Archive of articles published on the 10th of March 2009

Barriers to adoption of electronic personal health records outlined
An age-old story
Study finds pay for performance stimulates changes in medical practice
Genetically distinct carriers of Chagas disease-causing parasite live together
Which research will help to reduce deaths from childhood diarrhea?
What drove the cow mad? Lessons from a tiny fish
Journal of American College of Surgeons finds lung transplantation should be used in older patients
Study shows microRNA-based diagnostic identifies squamous lung cancer with 96 percent sensitivity
Oh baby, interventional radiology makes childbirth safer
Interventional treatment can be recommended as first-line treatment for 'silent killer'
Time is not on the side of older dads
Nurse practitioners don't realize how much their prescribing is being influenced by drug marketing
Anesthesia is found to induce hyperphosphorylation of tau at sites related to Alzheimer's disease
A simple balance test may predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Rising sea levels set to have major impacts around the world
Brighten up! Paint study could save states millions
Twin nanoparticle shown effective at targeting, killing breast cancer cells
Study of protein structures reveals key events in evolutionary history
Signal opportunities on the slopes -- with RFID
Worries about the future cited as a top reason for patients requesting physician-assisted suicide
Seaweed and fireflies brew may guide stem cell treatment for peripheral artery disease
Simple test helps predict heart attack risk
'Seeing' stem cells helps in fight against peripheral arterial disease
Promising 3-year data: Saving limbs with drug-eluting stents
American carnivores evolved to avoid each other, new study suggests
A new view of oceanic phytoplankton
A 3-D view of remote galaxies
Rearrangements of multifunctional genes cause cancer in children and young people
Nanotubes find niche in electric switches
Difficult balance between play and learning
Who was Jesus?
Reducing suicidal behaviors among adolescents
What's in a name? Perhaps more (or less) money
The Agulhas Current, in the southern hemisphere, may influence climate in Europe
Disseminating information on climate change
New study identifies risk factors in severity of 'flat head syndrome' in babies
Teenage stress has implications for adult health
Scripps research team identifies key molecules that inhibit viral production
Greatest thing since sliced bread: New data offer important clues toward improving wheat yields
Feeling blue? University of Minnesota Study finds new insight to predicting consumer emotions
U of Minnesota researchers examine the value of health information technology
Study suggests salt might be 'nature's antidepressant'
African-Americans lose weight in 12-week, church-based program
Researchers identify new way the malaria parasite and red blood cells interact
New York State health IT strategy may be model for the nation
Breath or urine analysis may detect cancer, diabetes
Synthetic gene circuit allows precise dosing of gene expression
Nice guys can finish first and so can their teams!
Tiny samples could yield big predictive markers for pancreatic cancer
The genetics of fear: Study suggests specific genetic variations contribute to anxiety disorders
Perinatal environment influences aggression in children
What I was doing vs. what I did: How verb aspect influences memory and behavior
Is that your final answer? Study suggests method for improving individual decisions
Study finds folic acid supplements linked to higher risk of prostate cancer
Depression treatment, increased physical activity in African-Americans may reduce heart disease
Also in the March 10 JNCI
Study shows that maintenance rituximab is useful for advanced indolent lymphoma
'Suspending asthma treatment a bad option for expectant mothers': Study
Small molecules block cancer gene
Tissue-cultured smallpox vaccine appears promising
Study methods influence estimates of lead time and overdiagnosis in prostate cancer
Nanotech coating could lead to better brain implants to treat diseases
The perils of ageism
Brain damage found in cognitively normal people with Alzheimer's marker
Research is essential in nursing education
UM study reveals demographic trend of the Jewish population in Broward County
Diagnostic errors: The new focus of patient safety experts
Termite killer lingers as a potent greenhouse gas
JCI online early table of contents: March 9, 2009
Children's National research links platelets to sepsis-related organ failure
Migraines increase stroke risk during pregnancy
College best option for young people during times of high unemployment
Inadequacy of current guidelines for sexually transmitted infections
Fishing for microdeletions that predispose an embryo to develop cancer syndromes in later life
Climate change means bigger medical, council and property bills
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