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... from the ages of 15 to 74 living in Eindhoven and surrounding districts in the Netherlands, and a further 7,500 elderly people living in the USA. Their overall life expectancies were assessed at the ages of 30 and 70, as well as their life expectancies with and without disability. The researchers found that ......ton, D.C., at the Washington Convention Center and surrounding hotels. More than 5,500 research papers will be presented to the 10,000 scientists expected to attend. As more information about their presentations becomes available, it will be posted on the World Wide Web, on an embargoed basis, at www.eurekalert...Product design and drug development breakthroughs help the environment
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...gust 20-24 in the Washington Convention Center and surrounding hotels. More than 5,500 research papers will be presented to the 10,000 scientists expected to attend. News releases will be posed on the World Wide Web, on an embargoed basis, at www.eurekalert.org under the "ACS 220th national meeting" button. A...New dental anesthetic promises better pain control for patients
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...r. Brandt said. Exercise to strengthen the muscles surrounding arthritic joints; weight loss, if the person is obese; and instruction in joint protection principles form the foundation for effective osteoarthritis management. Dr. Brandt noted within this comprehensive approach, over-the-counter acetaminophen ma...Lawrence Livermore Lab pioneers advanced radiation treatment for cancer
...t more radiation at tumors, with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue. NOMOS Corporation, a leading supp...estroy tumors without increasing damage to healthy surrounding tissue. Each year, more than 100,000 cancer patients who are treated with radiation in hopes of a c...CDC funds will enable UNC-CH to help minimize domestic violence in flood areas
...he domestic violence agency for Sampson County and surrounding areas, tripled within six months of the flood, according to its executive director Pam Gonzales. Now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $270,000 to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty and staff to contin...A&E departments could help resolve the national shortage of corneal donors
...hese findings may also add to the political debate surrounding the validity of donor cards and the need for an opt out policy, say the authors....Preventing radiation damage in popular medical technique
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...ular components such as CKMB and troponin into the surrounding tissues," says Mark Meier, M.D., UMHS resident physician and a study researcher. Cardiac troponin is a more sensitive marker of myocardial damage because the troponins are more abundant in the myocardial cells than CKMB, says Meier. Cardiac troponi...Brain's efforts to save itself during Alzheimer's may backfire
...ase, excess galanin appears in the frontal cortex, surrounding the dying cholinergic neurons so characteristic of Alzheimers. About 4 million Americans have Alzheimers disease....Pasadena chemist wins national award for new materials research
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