The first ever analysis of the global and regional prevalence of dependence upon the four major categories of illicit drugs - amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and opioids (such as heroin) - has revealed that opioid dependence causes the greatest health burden (overall death and illness) of all...
New Analysis Confirms Government Target Missed As A&E Waiting Times Hit Nine-Year Hig
New analysis of data for the final quarter of 2012/13 shows that nearly 6 per cent of patients waited four hours or longer in A&E, the highest level since 2004. The latest quarterly monitoring report from The...
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center say identifying and selecting participants for phase II cancer clinical trials from a centralized warehouse of patient-donated biological data expedites participant accrual, reduces trial size, saves money, and may speed test drugs through the drug...
At this point, most of the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interesting aspects of NBA life. This feature is your...
On July 26, 2012, the Carolina Hurricanes took a gamble on Alex Semin, a supremely talented but frequently frustrating free-agent winger jettisoned by the Washington Capitals.
Signing a 1-year, $7-million deal, Semin thought Carolina was “a great fit.” GM Jim Rutherford said: “We hope that a...
What exactly proceeded to go proper: Flacco has been outstanding during the clutch, precisely darting brings straight into restricted spots. Boldin dominated lesser cornerbacks. Jimmy Brown rice in addition to Bernard Pierce pushed this Patriots to be able to commit added defenders for the...
Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature that human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity. The findings stem from the first deep and large-scale analysis of the vast data set publicly...
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I'm doing a triathlon in a bit, and swimming is definitely my weakest.
Can anyone recommend swim analysis sessions with video/DVD in central London? Basically I just want one session to record how I swim and tell me what I'm doing wrong - hopefully cheap as well!
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By analyzing the waste using urinary biomarkers, researchers can reliably detect actual drug consumption in cities. A large group of scientists has for the first time conducted a comparative study of illegal drug consumption in 19 European cities based on wastewater analysis. The findings are...
Official new data shows that today's eggs contain more than 70% more vitamin D and double the amount of selenium than when previous analyses were carried out 30 years ago. Today's eggs also contain around 20% less fat, more than 20% less saturated fat, around 13% fewer calories and more than 10%...
Major disparities exist along racial and ethnic lines in the United States for various medical conditions, but guidance is scarce about how to reduce these gaps. Now, a new "roadmap" has been unveiled to give organizations expert guidance on how to improve health equity in their own patient...
Major disparities exist along racial and ethnic lines in the United States for various medical conditions, but guidance is scarce about how to reduce these gaps. Now, a new "roadmap" has been unveiled to give organizations expert guidance on how to improve health equity in their own patient...
The Capitals stunned the Rangers at MSG with three first-period goals. The Panthers knew this. So they went out and took care of the Hurricanes, winning their first division title in franchise history and earning the No. 3 seed.
Meanwhile ... the Devils beat the Senators. Which means the...
On the last day of the NHL regular season, the Canucks won the President's Trophy, the Red Wings got the friendly travel schedule they wanted, the Coyotes got their first division title ever and the Sharks got an overtime victory over the Kings to earn the No. 7 sed.
Here's a glance at the...
The journal Computers in Biology and Medicine has published an article on the new IT application BootstRatio, created by IDIBELL researchers. The application allows online statistical analysis of data from gene expression*. Researchers at the Human Molecular Genetics group at IDIBELL, led by...
Not something like Global Warming or Poverty. They're too simple, and everyone's read about them.
Does anyone have any interesting problems whose causes and solutions I might discuss?
The 2012 NHLPA/CBC Sports Players Poll was released on Sunday online, with three more questions coming up during CBC's coverage of the New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. (Including which city deserves the next NHL franchise.)
The NHLPA poll featured 318 players responding to...