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... African-Americanpopulation, and the need for more research on stroke prevention and treatment,he adds. ...amount of money spent by the federal government on research aboutstroke already is low "when compared to any disease that's such a major killerand disabler," st...... listen tostroke messages than men. Their research was presented here today at the American HeartAssociation's 23rd International Joint Conference on Stroke and CerebralCirculation. In a five-month span, researchers from the Central Illinois NeuroscienceFoundation were able to reduce by near......conducted the study. "In addition,we know from our research that more attention must be directed to the support oflarger populations of the elderly." Results of the project were announced at the Society of Actuaries' (SOA)session, 8-11 a.m. Feb. 17, during the 1998 Annual Meeting of the AmericanAssoci......nal ofRespiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The research was supported by twoNational Institutes of Health ...would develop DPTS. Joining Folz in the research were Dr. Stephen Wilcznski, Dr. JeremyErasmus, Dr. William Petros and Dr. James Vredenburgh, all fro...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
...the first example of how the smart road will bring research toVirginia Tech and the Center for Transportation ...ate the safety benefits of thesystem. The research team will address questions related to manufacturing,environmental health, and economic impact, as w...Unpasteurised Milk Is An Unacceptable Risk To Public Health
...in this week's BMJ, de Louvois and Rampling report research into over one thousand samples of unpasteurised milk, bought in 242 retail outlets in England and Wales. The authors found that 41 samples from 26 separate retail outlets, contained potentially harmful bacteria, including campylobacter (19 samples),...Diuretic Drugs May Have Clot-Busting Effects
...al of the American Heart Association. New research has found that the drug -- one of the most commonlyprescribed blood pressure medicines -- may help blunt blood clotting bypreventing platelets from clumping. Platelets are disk-shaped blood componentsthat help form clots. Blood clots normally form..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
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...ryretention." "Another important outcome of this research is that thebeneficial effects of this drug PROSCAR continued over the entirefour years of this study," he said. Patients treated with the drugshowed a 20 percent reduction in the size of their prostates.Prostates of those taking the placebo continued...Deaths Related To Intrapartum Asphyxia - Is There A Problem With Prevention?
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...rnal-Fetal Medicine Units, a network of 13clinical research centers studying various aspects of maternal-fetal medicine. "Women at high risk of preeclampsia should not be given aspirin therapyto prevent the condition, as our study shows it doesn't work." said Dr. DonaldMcNellis, the NICHD project offi...X-ray Microscope Designed To Study Jet Engine Components Now Probes Tooth Dentin
...F professor of restorative dentistry, led the UCSF research team workingwith John H. Kinney, PhD, senior research scientist at Lawrence LivermoreNational Laboratory. The team of researchers recently reported ...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
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