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07/29/2010 Hoarding called a public health issue In extreme cases, hoarders' obsession has led to fires, attracted vermin, endangered their families, that experts describe it as a growing public health problem. Read more at this website... 07/29/2010 Calcium supplements may boost heart attack risk The millions of people who take calcium supplements to strengthen aging bones and ward off osteoporosis may be putting themselves at increased risk of a heart attack, a new study has found. Read more at this website... 07/28/2010 Clone farm goal: Disease-resistant animals Cloning has been a controversial issue since German embryologist Hans Spemann first made a pair of adorable, genetically identical salamander twins out of a single egg, way back in nineteen-dickety-two. Read more at this website... 07/27/2010 Alcohol may fight rheumatoid arthritis Drinking alcohol may ease the pain of -- and lower the risk of developing -- rheumatoid arthritis, a potentially crippling autoimmune disorder, a new study finds. Read more at this website... 07/28/2010 Cell phones save lives in Rwanda The Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies. Read more at this website... 07/29/2010 Hands-only CPR equally effective As compression-only CPR has grown in use, the question has remained whether it's as effective as the traditional form that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Two new studies say yes. FULL STORY | WATCH: CPR in 2 minutes Read more at this website... 07/28/2010 Scientists' dispersant concerns remain Little is known about the effects of the chemicals added to the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil flowing from the Deepwater Horizon's ruptured well. Read more at this website... 07/29/2010 Government has your baby's DNA When Annie Brown's daughter, Isabel, was a month old, her pediatrician asked Brown and her husband to sit down because he had some bad news to tell them: Isabel carried a gene that put her at risk for cystic fibrosis. Read more at this website... 07/26/2010 20 years later, ADA debate rages When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, he addressed concerns the sweeping civil rights law would be ''too vague or costly, or may lead endlessly to litigation.'' Read more at this website... 07/26/2010 Success fueled by discrimination When asked what the Americans with Disabilities Act means to him on its 20th anniversary, Gary Talbot pauses and says it's tough to put in words. Read more at this website... |
