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1 in 1000 Children Have Tourette Syndrome

by MelissaSlate-RN
Medical News

The first national estimate reveals that three children out of every 1,000 in the United States has Tourette Syndrome (TS).  These results were released by the Centers for Disease Control in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Boys are three times more likely than girls to be diag..

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  • Posted on 07-04-2009
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Sarah Palin Resigning Governorship

by MichaelLijewski
World News

In a surprise move on Friday, Sarah Palin announced that she would not run for reelection for governor of Alaska, and that she would resign as governor in "a few weeks." Governor Palin, who ran for vice-president on the Republican ticket in 2008, cited the ineffectiveness of lame d..

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  • Posted on 07-03-2009
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So You Want to Be a Scientist

by TamiPort
Science and Nature

Have you ever thought about becoming a scientist? You are not alone! Science a tool; a special way of investigating a question. When scientists try to reveal the answers to questions about the world around us, they use a special process called the ..

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  • Posted on 07-02-2009
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New Treatment Gives Patients With Incurable Lung Cancer More Time

by MelissaSlate-RN
Medical News

A Phase III study has been completed showing that patients with non-small cell lung cancer of the lungs who received the drug Tarceva benefitted by almost one third improvement in the time without disease progression over placebo medication. This benefit was achieved without any additional chemot..

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  • Posted on 07-02-2009
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Date for Michael Jackson Funeral is Confirmed

by LestoutGuides
People in the News

The funeral for Michael Jackson will be on Tuesday, June  7.  Original plans were for Michael to lay in state at his Neverland Ranch, but the Jackson family has since changed those plans and has now confirmed that the services will be held at the Staples center in Los Angeles on Tuesday..

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  • Posted on 07-02-2009
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Sustainable Resources - Our Actions Today for Tomorrow

by kate
World News

The Sustainable Business Online Resources website defines sustainable development as: “ a concept based on the integration of environmental, economic and social concerns. It also involv..

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  • Posted on 07-01-2009
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New MRI Technique May Mean Fewer Breast Biopsies

by MelissaSlate-RN
Medical News

At the University of Wisconsin in Madison biomedical researchers have developed a technique for use with MRI breast scans that may decrease the need for biopsies of suspicious lumps in women who have an increased risk of breast cancer. The technique will enable radiologists to have greate..

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  • Posted on 07-01-2009
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Hard Times: Coxey's Army

by MichaelLijewski
World News

Before the Great Depression of the 1930's, there was another "Great Depression" during the latter part of the 19th century. It was also called the "Long Depression" because it went on, more or less, for a cou..

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  • Posted on 07-01-2009
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New Study Examines Antioxidant Impact on Prostate Cancer

by MelissaSlate-RN
Medical News

Prostate cancer as one of the most common types of cancer in men according to the American Cancer Society. Fortunately if caught early, the prognosis is good. Even better than treating it, is of course, avoiding it altogether. The search for the cause of prostate cancer is ongoing and a recent st..

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  • Posted on 06-30-2009
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Is God All In Your Head?

by TamiPort
Science and Nature

What can science reveal about personal religious experience? You might think that these two very separate worlds just don’t mix—oil and water, data and faith. Yet more than half of adult Americans report having had a life-changing spiritual experience, and this widespread phenomenon h..

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  • Posted on 06-29-2009
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