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'Birdbrain' No Longer Means 'Stupid,' Asserts Scientific Consortium.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- An international consortium of 29 neuroscientists has proposed a drastic renaming of the structures of the bird brain to correctly portray birds as more comparable to...

Single on Valentines Day? Create Your Own Love: Fifteen Ideas for a Meaningful Valentine's Day for Singles.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Boise State University BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following is expert comment by Heidi Reeder. Reeder is a communication professor at Boise State University and an internationally recognized expert on friendships...

Understanding the Basics in the Social Security Reform Debate; Century Foundation Releases Revised Edition of The Basics: Social Security Reform.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The future of Social Security, the federal insurance program largely responsible for reducing poverty among the elderly from more than 35 percent in 1959 to 10 percent...

Illness and Medical Bills Cause Half of All Bankruptcies; 2 Million Americans Financially Ruined Each Year; Harvard Study Finds 2,200 Percent Increase Since 1981; Most of Those Bankrupted by Illness Were Middle Class, Had Insurance.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Medical problems contributed to about half of all bankruptcies, involving 700,000 households in 2001, according to a story published today as a Web Exclusive by...

McGill University Researchers Shed Light on Formation of Carcinogen in Processed Food Products.
February 2, 2005... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Furan, a potentially dangerous chemical has been found by Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in processed foods, especially canned or bottled...

Smoking Hurts Wealth as Well as Health, Study Suggests.(costs of smoking )
February 2, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Maybe packs of cigarettes should come with a new warning: smoking is hazardous to your wealth. A new study suggests that typical non-smokers' net worth is...

Pairing Beauty and Health: Green Guide's Valentine's Gift Ideas.
February 3, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Beauty and health should go together this Valentine's Day. "Neither cosmetic products nor cosmetic ingredients are reviewed or approved by the FDA before they are...

The High Cost of Change: Century Foundation Issue Brief Looks at Proposal That Would Severely Cut Benefits for Retirees.
February 3, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- President George W. Bush is expected to propose a major change in the way that guaranteed Social Security benefits are set - a change that will result in deeper and...

Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., Presents Congressional Briefing on the Art of Making a Difference, Feb. 17 in Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), will present a congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2005, covering...

Pope's Lenten Message Reinforces Need for Improved Care at Life's End, Duke Expert Says.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Last week, in a special Lenten message, Pope John Paul II called upon Catholics worldwide to strengthen approaches to caring for the elderly. "The care of the elderly,...

Social Security Reform Must Preserve Program's Promises; Century Foundation Vice President Greg Anrig on the Social Security Debate.
February 3, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- With Social Security a major focus of Wednesday's State of the Union address and President Bush set to visit a number of states in the next few days to discuss the...

Non-Invasive Imaging Tools May Help Unravel Mechanisms of Prenatal Drug Damage; Technique May Also Help Assess, Improve Effectiveness of Pain Medication Following Fetal Surgery.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, N.Y., Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrate a new way to assess the potentially damaging effects of prenatal drug...

The "Milk Is Milk" Industry Campaign Threatens Public Health.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cancer Prevention Coalition and Organic Consumers Association today released the following statement by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., professor emeritus, Environmental...

Higher Education Center Recognized For Contributions To State-Level Efforts To Reduce Alcohol Abuse By Maine College Students.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Center for College Health and Safety NEWTON, Mass., Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, Maine state officials and leaders are honoring six significant contributors to statewide underage and high-risk drinking prevention efforts with...

Studying Religion And Risk-Taking in College Women at Bucknell; by Stevie Eveland.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Bucknell University LEWISBURG, Pa., Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Participating in summer research is an experience Elizabeth Lorson will never forget. Last summer, she participated in the Bucknell Summer Research Program with Chris...

Disaster Relief Requires Long Term Strategies and Commitment, New Logistics; Increased Vulnerability to Natural Disasters From Population Shifts.
February 4, 2005... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In two journal articles, humanitarian disaster experts Drs. Jennifer Leaning and Michael VanRooyen from Harvard School of Public Health's Program on Humanitarian...

