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All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:09:52 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 233830 | Cocaine addicts' brains predisposed to abuse http://en.redtram.com/go/162130033/top100/ 162130033 Cocaine addicts may have brain deficits that predispose them to drug abuse, and abusing drugs appears to make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.They said images of cocaine addicts' brains reveal abnormalities in the cerebral cortex—the brain's outer surface—and Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:58:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162130033/top100/ 233830 | Abdominal obesity raises dementia risk years later http://en.redtram.com/go/162130034/top100/ 162130034 Having an "apple-shaped," rather than a "pear-shaped" body at middle-age appears to increase the later-life risk of dementia, California researchers report.Moreover, the link between abdominal obesity and increased dementia risk appears to be independent of overall body weight and the Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:58:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162130034/top100/ 233830 | International drug study shows rapid improvement in overactive bladder symptoms http://en.redtram.com/go/162130032/top100/ 162130032 Patients with overactive bladders who took part in a multi-centre study to measure the effectiveness of solifenacin noticed improvements in as little as three days, according to research published in the November issue of BJU International.Just over a hundred urology Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:58:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162130032/top100/ 233830 | Time Management—Tips to Reduce Stress http://en.redtram.com/go/161857725/top100/ 161857725 Many women know the overwhelmed feeling caused by too much to do and too little time. Better time management can help you do more. And it has health benefits, such as less stress and a better quality of life.The October Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:56:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161857725/top100/ 233830 | Review Finds Probiotics Don't Help Children with Eczema http://en.redtram.com/go/161857722/top100/ 161857722 Eczema — an itchy, red rash that can occur anywhere on the body — is the most common skin condition, affecting 5 to 20 percent of children and 2 percent of adults at any time. While there is no cure, Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:56:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161857722/top100/ 233830 | Ear Tubes Reduce Infections, Review Concludes http://en.redtram.com/go/161857723/top100/ 161857723 Once again, your baby is spiking a fever and tugging at his earlobe, obviously in pain. Your pediatrician confirms what you already knew: another middle ear infection. Only this go-around, instead of taking a "wait and see" approach or prescribing Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:56:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161857723/top100/ 233830 | Honey Holds Some Promise for Treating Burns http://en.redtram.com/go/161857724/top100/ 161857724 Can honey treat a wound? What a sweet idea.Smeared on a burn, the sticky elixir could reduce the time it takes for the wound to heal — up to four days sooner in some cases — a new review of Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:56:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161857724/top100/ 233830 | Study finds abnormalities in cerebral cortex of cocaine addicts http://en.redtram.com/go/161857721/top100/ 161857721 A brain imaging study carried out at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals abnormalities in the cortex - the outer surface of the brain - of cocaine addicts that appear to correlate with dysfunction in areas responsible for attention and for Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:56:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161857721/top100/ 233830 | Pediatricians More Likely to Disclose Medical Errors That Are Apparent http://en.redtram.com/go/161449064/top100/ 161449064 A survey of pediatricians found wide variation in whether and how they would disclose medical errors to patients and their families, and may be less likely to share information about errors that are less obvious to parents, according to a Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:51:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161449064/top100/ 233830 | African-Americans May Be at Higher Risk of Stroke-Causing Brain Lesions http://en.redtram.com/go/161449063/top100/ 161449063 Cerebral microbleeds, which are small bleeds within the brain, appear to be more common in African-Americans than in Caucasians, increasing the likelihood of having a stroke, according to a study published in the October 7, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:51:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161449063/top100/ 233830 | Study Tackles Labeling Errors http://en.redtram.com/go/161343065/top100/ 161343065 With a long-held commitment to continuously improving the quality and safety of patient care, Mayo Clinic researchers are recommending a new technologically-advanced labeling system aimed at reducing specimen labeling errors in a high-volume gastrointestinal endoscopy center. That conclusion is based Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:50:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161343065/top100/ 233830 | 100 Percent Juice Fills the Bill for Healthy School Lunches http://en.redtram.com/go/161343063/top100/ 161343063 For decades, children of all ages have consumed fruit juice as part of their school foodservice meals or in the lunches they have toted from home. 100 percent fruit juice was then, and is still today, a healthful beverage that Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:50:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161343063/top100/ 233830 | Alcohol - a little is good, a lot is bad http://en.redtram.com/go/161343061/top100/ 161343061 Alcohol can be a boon or a bane for health. The difference lies in the dose - a little is good, a lot is bad. But the dividing line between a little and a lot differs from person to person. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:50:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161343061/top100/ 233830 | New Test Could Help Catch Serious Infections in Babies http://en.redtram.com/go/161343062/top100/ 161343062 A simple blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (SBIs) like urinary tract infections and blood stream infections in young infants who come to the emergency department (ED) with fevers that have no clear cause. Researchers at Children's Hospital Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:50:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/161343062/top100/ 233830 | Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunctions Increase Risk of All-Cause Death http://en.redtram.com/go/160548958/top100/ 160548958 People with subclinical hyperthyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism are at increased risk of all-cause death compared with people who have normally functioning thyroid, according to data presented on Oct. 2, 2008 at the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:20:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160548958/top100/ 233830 | People with Moderate Subclinical Thyroidism at Increased Risk of Death http://en.redtram.com/go/160548959/top100/ 160548959 People with moderate subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), a condition in which the thyroid is mildly underactive, are at increased risk of death, according to data to be presented on Oct. 4, 2008 at the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:20:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160548959/top100/ 233830 | What Makes Us Sick? http://en.redtram.com/go/160548956/top100/ 160548956 The National Children's Study, the largest study ever conducted to learn about the health and development of children, is expanding its footprint in the St. Louis area.Children from Jefferson County in Missouri and Johnson, Union and Williamson counties in southern Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:20:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160548956/top100/ 233830 | Medical student gender and self-confidence http://en.redtram.com/go/160548957/top100/ 160548957 Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical students consistently report decreased self-confidence and increased anxiety, particularly over issues related to their competency. A new study published in the September 2008 issue of Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:20:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160548957/top100/ 233830 | Disease diagnosis in just 15 minutes http://en.redtram.com/go/159795782/top100/ 159795782 Testing for diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis could soon be as simple as using a pregnancy testing kit.A team led by scientists at the University of Leeds has developed a biosensor technology that uses antibodies to detect biomarkers Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:11:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159795782/top100/ 233830 | Parental warning: second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids http://en.redtram.com/go/159582998/top100/ 159582998 Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware - second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children. The findings are published in the September edition of the journal Addictive Behaviors in a joint study Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:41:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159582998/top100/