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Researchers regrow crucial hair in inner ear
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers working on mice have regrown the tiny hairs in the inner ear that are crucial to hearing, and said on Wednesday their findings might lead to ways to restore hearing loss in humans.
Reuters – Aug 27, 2008 9:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers working on mice have regrown the tiny hairs in the inner ear that are crucial to hearing, and said on Wednesday their findings might lead to ways to restore hearing loss in humans.
Reuters – Aug 27, 2008 9:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Stroke drugs show similar results, or no benefits
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two studies released on Wednesday call into question the advantage of using a blood pressure medicine and a well-known blood thinner for preventing the recurrence of a stroke.
Reuters – Aug 27, 2008 9:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two studies released on Wednesday call into question the advantage of using a blood pressure medicine and a well-known blood thinner for preventing the recurrence of a stroke.
Reuters – Aug 27, 2008 9:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Study points to brain chemical involved in obesityReuters - Researchers studying people with a rare genetic disorder have identified a brain chemical that may play a role in appetite and obesity, a finding they say could lead to new drugs to help some obese people.
Yahoo! – Aug 27, 2008 9:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Toxic metals in online herbal medicine
BOSTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- One-fifth of both U.S.-manufactured and Indian-manufactured Ayurvedic medicines bought on the Internet contain lead, mercury or arsenic, researchers say.
United Press International – Aug 27, 2008 8:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BOSTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- One-fifth of both U.S.-manufactured and Indian-manufactured Ayurvedic medicines bought on the Internet contain lead, mercury or arsenic, researchers say.
United Press International – Aug 27, 2008 8:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Doctor dives in to repair Torres' shoulder
A nagging injury almost kept 41-year-old Dara Torres from competing in her fifth Olympics in Beijing, China. Instead she swam through the pain to capture three silver medals.
CNN.com – Aug 27, 2008 8:58 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A nagging injury almost kept 41-year-old Dara Torres from competing in her fifth Olympics in Beijing, China. Instead she swam through the pain to capture three silver medals.
CNN.com – Aug 27, 2008 8:58 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug
WASHINGTON -- What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000?
Washington Post – Aug 27, 2008 8:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
WASHINGTON -- What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000?
Washington Post – Aug 27, 2008 8:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
As Kids Grow Older, Egalitarianism Honed
A study in Nature shows that egalitarianism begins to appear in most kids between ages 3 and 8. Scientists who studied 229 Swiss children found that at age 3, 9 percent were willing to share candy with another person. But by age 8, that number rose to 45 percent.
NPR.org – Aug 27, 2008 8:42 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A study in Nature shows that egalitarianism begins to appear in most kids between ages 3 and 8. Scientists who studied 229 Swiss children found that at age 3, 9 percent were willing to share candy with another person. But by age 8, that number rose to 45 percent.
NPR.org – Aug 27, 2008 8:42 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Keep taking statins after heart attack: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who are tempted to quit taking their statin medication because it failed to prevent a heart attack should think twice, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.
Reuters – Aug 27, 2008 8:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who are tempted to quit taking their statin medication because it failed to prevent a heart attack should think twice, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.
Reuters – Aug 27, 2008 8:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Area of Arctic Ocean ice dwindles
Satellite measurements showed the area had fallen to its second lowest level on record.
International Herald Tribune – Aug 27, 2008 8:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Satellite measurements showed the area had fallen to its second lowest level on record.
International Herald Tribune – Aug 27, 2008 8:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Blood test OK’d for heart transplant rejection
Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ.
MSNBC.com – Aug 27, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ.
MSNBC.com – Aug 27, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
