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1 in 10 adults has a non-earlobe piercing
One in ten adults in England have had a piercing somewhere other than their ear lobe, with a quarter experiencing complications, and one in 100 piercings resulting in a hospital admission, according to a study published on bmj.com today. view more (2008-06-16)
Only three per cent of people with intimate body piercing problems seek healthcare advice
Up to two-thirds of people with intimate body piercings experience health problems - ranging from site sensitivity to urinary flow changes - but only three per cent seek professional healthcare advice. view more (2005-02-24)
Warning for Teens: Teeth and Jewelry Don't Mix
TAU study finds that oral tissue piercings fracture teeth and increase dental complications in early adulthood view more (2008-06-23)
Family SUNday on Saturday
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Emergency departments may often under-diagnose mental disorders in youth
Young people visiting an emergency department following an episode of deliberate self-harm are diagnosed with a mental disorder about half the time, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2005-10-04)
HEPATITIS B INFECTION AT AN ALTERNATIVE THERAPY CENTRE
A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET emphasises the continuing risk of transmission of bloodborne viruses in health-care settings where skin-piercing procedures are used. In more developed countries, such as the USA and UK, the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is low. George Webster and colleagues describe the epidemiology of... view more... (2000-07-26)
Researchers Find New Treatment for Hepatitis C
Researchers at the OU Health Sciences Center have found a new use for an old drug. Their findings appear online Friday in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. view more (2008-05-15)
Children and their Body Image
The development of a Children's Body Image Scale (CBIS) may help in the early identification of dissatisfaction with body size in pre-pubescent children. These research findings are published today, 21st June 2002, in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology by Dr Helen Truby, School of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey and Dr... view more... (2002-06-10)
When threatened, a few African frogs can morph toes into claws
Biologists at Harvard University have determined that some African frogs carry concealed weapons: When threatened, these species puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes, using the bones as claws capable of wounding predators. view more (2008-06-24)
Could this be the end for injections?
Nightmares of doctors or dentists with oversized hypodermic needles could soon be a thing of the past. A new painless way of delivering drugs through the skin is described in the journal BMC Medicine this week - and needles are not involved. The technique, called microscission, uses a stream of gas to bombard small areas of the skin with tiny... view more... (2004-04-14)
New titanium manufacturing process saves energy, helps protect troops
Whether for stopping cars or bullets, titanium is the material of choice, but it has always been too expensive for all but the most specialized applications. view more (2008-05-21)
Cranfield Collaborator Receives Multi Million Dollar Financing
Cranfield University has been at the forefront of diabetes diagnostics for over twenty years and created the current generation of home blood glucose testing devices used throughout the world. More recently, the University has been working with Pelikan Technologies in Palo Alto, USA to develop the ultimate painless and convenient system and... view more... (2004-11-05)
Sandia completes depleted uranium study
Sandia National Laboratories has completed a two-year study of the potential health effects associated with accidental exposure to depleted uranium (DU) during the 1991 Gulf War. view more (2005-07-25)
For dialysis patients, skinny is dangerous
Dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of death-even compared to patients at the highest level of body fat percentage, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego. view more (2009-11-02)
A mother's criticism causes distinctive neural activity among formerly depressed
Formerly depressed women show patterns of brain activity when they are criticized by their mothers that are distinctly different from the patterns shown by never depressed controls, according to a new study from Harvard University. view more (2009-04-01)
Imperial College Press Invitation - Getting under the skin of 'the Human Body'.
Scientists from Imperial College, and filmmakers have once again combined their talents to produce incredible new footage for 'The Human Body', IMAX version. The series, originally shown on BBC1 and narrated by professor Lord Robert Winston, received critical acclaim, but since then, new footage has been recorded showing more of how the body... view more... (2002-05-17)
Whole body MDCT just as 'good' as neck MDCT angiography in diagnosing head and neck injuries
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries can be diagnosed using whole body 16 multi-detector CT (MDCT); there's no need for an additional neck MDCT angiography examination. view more (2008-03-31)
Interstellar searchlights catch star factories in their beams
Jets of particles from newly formed stars are acting like searchlights, piercing the gloom of dark interstellar clouds to pick out clumps of gas that may become future stars. Astronomers at University College London (UCL) and the University of Barcelona have discovered how these interstellar beams mark the clumps with a distinctive chemical... view more... (2002-04-04)
What determines body size?
How does a growing organism determine what its final body size will be? In the moth Manduca sexta, also known as the tobacco hornworm and recognisable by its distinctive blue-green caterpillar, adult body size is largely determined at the end of larval life, when the caterpillar has reached it final weight and is about to metamorphose into a moth. view more (2006-08-02)
Genetic test improves artificial fertilization
Polar body diagnosis can make artificial fertilization more successful, according to Katrin and Hans van der Ven and Markus Montag of Bonn University Clinic. view more (2008-03-28)
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