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Sink or source? A new model to measure organic carbon in surface waters
A new carbon model allows scientists to estimate sources and losses of organic carbon in surface waters in the United States. Study results indicate that streams act as both sources and sinks for organic carbon.
“Model estimates help managers and…
Men in low income neighborhoods drink more than women: Study
TORONTO, On — March 3, 2011 — Men living in low-income neighbourhoods consume more than three times as many alcoholic drinks each week compared to women in these neighbourhoods, according to a study led by St. Michael’s researcher Flora Matheson…
Study in PLoS: Intensive adherence counseling to HIV treatment improves patient outcomes
Intensive adherence counseling around the time of HIV treatment initiation significantly reduces poor adherence and virologic treatment failure in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a recent study in PLoS Medicine by Dr. Michael Chung, assistant profe…
Study shows pine bark naturally improves kidney function in patients with metabolic syndrome
(Mar. 2, 2011) — HOBOKEN, NJ — The American Heart Association estimates 35 percent of adults in the U.S. suffer from metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors characterized by obesity and the simultaneous presence of heart disease risk factors…
Study links vitamin D to lung cancer survival
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Recent research suggests vitamin D may be able to stop or prevent cancer. Now, a new study finds an enzyme that plays a role in metabolizing vitamin D can predict lung cancer survival.
The study, from researchers at the U…
Regrets? Study examines how people can cope
Montreal, March 1, 2011 — Although Edith Piaf defiantly sang, “Non, je ne regrette rien,” most people will have their share of regrets over their lifetime. Indeed, anyone who seeks to overcome disappointments should compare themselves to others …
Study finds breast cancer incidence rates no longer declining in US women
ATLANTA — February 28, 2011 — A sharp decline in breast cancer incidence rates among non-Hispanic white women in the U.S. after a dramatic drop in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy did not continue through 2007, according to a new study f…
How education can save your life
It is known that education decreases the incidence of cardiovascular disease. New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Public Health demonstrates that education is also correlated with lower blood pressure and a decrease in…
Low vitamin D levels linked to allergies in kids
February 24, 2011 ─ (BRONX, NY) ─ A study of more than 3,000 children shows that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased likelihood that children will develop allergies, according to a paper published in the February 17 online…
Study says, with counseling and education, there is life after bankruptcy
URBANA — Although declaring bankruptcy was once thought to be a desperate, when-all-else-fails solution, in this new millennium of economic uncertainty, it has become a common option for people who are in deep debt. The question is, can they lear…