Active Participation at 12-Step Meetings Reduces Cocaine Use.
February 4, 2005... Byline: McLean Hospital BELMONT, Mass., Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a study published in this month's issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Roger Weiss, MD, clinical director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program at McLean...

University of Central Florida Weight-Loss and Exercise Study Compares Center- and Home-Based Programs.
February 4, 2005... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Joy Ungerer has improved her health and lost excess weight by walking on a treadmill at an exercise center. Janet Brewer walks, too -- either at a mall or in...

Study Explores Risks of Obesity in Children With Kidney Transplants.
February 6, 2005... Byline: Medical College of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Obese children who get kidney transplants tend to be younger, shorter and on dialysis longer than their leaner peers, according to a study in the February issue...

Joslin Diabetes Center Launches Bilingual Clinic for Asian Americans With Diabetes; Program Includes Nutrition Therapy Geared to Population at Risk.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- To coincide with the Chinese New Year on Feb. 9, Joslin Diabetes Center announces the establishment of a new bilingual clinic in Boston designed to treat the increasing...

Elderly People Cared for by Spouse Are at Greater Risk for Abuse, University of Pittsburgh Researchers Find; Effect Pronounced When Caregivers Experience Own Health Problems or Care for Especially Needy Spouses.
February 7, 2005... Byline: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- When elderly people need assistance with the activities of daily life, one might assume that the best people to care for them would be the ones who know them best --...

Memory Research Sheds Light on Why Older Adults 'Accentuate the Positive'; Age-Related Changes Appear to Influence Decision Making in Ways That Focus on Positive Emotional Outcomes.
February 7, 2005... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Age-related differences appear to affect the way adults make and remember their choices in life, suggesting that older adults "accentuate the...

Top Experts and Olympic Cyclist to Address 'Gene Doping' in Sports at Public Forum.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Geneforum.org PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most of todays synthetic performance-enhancing drugs, from anabolic steroids to erythropoietin (EPO), may be abandoned in favor of "gene doping" -- the modification of a...

Proposed Funding Reductions Leave Nation Vulnerable to Public Health Emergencies Says Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cuts in the Administration's proposed FY06 budget would weaken the ability of state and local public health to respond to bioterrorism,...

Book Aids Families of Children With HIV.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- An Indiana University physician and nurse at Riley Hospital for Children have written a book containing both medical and practical everyday advice for...

Pregnant? Green Guide Offers 10 Steps to Reduce Risks.
February 8, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The womb acts as a wonderfully protective cushion between the fetus and the jolts and bumps of the outside world. On the inside, though, the placenta simply cannot...

First Lady Laura Bush Visits Baltimore, Md., School Where American Institutes for Research is Conducting Program to Reduce Adolescent Violence.
February 8, 2005... Byline: American Institutes for Research BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- First lady Laura Bush on Tuesday visited George Washington Elementary School, where the American Institutes for Research has been working with the City of...

National Institutes of Health Awards University of Southern California $8.7 Million to Study Tobacco Use in China.
February 8, 2005... Byline: USC Health Sciences LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Institutes of Health have awarded $8.7 million to University of Southern California to study genetic and environmental factors that influence tobacco and...

Bird Brains Show How Trial and Error May Contribute to Learning.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The adult male zebra finch knows only one scratchy tune learned in its youth, which it performs repeatedly and intensely when females are listening. But...

'Broken Heart' Syndrome: Real, Potentially Deadly But Recovery Quick; Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover Emotional Shock Can Trigger Sudden, Reversible Heart Failure That Is Not Classic Heart Attack.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Shocking news, such as learning of the unexpected death of a loved one, has been known to cause catastrophic events, such as a heart attack. Now,...

No Valentine? No Problem: Scholar Has Little Love for Day That Celebrates Couples at Singles' Expense.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2005... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of California, Santa Barbara today released the following advisory. WHO: Bella DePaulo, a visiting professor of...

Unbelievably Happy? Study of Dialysis Patients Yields Surprising Findings About Happiness Among Severely Ill - and Healthy - People.
February 9, 2005... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite what able-bodied healthy people might think, people with severe illnesses and disabilities don't wallow in misery and self-pity all the...

