Two new studies by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have shed light on joint replacement outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One study overturns the common belief that RA patients have worse outcomes after a total knee replacement (TKR) than patients who undergo the...
Tolkien is for Fantasy? I notice that if you ever bring up the words Sci-Fi, the first thing that comes up to the average person's mind is Star Wars. In fact no other work of fiction is praised as much for impacting Science Fiction as it is today as Star Wars and Star Trek. And while Star Trek...
mobility? My knees are both arthritic & my Orthopedic doctor suggested that I try a low impact stationary exercise bike. If you have one, does it help with your daily stiffness & mobility?
African-American adults living closer to a fast food restaurant had a higher body mass index (BMI) than those who lived further away from fast food, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and this association was particularly strong among those with a...
The NCAA men?s basketball rules committee announced a handful of recommended rules changes on Thursday afternoon that must be approved by the rules oversight panel on June 18 before becoming effective for the 2013-14 season. Here's a look at the four most significant proposed changes and their...
Two new studies add to the growing evidence that spending time outdoors may help prevent or minimize nearsightedness in children. A study conducted in Taiwan, which is the first to use an educational policy as a public vision health intervention, finds that when children are required to spend...
...market in China? I am looking into what effects Chinese cultural behaviours have on China's residential market. I am looking closely at Education, Family Values and Superstition. I would be grateful if you could share anything on these topics or if you have literature you could recommend me...
New findings reveal the substantial burden of rare diseases due to lack of resources, financial challenges and emotional unrest Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) have launched a Rare Disease Impact Report, which uncovers the health, psycho-social, and economic impact of rare diseases on patient...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The first time Daniel Mullings went to dinner with Sim Bhullar on a road trip, the New Mexico State guard realized he was eating with a tourist attraction
Complete strangers approached the 7-foot-5, 340-pound Bhullar and asked to take a picture with the freshman because they...
Infectious disease experts at Johns Hopkins have found that among people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), co-infection with HIV, speeds damage and scarring of liver tissue by almost a decade. In a second study of HCV infection, the Johns Hopkins research team participated in the...
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How did the introduction or extermination of the species impact society?
What economic impact did the introduction or extermination have?
How was the ecosystem affected by the introduction or extermination?
Simple 'blast' fences called baffles could deliver improvements in air quality for people living near airports, new research has found. Placed behind a runway, the baffles could serve as a 'virtual chimney', funnelling emissions from aircraft engines upwards where they can disperse more...
Recent natural disasters illustrate vulnerability of older people: majority of deaths from the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) occurred among older people. Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York and Simon Fraser University's...
Excessive alcohol use accounts for 4% of the global burden of disease, and binge drinking particularly is becoming an increasing health issue. A new review article published in Cortex highlights the significant changes in brain function and structure that can be caused by alcohol misuse in young...
New York children participating in a federal nutrition program had healthier eating behaviors and lower rates of obesity two years after improvements to the program were undertaken, according to a study published online in Obesity, the official journal of the Obesity Society. In 2009 all 50...
Researchers in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health assessed the impact of pollution on agricultural worker productivity using daily variations in ozone levels. Their results show that ozone, even at levels below current air-quality...
Caring for an adult child with developmental disabilities or mental illness increased by 38 percent the chances that an aging parent would develop disabilities of their own, according to findings of a new study led by Dr. Subharati Ghosh, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Lurie Institute...