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• Researcher Finds Most Will Inflict Pain on Others If Prodded
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Finding mirrors results of infamous psychological obedience study in 1960s
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 MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- People today may be just as willing to follow orders to hurt others as they were nearly half a century ago, a new study finds.
In a replication of one of the most famous and controversial experiments in behavioral psychology, people were asked to give what they believed were increasingly painful electric shocks to others in the name of science. Just as |
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• When the Heart Stops Beating
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Survivors tell their stories of sudden cardiac arrest
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 MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Deanna Babcock's heart stopped beating on July 20, 2007. Just like that.
"I was swimming in a pool at North Carolina State University, doing normal laps," recalled Babcock, who was 23 years old and in excellent health, or so she thought. "My strokes started getting sloppy, and I coasted to a stop face down."
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• War Vets With Headaches Could Have Brain Problems
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Reduced sense of smell might also signal need for testing, expert says
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 MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Headache frequency and severity caused by traumatic brain injury might signal cognitive deficits, suggests a new study of Iraq war veterans.
Traumatic brain injuries, also called concussions, are common among veterans who served in Iraq. And as deployment times have become longer, military personnel have more chances to be exposed to explosions that ca |
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• Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
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Excess estrogen may contribute to malignancy, study suggests
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 MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obese postmenopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study suggests.
Interestingly, obese women who have used hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for symptoms of menopause may not face increased risk for this type of malignancy.
The study fi |
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• Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
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Surgery could help them avoid long-term complications of blood sugar disease, scientists say
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MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds.
Also called bariatric surgery, the procedure works by limiting the size of the stomach and thereby reducing the amount of food one can eat. In this study, researchers used the Lapband method, which |
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• Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
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Inventor's ignition gadget prevents calls or texting while driving
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 MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A car key that prevents teens from talking on cell phones or text messaging while driving has been developed by University of Utah researchers.
The Key2SafeDriving system includes a device that encloses a car key. The device connects wirelessly with the user's cell phone via either Bluetooth or RFID (radio-frequency identification) technologies. To tu |
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• Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 5, 2009
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- High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia)
- Seizure Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia)
If you are aged 21 to 75, are willing to consume dairy products, and are in good general health, you may qualify for this study. The research site is in New York City.
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