Food Ingredients May Be As Effective As Antidepressants; Harvard-Affiliated Researchers Discover 'Mood Foods' Relieve Signs of Depression.
February 9, 2005... Byline: McLean Hospital BELMONT, Mass., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Eating the right foods could have the same effect as taking traditional antidepressant medications, report researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital. In a...

Alcohol Drinkers Three Times as Likely to Die From Injury.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Bloomberg School of Public Health BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- People who regularly drink alcohol are three times as likely to die from injury as are non-drinkers and former drinkers of alcohol, according to new research...

Antibiotics and Breast Cancer: The Green Guide Reports.
February 10, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the first U.S. study of its kind, researchers found that "increased use of antibiotics was linked with increased risk of breast cancer." The study, reported in...

Women Successfully Treated to Prevent Preterm Labor at Low Risk for Recurrent Episode.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic and Medical University of South Carolina researchers have found that the large majority of expectant mothers treated to prevent preterm labor will deliver at...

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Induction at 32 Weeks a Possible Course of Action for Expectant Moms with Prolonged Premature Membrane Rupture.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Mayo Clinic study of pregnant women who experience early membrane rupture has found induction of labor at 32 weeks gestation to be a viable option. "Our findings...

Penn Joins Major NCI Research Initiative to Advance Breast Cancer Therapies; By Applying New Imaging Technology, Genetics, Researchers Will Better Understand Tumor Behavior, Predict Clinical Outcomes.
February 11, 2005... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine was recently selected to become a member of the National Cancer Institute's Mouse Models of Human...

Cox-2 Product Offers Good and Bad News in 'Test Tube' Strokes; Paradox Suggests Reasons Why COX-2 Inhibitors Hurt and Help.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Laboratory studies at Johns Hopkins have revealed that certain products of the enzymes COX-1 and COX-2 can both protect and damage the brain. The findings,...

Keeping Families Together Act Re-Introduced; Advocates Say Congress Must Act This Year to End Custody Relinquishment for Mental Health Services.
February 15, 2005... Byline: Bazelon Center WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Lawmakers today will reintroduce legislation to address barriers that have led thousands of families to relinquish custody of children with mental or emotional disorders to...

Changing Chemistry Helps Explain Estrogen Threat to the Heart.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Medical College of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A piece of the topical puzzle of how estrogen goes from protecting women from heart disease to apparently increasing their risk later in life may have been...

Singers -- and Parents -- Take Note: Worst Songbird Rehearsals Precede Best Debut Performances.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to a study published this week in Nature (February 17), sleep helps young birds master the art of song, and it does so in a surprising...

Early Detection of Memory Loss Can Make All the Difference.
February 16, 2005... Byline: University of North Carolina at Wilmington WILMINGTON, N.C., Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Forgetfulness is something everyone experiences at one time or another, but at what point does it indicate the beginning of a serious memory...

Wright State Expert on Violence Prevention in Children Says Parents Should Look for Danger Signs.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Wright State University DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Temper tantrums, violence toward animals and being bullied are among the warning signs parents should look for to prevent violent behavior by their children,...

Enzyme Shown to Help Protect Genomic Stability; Findings May Provide Insights Into Aging, Cancer.(Ubp10 research)
February 17, 2005... Byline: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Genomes throughout the animal kingdom and beyond are characterized by extensive segments that are inactive, lengthy stretches of DNA containing multiple genes that...

Shake Off the Cynicism: Now is the Time to Participate in the Social Security Debate -- by Maureen A. Hartford and Anne York.(Editorial)
February 17, 2005... Byline: Meredith College RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an editorial by Maureen A. Hartford and Anne York of Meredith College. - - - - Shake Off the Cynicism: Now is the Time to Participate in the Social...

'I Had Them a Moment Ago, Now Where Are My Glasses?' Study Reveals Clues to Mechanism of Short-Term Memory.
February 17, 2005... Byline: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Understanding the biology of memory is a major goal of contemporary neuroscientists. Short-term or "working" memory is an important process that...

