Israeli soldiers tracked through deployment to ID predictors – NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. Soldiers preoccupied with threat at the time of enlistment or with avoiding it just before deployment were more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in a study of Israeli infantrymen. Such pre-deployment threat vigilance[Read More…]
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2 NASA Satellites See Cyclone Gino’s ‘Centered’ Power
On Feb. 13 at 0505 UTC (12:05 a.m. EST) the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this visible image of Tropical Cyclone Gino in the Indian Ocean. This close-up image clearly shows the ocean surface in the middle of Gino’s eye. (Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team) NASA/Goddard[Read More…]
Tube versus IV Feeding In Malnourished Pediatric Cancer Patients
CU Cancer Center study shows the best way is not the preferred way Denver, CO-(ENEWSPF)- About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published this week[Read More…]
Facial Structure May Predict Endorsement of Racial Prejudice
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The structure of a man’s face may indicate his tendency to express racially prejudiced beliefs, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Studies have shown that facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) is associated with testosterone-related behaviors, which some researchers have linked[Read More…]
Small Changes You Can Make to be More Heart Healthy
Northwestern Medicine expert says eating right and being active is the real formula for success CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. Do more. Eat right. Know your numbers. It can’t be that simple, right? Northwestern Medicine® cardiologist Clyde Yancy, MD, says it is that simple, and has some other little known facts that[Read More…]
Copper Depletion Therapy Keeps High-Risk Triple-Negative Breast Cancer at Bay
New Weill Cornell Study Shows Anti-Copper Drug Might Prevent the Spread of Cancer to Organs NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013 — An anti-copper drug compound that disables the ability of bone marrow cells from setting up a “home” in organs to receive and nurture migrating cancer tumor cells has shown surprising[Read More…]
At the Mouth of the Red Valley
Southeast of Amenthes Planum EU–(ENEWSPF)–14 February 2013. ESA’s Mars Express took a high-resolution stereo image on 13 January of the southeast corner of the Amenthes Planum region on Mars, near to Palos crater and the mouth of a well-known sinuous valley, Tinto Vallis. At the bottom-centre of the full-colour[Read More…]
Cryosat Reveals Major Loss of Arctic Sea Ice
EU–(ENEWSPF)–14 February 2013. An international team of scientists using new measurements from ESA’s ice mission has discovered that the volume of Arctic sea ice has declined by 36% during autumn and 9% during winter between 2003 and 2012. Satellite records show a constant downward trend in the area covered by[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Teams with WebMD to Enhance Public Health Alert System
First Medscape Alert on declining flu numbers issued today CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced that it has teamed with Medscape from WebMD, the leading source of information for health care professionals, to communicate urgent public health messages to healthcare providers in Illinois. The[Read More…]
NY Dept. of Health, OASAS, and Community Groups Team Up on Innovative Public Education Campaign to Prevent Overdose Deaths
Bilingual Campaign Seeks to Publicize New “911 Good Samaritan” Law Encouraging People to Call 911 During An Overdose Without Fear of Arrest for Drug Possession New York–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2013. On Thursday, February 14th at 10am, parents, family, advocates, treatment experts and elected officials will gather on Valentine’s Day to remember[Read More…]
