Friday, May 18, 2012

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  • Woman controls arm with her mind - The Tennessean May 17, 2012

    msnbc.comWoman controls arm with her mindThe TennesseanAP NEW YORK ? Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled ...Thought-controlled robotic arm demonstratedScience a Go [?]

  • Flesh-eating condition caused by common bacteria - CNN May 17, 2012

    The GuardianFlesh-eating condition caused by common bacteriaCNNBy Melissa Gray, CNN When they do cause an infection, they attack the body quickly, and doctors must act immediately to prevent their spread. Many different types of bacteria cause the condition known as necrotizing fasciitis, in which the bug attacks ...No tears as Ga. student sees bacteria-rava [?]

  • Study finds coffee drinkers live longer, but no one's sure why - Denver Post May 17, 2012

    The AtlanticStudy finds coffee drinkers live longer, but no one's sure whyDenver PostBy Marilynn Marchione AP MILWAUKEE ? One of life's simple pleasures just got sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers ...Drinking [?]

  • State awarded $128 million for Health Benefit Exchange - The Spokesman Review May 17, 2012

    WINA AM 1070State awarded $128 million for Health Benefit ExchangeThe Spokesman ReviewOLYMPIA ? Washington will receive a financial reward for forging ahead with one element of federal health care reform this spring while many other states were holding back. The US Health and Human Services Department said Wednesday it will award ...US sets deadline for prop [?]

  • CDC adopts tougher rules about lead poisoning in kids - Detroit Free Press May 17, 2012

    Boston.comCDC adopts tougher rules about lead poisoning in kidsDetroit Free PressBy Mike Stobbe AP ATLANTA -- For the first time in 20 years, US health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young kids. The new standard announced Wednesday means that hundreds of thousands more youngsters could be diagnosed with ...US lowers threshold for [?]

  • FCC chooses spectrum for wireless medical devices - Chicago Tribune May 17, 2012

    FCC chooses spectrum for wireless medical devicesChicago TribuneNEW YORK (Reuters) - The US telecommunications regulator is expected to announce plans on Thursday to set aside spectrum to connect wireless medical devices for more convenient health monitoring. The Federal Communications Commission said it is ...FCC to allocate spectrum for wireless medical mo [?]

  • Trial Supports Earlier Use of a Prostate Cancer Drug - New York Times May 17, 2012

    New York TimesTrial Supports Earlier Use of a Prostate Cancer DrugNew York TimesA new drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer may also help men if used early in the course of the disease, before an operation, researchers reported Wednesday. In a small clinical trial, six months of treatment with the drug, Johnson & Johnson's ...J&J drug show [?]

  • Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes - New York Times May 16, 2012

    New York TimesBrain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in AthletesNew York TimesScientists who have studied a degenerative brain disease in athletes have found the same condition in combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, concluding that such explosions injure the brain in ways strikingly similar to ...Soldiers' brain damag [?]

  • Reducing air pollution during 2008 Beijing Olympics boosted residents' heart ... - CBS News May 16, 2012

    CBC.caReducing air pollution during 2008 Beijing Olympics boosted residents' heart ...CBS News(CBS News) An interesting new study of the 2008 Beijing Olympics lends new evidence to the link between air pollution and heart health. The study found that the Chinese government's cleanup efforts to reduce the smog and chronic air pollution that ...Air p [?]

  • US HIV aid has prevented 741000 deaths: study - Reuters May 15, 2012

    msnbc.comUS HIV aid has prevented 741000 deaths: studyReutersBy Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations, ...US HIV aid has prevented 741000 deathsFox NewsAIDS fundi [?]

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