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Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in RomeROME -- Not only was Nero a Roman emperor, it turns out he may also have been the father of the revolving restaurant. Archaeologists unveiled Tuesday what they think are the remains of Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and impress his guests.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Wednesday, September 30, 2009Being overweight can cut women's life expectancyLONDON -- Being fat in middle age may slash women's chances of making it to their golden years in good health by almost 80 percent, a new study says. American researchers observed more than 17,000 female nurses with an average age of 50 in the U.S. All of the women were healthy when the study began in 1976. Researchers then monitored the women's weight, along with other health changes, every two years until 2000.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Wednesday, September 30, 2009Less than 50 percent of men and women with depression see a doctor for treatmentLess than half of men and women in Ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. What's more, many hospitalized for severe depression fail to see a doctor for follow-up care within 30 days of being discharged, and many head to hospital emergency departments for care.
Eurekalert.org Wednesday, September 30, 2009Researchers develop an integrated treatment for veterans with chronic pain and posttraumatic stressThe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a growing number of soldiers evacuated to the United States for comprehensive care for physical and psychological trauma. Given the number of physical injuries often experienced by soldiers, it is not surprising that chronic pain is a frequent problem among returning soldiers from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Eurekalert.org Wednesday, September 30, 2009Great Depression Increased Life Expectancy[ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ]Believe it or not, depression can be good for your health. Ok, not that kind of depression. An economic depression. According to work published in the Proceedings of the
national academy of Sciences , people actually got healthier during the Great Depression. [More]
Scientific American Wednesday, September 30, 2009Congress, Concerned About Steroids, Reviews Law on Dietary SupplementsCongress is investigating whether laws, health agency resources and manufacturing guidelines are adequate to protect the public from products that illegally contain steroids but masquerade as dietary supplements.
International Herald Tribune Wednesday, September 30, 2009Canadian circus billionaire blasts into spaceBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spaceship from Kazakhstan on Wednesday to become the world's seventh space tourist.
Reuters Wednesday, September 30, 2009What You Need to Know About the H1N1 VaccineAt 5 a.m. on Sept. 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will launch its largest vaccine giveaway in decades. It's not the usual way influenza immunizations are distributed, but nothing about this flu season is normal
TIME Wednesday, September 30, 2009Boston Scientific in Stent SettlementBoston Scientific and a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary also agreed to dismiss several other lawsuits related to the use of stents.
International Herald Tribune Wednesday, September 30, 2009Billionaire Clown Blasts Off to SpaceGuy Laliberte, Founder of Cirque du Soleil, Aboard Russian Space Capsule Headed for Space Station
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