeptical of its "chaotic" use and its ability to meet the needs of health IT professionals. Mariano Maluf, CTO at Atlanta-based GNAX, says now is the time to strongly consider the cloud – while keeping some basic tips in mind.
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Notebooks Shed Light on Antibiotic’s Contested Discovery
New York Times - Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:44 pm
A lab notebook discovered in a dusty archive at Rutgers may help settle a 70-year argument over credit for the Nobel-winning discovery of streptomycin.
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#SciAmBlogs Monday - dark matter, virgin moths, genome sequencing, BPA, helical bacteria, black holes, aphrodisiac fungus, and more.
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
June 12, 2012, 12:33 pm
We have a new blog on the network – welcome Critical Opalescence !And, being Monday, there is the new Image of the Week . [More]
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#SciAmBlogs Monday - dark matter, virgin moths, genome sequencing, BPA, helical bacteria, black holes, aphrodisiac fungus, and more.
Scientific American: Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:33 pm
We have a new blog on the network – welcome Critical Opalescence !And, being Monday, there is the new Image of the Week . [More]
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Urban Kids Have More Food Allergies Than Their Country Cousins
Scientific American: Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:26 pm
City kids have a smorgasbord of food choices. But they also face food allergies more than do their country cousins. [More]
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Why do we hurry to wait?
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
June 12, 2012, 12:16 pm
A waiting crowd at Hamburg Airport. | Photo by Jasmic, CC. Click on image for license and link. Ed Note: A version of this post originally appeared on Anthropology in Practice on March 20, 2011 . [More]
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WHO: Diesel fumes carcinogenic
CNN Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:10 pm
Exhaust from diesel engines can cause cancer, a prominent global cancer group that's part of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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Mount St Helen's basalt lava tube
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
June 12, 2012, 12:05 pm
Image of the Week #46, June 11th, 2012: [More]
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Mount St Helen's basalt lava tube
Scientific American: Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:05 pm
Image of the Week #46, June 11th, 2012: [More]
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WHO says diesel exhaust can cause cancer
CNN Health :
June 12, 2012, 12:00 pm
Exhaust from diesel engines can cause cancer, a prominent global cancer group that's part of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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Health-Care Law or Not, Insurance Is Set to Change
Wall Street Journal :
June 12, 2012, 11:30 am
As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on health-care overhaul, Aetna's CEO says the law already has resulted in big changes in the insurance industry..
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HIMSS Analytics launches EMRAM for ambulatory practices
Healthcare IT News :
June 12, 2012, 11:15 am
HIMSS Analytics has released a new EMR Adoption Model, focused on ambulatory facilities. The Ambulatory EMR Adoption Model (A-EMRAM) tracks IT adoption in more than 28,000 ambulatory facilities in the HIMSS Analytics Database that are part of a hospital or hospital system, such as physician practices, clinics outpatient centers and specialty clinics.
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Diesel Fumes Cause Lung Cancer, W.H.O. Says
New York Times - Health :
June 12, 2012, 11:03 am
A study showed that nonsmoking miners who were heavily exposed to diesel fumes had seven times the normal lung cancer risk of nonsmokers.
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Three bizarre tales of medical survivors, and what they can (and cannot) teach us about medicine
Scientific American: Health :
June 12, 2012, 10:53 am
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AHRQ toolsets aim to help docs and pharmacists with eRx
Healthcare IT News :
June 12, 2012, 10:48 am
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released two toolsets, one for small physician practices and one for independent pharmacies, meant to help support e-prescribing implementation.
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UK group: New embryo methods should be allowed
Associated Press Healthwire :
June 12, 2012, 10:38 am
LONDON (AP) -- An influential British bioethics group says that couples who face the risk of having a baby with certain genetic diseases should be allowed to use eggs from two women to produce the embryo....
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