American adults who use illicit drugs are much more likely to think about suicide than those in the general population, a new federal government survey says. Latest Mental Health News City Parks Boost Mood, Study Suggests Health Tip: Stop ...
At the urging of the Alzheimer's Association and its more than 600,000 advocates, the funding bill signed into law today by President Obama contained an unprecedented $122 million increase for Alzheimer's research, education, outreach and ...
U.S. adults who use illicit drugs are far more likely than the general adult population to seriously consider suicide, health officials say. A report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the U.S. ...
Less than 20 percent of Americans still smoke cigarettes -- a breakthrough called a "milestone" Thursday by federal health officials. Following years of smoking rates that had hovered around 20 percent, that number finally dropped to 18.1 ...
Devastating supervolcanoes can erupt simply due to changes that happen in their giant magma chambers as they slowly cool, according to a new study. This finding marks the first time researchers have been able to explain the mechanism behind ...
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FOR MANY years of his life, Ho Chong Choai watched his father Ho Kian Chuan labour over glass and frames in a small business with four workers in Kampung Pantai Malacca. Over 35 years, Chong Choai, now the managing director of SecuGlass ...
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The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking veterinarians from around the world to participate in a laminitis study in 2014. Laminitis (a hoof disease in which the interlocking leaflike tissues called laminae anchoring the ...
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Ambitious plans for a civic wind energy scheme in Preston are moving forward with the appointment of engineering and design consultancy, Hyder Consulting (UK). As a specialist in wind and renewable energy projects, Hyder will be advising ...
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What does it mean when doctors say a person is brain-dead? WebMD asked critical care specialist Isaac Tawil, MD, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, director of the ...
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In the fall of 2010, 34-year-old Ari Steinfeld and his then-fiancee were walking to a New York City synagogue when a speeding car suddenly jumped the curb and plowed into them. The car hit them both, but Steinfeld was more severely injured ...
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With the four-year anniversary of Haiti's devastating, 7.0 magnitude earthquake just two weeks away, Mission of Hope (MOH) a Christian nonprofit headquartered in Haiti, has developed a holistic model for long-term development and rebuilding ...
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Genzyme, a Sanofi company (EURONEXT:SAN and NYSE:SNY), announced today that it has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its supplemental Biologics License Application seeking approval of ...
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The French maker of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis is "extremely disappointed" it was rejected for U.S. sale, a corporate official said. David Meeker, president of Sanofi's Genzyme subsidiary, maker of the drug Lemtrada, said he ...
With porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) costing U.S. swine producers more than $664 million annually in lost production, collaborative scientific research continues to be the industry's best hope for finding new ways to ...
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One of the great mysteries surrounding the field of stem cell therapy is how the cells are distributed after being injected. Do they disperse evenly? Do they travel to the area where they're needed? And how long do they stick around? ...
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