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Tuesday, October 05, 2010

How to End Suicide Bombings? Research Suggests Ending Military Occupations

To put an end to suicide bombings, the United States needs a new strategy that would reposition troops and work with local allies to boost their fighting capacity. Despite a popular belief that suicide terrorism is the result of religious fanaticism, such bombings are really a calculated response to occupations by outsiders, according to new research in a new book, “Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It”.

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Friday, September 24, 2010

Holistic and Integrative Approaches Can be Effective at Treating Fibromyalgia Pain and Fatigue

September 28 event will address holistic approaches to treating fibromyalgia. Hormones, stress, inflammation levels and nutrient deficiencies are considerations, along with other factors that are often treated successfully without strong pain medications.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Everyday Robot Helpers Could be Affordable in a Decade Or Less

Cornell University Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ashutosh Saxena is working to bring such robots into homes and offices.  “Just like people buy a car, I envision that in five to 10 years, people will buy an assistive robot that will be cheaper or about the same cost as a car.”

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

First-Ever Report on the Individual Cost of Obesity Unveiled

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services’ Department of Health Policy today released a report that, for the first time, calculated the startlingly high individual costs of obesity to Americans. The report, “A Heavy Burden: The Individual Costs of Being Overweight and Obese in the United States,” authored by Avi Dor, Professor and Director of Health Economics Program at The George Washington University, and colleagues used a series of measures including indirect costs, lost productivity, and direct costs, such as obesity-related medical expenditures, to estimate the price tag of obesity at the individual level.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Do Calendars Influence the 麻豆传媒?

In the natural history of news, timing is very important, of course. Knowing the influence of timing on news, does it follow that journalists pay attention to awareness events?  Although it doesn’t require much examination of awareness calendars to see that the association of events to dates seems arbitrary and artificial—there is no strong relationship of hunger to October as far as I know – awareness events are very popular.  Just look at the full calendar.

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Monday, September 20, 2010

News Participating in PRSA Conference in Washington DC

We’re excited to be attending the PRSA International conference October 16-19 in our nation’s capitol.  We spend our days communicating with you by phone, email and the web, and we are looking forward to meeting you face to face.

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Monday, September 20, 2010

WHO Model to Eliminate AIDS in South Africa Flawed

A “test and treat” strategy, the leading proposal by the World Health Organization to combat HIV/AIDS in South Africa, is seriously flawed, say UCLA researchers in The Lancet.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Ginger for Muscle Aches

Daily doses of raw or heat-treated ginger are effective for relieving muscle pain following strenuous exercise, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Improving Aggression in Children with ADHD

Almost half of children with ADHD whose aggressive behaviors had not been controlled during routine outpatient care could achieve near absence of aggressive, explosive behavior with “first-line” stimulants.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Commenting Now Open on News

Have a point of view?  Like to discuss the news?  Want to express an opinion? 

Now you can comment on 麻豆传媒 articles and share your thoughts on everything from the latest research, to expert analysis, and new scientific discoveries.  Join the conversation!

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