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Scientists Report First Remote, Underwater Detection Of Harmful Algae, Toxins
Scientists at NOAA"s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have successfully conducted the first remote detection of a harmful algal species and its toxin below the ocean"s surface. The achievement was recently reported in the June issue of Oceanography.

Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease Increasing In Younger Canadians Raise Concern About Future Rise In Heart Disease
The prevalence of heart disease and certain key risk factors - hypertension, diabetes, and obesity - are increasing in all age groups and most income groups in Canada found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/press/cmaj081629.pdf. This study, which looked at national data from 1994 to 2005, encompassed people aged 12 years and older sampling from Canadians of all socioeconomic and ethnic groups. Risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity increased most rapidly among younger people between 12 to 50 years of age.
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Thalidomide Does Not Improve Survival In Small Cell Lung Cancer: Journal Of The National Cancer Institute News Brief
Treating patients with thalidomide in combination with chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) did not improve their survival but did increase their risk of blood clots, according to a new study published online July 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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63 Percent Of RA Patients Suffer Psychiatric Disorders, With Depressive Spectrum Conditions Most Likely

Over half (63%) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also suffer from psychiatric disorders, with the majority of these (87%) occurring in the depressive spectrum, according to the results of a new study presented recently at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Copenhagen, Denmark. Interestingly, over half (52%) of the patients studied indicated that they had experienced stress events before the onset of their RA. The study also revealed a number of other interesting findings about the emotional burden of RA: * Cognitive dysfunction was diagnosed in 23% of patients, with 16% of this attributed to depression * A third (33%) suffered from sleep disorders * Those with depression also exhibited more severe RA (measured by X-ray), greater functional insufficiency and pain, as well as having received less aggressive treatment than patients without depression. (No significant differences in age, duration of illness, gender or DAS28* scores were noted between the two groups) * Significantly, cognitive impairments were found more often (p=0.02) in patients older than 50 years (39% vs. 9%) * The age of the first prednisone intake was significantly higher (p


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