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  Combined Wood and Tobacco Smoke Exposure Increases Risk and Symptoms of COPD

  May 20, 2013 — People who are consistently exposed to both wood smoke and tobacco smoke are at a greater risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and for experiencing more frequent and ... > full story
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  Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Is Associated With Respiratory Infection in Young Children

  May 20, 2013 — Living near a major roadway during the prenatal period is associated with an increased risk of respiratory infection developing in children by the age of 3, according to a new ... > full story
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  Air Pollution and Noise Pollution Increase Cardiovascular Risk

  May 20, 2013 — Both fine-particle air pollution and noise pollution may increase a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to new ... > full story
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  Breakup of Physician, Drug Company Relationship Could Improve Health Care, Cut Cost

  May 20, 2013 — A new report suggests that improved health care and significant reductions in drug costs might be attained by breaking up the age-old relationship between physicians and drug company representatives ... > full story
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  Far-Reaching, Microvascular Damage Found in Uninjured Side of Brain After Stroke

  May 20, 2013 — An animal-model study finds far-reaching microvascular damage in the uninjured side of the brain after a stroke. The findings suggest repair of the protective blood-brain barrier may help prevent ... > full story
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  Telerehabilitation Allows Accurate Assessment of Patients With Low Back Pain

  May 20, 2013 — A new "telerehabilitation" approach lets physical therapists assess patients with low back pain over the Internet, with good accuracy compared with face-to-face examinations, reports a new ... > full story
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  Advance in Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique

  May 20, 2013 — The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical ... > full story
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  Slow Earthquakes: It's All in the Rock Mechanics

  May 20, 2013 — Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes, only ... > full story
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  Fossil Brain Teaser: New Study Reveals Patterns of Dinosaur Brain Development

  May 20, 2013 — A new study sheds light on how the brain and inner ear developed in dinosaurs. Using high-resolution CT scanning and 3D computer imaging, it was possible to reconstruct and visualise the brain and ... > full story
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  Link Between Childhood ADHD and Obesity Revealed in First Long-Term Study

  May 20, 2013 — A new study found men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese in a 33-year follow-up study compared to men who were not diagnosed ... > full story

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