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• TUESDAY 9. MARCH, 2010
• 06:00 Study: Federal funds support health depts., but leadership is key

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  The surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University.However, the funding increase to health departments does spur epidemiologic activity that is key in detecting infectious disease risks, such as a surge in communicable disease like influenza or tuberculosis, at the local level.  

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• 06:00 Surprising findings about Hepatitis C and insulin resistance

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  We have known for several years that Hepatitis C, a common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer, also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. In studying the insulin resistance of 29 people with Hepatitis C, Australian researchers have confirmed that they have high insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. However, almost all insulin resistance was in muscle, with little or none in the liver, a very surprising finding given that Hepatitis C is a liver disease.  

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• 06:00 The alpine marmot spreads into the Catalan Pyrenees

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  Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have demonstrated, using a map of the potential distribution, the alpine marmot's capacity for adaptation in the fields of the Pyrenees. Its quick proliferation makes it a successful example of species introduction.  

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• 06:00 The CSIC presents the Archive of Mourning concerning the terrorist attacks in Madrid

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  It is a project that has worked with hundreds of photographs, drawings, texts and banners, among other materials placed at makeshift altars set up in the train stations which were affected by the terrorist attacks. The objective for the researchers' project has been twofold: to create an ethnographic archive of the more than 70,000 objects collected and to offer an anthropological analysis so as to know what was behind the public response to the attacks.  

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• 06:00 Tropical cyclone formation likely near Madagascar

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  Forecasters are watching a low pressure area located off the east coast of Madagascar that appears ripe for development in the Southern Indian Ocean. If it becomes a tropical storm, it would be named Hubert.  

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• 06:00 Vaccinating children for flu may help prevent transmission, protect those who are not vaccinated

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  Immunizing children and adolescents with inactivated influenza vaccine resulted in reduced rates of influenza in their community compared to a similar community in which children did not receive the vaccine, suggesting that vaccinating children may help prevent transmission of the virus and offer protection for unimmunized community residents, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA.  

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• 06:00 Way to go: MBL scientists identify driving forces in human cell division

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  Using a novel imaging system for quantifying aspects of cell division in three dimensions, MBL scientists discover new interactions between sister kinetochores -- the protein bundles at the contact point between the two identical strands of a chromosome -- and the microtubule motors that help pull the strands apart.  

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• 06:00 You have your MoM's ions

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  Hip replacement patients with metal-on-metal implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  

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• MONDAY 8. MARCH, 2010
• 06:00 'Improved doctor-pharmacist collaboration needed': study

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  A research team from the Laval Centre de sante et de services sociaux, Universite de Montreal and McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients. Published in the March 8 edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the research project focused on patients with high levels of cholesterol who are at risk of cardiovascular disease.  

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• 06:00 'Pay it forward' pays off

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  For all those dismayed by scenes of looting in disaster-struck zones, whether Haiti or Chile or elsewhere, take heart: good acts -- acts of kindness, generosity and cooperation -- spread just as easily as bad. And it takes only a handful of individuals to really make a difference.  

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• 06:00 1-page questionnaire is effective screening tool for common psychiatric disorders

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  A one-page, 27-item questionnaire that is available free online is a valid and effective tool to help primary care doctors screen patients for four common psychiatric illnesses, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes.  

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• 06:00 A full house raises risk of hospital deaths

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  A full house isn't always a good thing, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System that links high hospital occupancy to higher death rates for patients. High occupancy periods are a challenging time when more things can go wrong, authors say. Researchers evaluated records at 39 Michigan hospitals to study a set of factors that can affect hospital deaths. The large scale study can provide lessons for hospitals across the country.  

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• 06:00 A possible early glimpse of autism's impact on older siblings

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  A new study suggests a trend toward developing hyperactivity among typically developing elementary-school-aged siblings of autistic preschoolers and supports the notion that mothers of young, autistic children experience more depression and stress than mothers with typically developing children.  

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• 06:00 Abused children more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting

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  Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes.  

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• 06:00 AGU Journal highlights -- March 8, 2010

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  Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Lack of arches doubled Arctic strait's sea-ice loss"; "Solar wind pulses help blow away Martian atmosphere"; "Patterns of colored organic matter reveal ocean features"; "Accurately estimating climate feedbacks"; "Ocean acidification: Simply predicting key depths"; and "Deep-ocean billows observed."  

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• 06:00 Americans want Uncle Sam's help putting healthy foods on their dinner table

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  Americans recognize things need to change in the grocery aisle, and they support Uncle Sam's efforts to overhaul what is included in their food and on the packages. The majority also believe they are individually responsible for making the right food choices to avoid obesity, but will readily accept the government's help to be successful, according to a new survey by FoodMinds.  

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• 06:00 Anti-depressants bring higher risk of developing cataracts: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health research

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  Some anti-depressant drugs are associated with an increased chance of developing cataracts, according to a new statistical study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University.  

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• 06:00 Articles highlight challenges, progress in nervous system cancers

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  Many important clinical and basic scientific advances have been made in the past five years in the field of neuro-oncology, according to an editorial and several articles in the March issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.  

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• 06:00 Asexual plant reproduction may seed new approach for agriculture

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  An HHMI scientist has moved a step closer to turning sexually-reproducing plants into asexual reproducers, a finding that could have profound implications for agriculture.  

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• 06:00 Black and Hispanic patients with heart failure less likely to use hospice

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  Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure appear less likely to receive hospice care than white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.  

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• 06:00 BUSM researchers identify new syndrome

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  Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have identified a new syndrome affecting potentially thousands of hospital inpatients. Coined SHAKE (Supplement-associated Hyperammonemia After C(K)achetic Episode), the condition, which results in altered mental status and difficulty walking, can be prevented by excluding high protein dietary supplements in a patients' diet if they have experienced poor eating for more than a week prior to their admittance. The condition is described in the March issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.  

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• 06:00 Carbon emissions 'outsourced' to developing countries

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  Scientists at the Carnegie Institution report that over a third of carbon dioxide emissions associated with consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are actually emitted outside their borders. The study finds that, per person, about 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide are consumed in the US but produced somewhere else. For Europeans, the figure can exceed four tons per person. Most of these emissions are outsourced to developing countries, especially China.  

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• 06:00 Computer reminders for physicians less effective than expected

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  Computer reminders to physicians regarding prescribing produce much smaller improvements than initially expected, found a study in CMAJ.  

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• 06:00 Deceptive model

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  Mice are in many ways similar to Homo sapiens on a fundamental level. That is why the law in this part of the world only permits scientists to conduct research on human embryonic stem cells when they have "clarified in advance" their specific questions by using animal cells as far as possible. However, such tests are often pointless -- and sometimes even misleading, as a recent study by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Munster, Germany, demonstrates.  

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• 06:00 Deep sedimentation of acantharian cysts -- a reproductive strategy?

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  Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to new research. Scientists suspect that this is part of an extraordinary reproductive strategy, which allows juveniles to exploit a seasonal food bonanza.  

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