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NY City Health Department Launches Effort To Study Neighborhood Air Quality
The Health Department today announced the launch of the New York City Community Air Survey, the first comprehensive effort to monitor street level air pollution in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. Air pollution monitors mounted on 150 light posts throughout the city will be used to measure major
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MRSA pre-screening effective in reducing otolaryngic surgical infection rates
(American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery) Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according to new research published in the January 2009 issue of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.
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Stem cell transplantation; iranian experience.
Stem cell transplantation; Iranian experience. Arch Iran Med. 2009 Jan;12(1):69-72 Authors: Ghavamzadeh A, Alimogaddam K, Jahani M, Mousavi SA, Iravani M, Bahar B, Khodabandeh A, Khatami F, Gaffari F, Jalali A From March 1991 through 31st December 2007, 2042
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How to Destress Yourself in a Minute
There have been many conversations about the current global stress level and sometimes this causes minor anxiety among certain persons. It is my wish to share a way that we can destress ourselves in about a minute in order to help with minor anxiety levels.
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Dealing With Work Stress My Way
Work related stress is one of the most common causes of heart disease and cardiac arrest in employees today. The worst thing is that most of us have to work for a living so we need to keep our jobs. Therefore the only solution is to manage work
Dealing With Work Stress My Way...

May Hepatic Granulomas Be Part Of The Histological Spectrum Of Chronic Hepatitis C?
Granulomas are sometimes found in the livers of patients with abnormal liver tests, and this can trigger an exhaustive search for the cause. A group from the University of Texas Medical branch in Galveston evaluated over 4,000 liver biopsies from their institution in the last decade to find
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Family Rejection Of Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Children Linked To Poor Health In Childhood
A predictive link has been established between negative family reactions to their child's sexual orientation and serious health problems. Negative parental behaviors toward LGB children dramatically compromises their health.
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A Better Tomorrow
A bright vision of tomorrow makes for a sunnier today.
A Better Tomorrow...

Correspondence: cardiac amyloidosis with the e526v mutation of the fibrinogen a {alpha}-chain
To the Editor: Proteinuria developed in a 48-year-old man in 2003. His mother had died 10 years earlier from renal ... (Source: New England Journal of Medicine) MedWorm Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed.
Correspondence: cardiac amyloidosis with the e526v mutation of the fibrinogen a {alpha}-chain...

UT Public Health researchers find link to severe Staph infections
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health recently described studies that support the link between the severity of community-acquired antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections and the Panton Valentine leukocidin.
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