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Children with ADHD at increased risk for depression and suicidal thoughts as adolescents
— 5 Oct 2010 04:22 | HealthChildren diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at ages 4 to 6 are more likely to suffer from depression as adolescents than those who did not have ADHD at that…
Addressing negative thoughts most effective in fighting loneliness
— 8 Sep 2010 11:15 | HealthChanging how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined. The findings may…
Diabetes impairs but does not halt sex among older adults
— 27 Aug 2010 11:28 | HealthMany middle-aged and older adults with diabetes are sexually active according to a study of nearly 2,000 people aged 57 to 85 presented in the September 2010 issue of the journal Diabetes…
Studies pinpoint key targets for MRSA vaccine
— 17 Aug 2010 11:03 | HealthTwo recent studies provide evidence for a new approach to vaccines to prevent infections caused by drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - better known as MRSA - the leading cause of…
Enhancer of prostate cancer risk located in gene desert
— 13 Jul 2010 12:58 | HealthA genetic variant implicated in several cancers by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has been found to drive increased expression of a known oncogene in the prostate…
Deadly effect of arsenic in drinking water measured in massive study
— 19 Jun 2010 10:52 | HealthMore than 20 percent of deaths in a study of 12,000 Bangladeshis were attributable to arsenic exposure from contaminated drinking water, new research reports…
Epigenetic gene silencing may hold key to fatal lung vascular disease
— 8 Jun 2010 12:18 | HealthA rare but fatal disease of blood vessels in the lung may be caused in part by aberrant silencing of genes rather than genetic mutation, new research reports…
Prehistoric fish extinction paved the way for modern vertebrates
— 18 May 2010 19:42 | Geology and palaeontologyA mass extinction of fish 360 million years ago hit the reset button on Earth's life, setting the stage for modern vertebrate biodiversity, a new study reports…
Monitoring and control can limit side effects of promising cancer drugs
— 11 May 2010 20:25 | HealthA new class of cancer drugs can be used effectively while minimising hypertensive side effects if patients' blood pressure is closely monitored and controlled, a clinical panel has…
Primary care physicians nationwide face clinical ethical conflicts with religious hospitals
— 10 Apr 2010 11:04 | HealthNearly one in ten primary care physicians in the United States has experienced a conflict with a religiously-affiliated hospital or practice over religious policies for patient care,…
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