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National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases
Researchers Levitate Object at a Microscopic Scale
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:00:00 -0500
Magicians have long created the illusion of levitating objects in the air. Now researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University have actually levitated an object, suspending it without the need for external support.
NIDA Releases a New Research Report on Comorbidity of Addiction and other Mental Illnesses
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:15:00 -0500
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today released a research report, Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, summarizing the state of the science regarding the complex relationship between substance abuse and other mental disorders.
Addressing Substance Abuse and Comorbidities among Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families: A Research Agenda
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:45:00 -0500
There is growing concern that military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing a range of difficulties, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and alcohol and drug abuse.
CNN.com - Health
Risks cited for elective C-sections before week 39
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:34:22 -0500
When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Steps to trim calories and waistline
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:23:06 -0500
Losing weight and getting healthy isn't easy, but it's often the little things that add up over time. Here are some things you may want to avoid and some you should include in your diet if your resolution is to lose weight and feel fine in 2009.
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Researchers Levitate Object at a Microscopic Scale
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:00:00 -0500
Magicians have long created the illusion of levitating objects in the air. Now researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University have actually levitated an object, suspending it without the need for external support.
NIDA Releases a New Research Report on Comorbidity of Addiction and other Mental Illnesses
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:15:00 -0500
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today released a research report, Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, summarizing the state of the science regarding the complex relationship between substance abuse and other mental disorders.
Addressing Substance Abuse and Comorbidities among Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families: A Research Agenda
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:45:00 -0500
There is growing concern that military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing a range of difficulties, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and alcohol and drug abuse.
CNN.com - Health
Risks cited for elective C-sections before week 39
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:34:22 -0500
When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Steps to trim calories and waistline
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:23:06 -0500
Losing weight and getting healthy isn't easy, but it's often the little things that add up over time. Here are some things you may want to avoid and some you should include in your diet if your resolution is to lose weight and feel fine in 2009.
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Alberta Burn Rehabilitation Society: BurnRehab.com Sponsored by Luxury Train Palace On Wheels, Palace on Wheels Luxury Train Tour in Rajasthan, Palace on Wheels Tips, Trvel Info Palace on Wheels, The Palace on Wheels Luxury train of IndiaAlisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation: , Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, burn prevention, fire safety
American Burn Association: The ABA is dedicated to: stimulating and sponsoring the study and research in acute care, rehabilitation, and prevention of burns; providing a forum for presentation of knowledge; fostering training opportunities for burn care professionals; and encouraging publications within the burn care field.
B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund: Links and information about burns and their treatment.
Benjamin Jones: Focused on raising money to send kids to burn camp and a college scholarship. Includes a biography, links, contributions and contact details.
Burn Children Recovery Foundation: Burned Children Recovery Foundation, help with fire prevention, burn victims and protect children from fire
Burn Emergencies: Burn classifications, methods, degree (types) of burns and how to determine severity. Initial treatment modalities are listed. From The City of Phoenix, Arizona.
Burn Recovery Center: Describes burn treatment therapies including skin grafts and reconstructive surgery. Information on burn centers and resources for long-term treatment and care.
Burn Resource Centre: Burn care resources for the public, the professional, the survivor and their families and friends.
Burn Survivor USA: As a burn lawyer and burn survivor Richard Webster understands the needs of a burn injury victim. Also offering rehabilitation therapy.
Burn Survivors Throughout the World, Inc.: BSTTW is an international 501 (c)(3) non profit organization. BSTTW offers a support team, advocacy, education, email, chat rooms, medical referrals, articles, pictures and more for the burn survivor community and the public world wide.
Burns: Description of the many types of burns. Developed by students for Thinkquest.
Burns - University of Missouri-Rolla: A brief description of degrees of burns, self care information and when to seek medical attention for burns.
Children's Burn Foundation: Children's Burn Foundation provides financial resources to meet the needs children suffering severe burns caused by abuse, neglect, or accident.
eMedcine Health - Chemical Eye Burns: Chemical exposure to any part of the eye or eyelid may result in a chemical eye burn. Chemical burns represent 7-10% of eye injuries. About 15-20% of burns to the ...
eMedicine Health - Chemical Burns: Chemical burns can occur in the home, at work or school, and as a result of accident or assault. Although few people in the United States die after contact with ...
eMedicine Health - Thermal (Heat or Fire) Burns: Many of us have picked up a hot pan on a grill or have felt the steam from a super-hot bowl of vegetables in the microwave. Who hasn't reached into ...
Firefighters Burn Treatment Society, Edmonton Chapter: Information, history and pictures that show what the society is all about along with our Fund Raising efforts and the Alberta Children's Burn Camp.
Fireworks Safety: This Independence Day, many Americans will permanently lose their vision due to injury caused by fireworks. Precautions are a necessary part of any July 4 celebration.
Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation - Atlanta: The Foundation's mission is to educate the public in burn awareness and prevention, to support medical facilities in the care of burns in Georgia, and to assist burn survivors in their recovery.
HealthLink MCW: Cooking and smoking are the two leading causes of residential fires, but holiday decorations, alcohol use, candles, portable heaters, fireplaces and certain types of stoves also play a role.
Illinois Fire Safety Alliance: The purpose of the Alliance is to bring together persons or groups with a common interest in fire safety, burn prevention, and public education, and to promote programs and disseminate information related to fire safety and burn prevention.
International Society for Burn Injuries: The Society was founded to 'disseminate knowledge and stimulate prevention in the field of burns'. Current Regional and Country reports regarding burn care can be obtained from the site.
MedicineNet.com - Burns: Burns are categorized by severity as first, second, or third degree. First degree burns are similar to a painful sunburn. The damage is more severe with second degree burns, leading to blistering and more intense pain. The skin turns white and loses sensation with third degree burns. Burn treatme...
Pediatric Oncall - Burns: Burns in children Pediatric Oncall
Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Association Burn Fund: A Canadian association established in 1974 as a non-profit registered charity. Features fund raising and events, burn units, education and awareness and contacts.
The Herbert Mahne Family Foundation: Funds programs that assist juvenile burn victims throughout the United States.
The Hurting Angels: The Hurting Angels Website. Survivors Supporting Survivors.
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc.: Helping burn survivors and their families cope with and overcome the unimaginable and difficult challenges they encounter following a burn injury.
Waikato Burn Support Charitable Trust.: Burn news and information, latest advice, help, and counsel on burns and burn related matters.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Burn Unit: , The Burn Center
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