Entertainment Industry Makes the Case for Social Responsibility at Congressional Briefing.
February 18, 2005... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Entertainment Industries Council Inc. (EIC), presented a Congressional Briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., yesterday (Feb. 17), on issues...

Dwight L. Evans, M.D., Elected President of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
February 18, 2005... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dwight L. Evans, M.D., the Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,...

Physical Activity Linked to Protection From Parkinson's Disease.
February 21, 2005... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the first comprehensive examination of strenuous physical activity and the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, researchers from the Harvard School of...

New Treatment Guidelines for Kids With Bipolar Disorder; Parents, Researchers Urge Better Treatment.
February 22, 2005... Byline: Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation WILMETTE, Ill., Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mood-stabilizing medication and psychotherapy are needed to treat mania, lift bipolar depression, and improve functioning in children with bipolar...

University of Illinois at Chicago Offers New Weight Loss Surgery for Obese Teens.(laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding)
February 22, 2005... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Surgeons at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago now offer laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, or LAP-BAND(r), for weight loss in severely...

Stepping Stones Foundation Names Annah Perch as Executive Director.
February 22, 2005... Byline: AScribe, The Public Interest Newswire BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y., Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The board of the Stepping Stones Foundation has appointed Annah Perch as executive director of the foundation. The nonprofit foundation...

University of Florida Study: Just Saying 'No' Is No Way to Stand Up to Peer Pressure.
February 23, 2005... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A clear cut "no" is seldom as effective as clever beating around the bush in helping teens to resist peer pressure that gets them into trouble, a new University...

Don't Panic! New Treatment/Study Helps People Who Suffer From Panic Attacks.
February 23, 2005... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- For most people, a trip to the top of the Empire State Building is a thrill with a view. But for someone with a fear of heights, that ride to the 86th floor...

Schepens Scientists Regenerate Optic Nerve for First Time; New Hope for Sufferers of Glaucoma, Spinal Cord and Other Central Nervous System Injuries and Diseases.
February 23, 2005... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, Feb. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, scientists have regenerated a damaged optic nerve -- from the eye to the brain. This achievement, which occurred in laboratory mice and is...

Consumers Union Asks Feds to Retest Suspect Mad Cow After Crucial Test Omitted; USDA Urged to Follow Internationally Recognized Procedures.(U.S. Department of Agriculture )
February 24, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to retest a cow suspected in November 2004 of having mad cow disease, using a...

Jefferson Live Webcast Will Bring Visitors Into Virtual World of Computer Assisted Partial Knee Replacement.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Virtual reality is aiding orthopaedic surgeons at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in replacing arthritis-stricken single compartments of a knee without the...

Major Review of Subway Systems Suggests Potential for Significant Health and Safety Hazards; Multiple Hazards Present; Study Cites Threat of Terrorism, Transmission of Infectious Diseases, New Data on Noise Levels.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although information on subway safety is generally very limited, a new paper by safety experts at the Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health...

Study Examines Harm Reduction Among Injection Drug Users.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Bloomberg School of Public Health BALTIMORE, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nearly half of injection drug users disposed of their used syringes safely, yet only 28 percent acquired their needles from safe sources, according to a...

COX-2 Controversy Not a Setback in Pain Medicine.
February 24, 2005... Byline: American Academy of Pain Medicine CHICAGO, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The unsettled controversy surrounding the COX-2 drug class need not translate into undertreated pain, according to top pain experts gathered at the American...

Neuronal 'Traffic Jam' Marks Early Alzheimer's Disease.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Early Alzheimer's disease may be precipitated by a "traffic jam" within neurons that causes swelling and prevents proper transport of proteins and...

Columbia Research Group Warns Against Ignoring Children in Social Security Debate; Social Security Is the Single Largest Support Program for Children in the U.S.
February 24, 2005... Byline: National Center for Children in Poverty NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although Social Security is the single largest program that provides support to American children, the debate over privatization has focused almost...

Cal State Northridge Professor Identifies 60 Outstanding Places to 'Retire in Style' in North America.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The good news is that people are living longer and healthier lives than their grandparents and parents. The problem is deciding where to spend...

Poor Prenatal Nutrition Permanently Damages Function of Insulin-Producing Cells in Pancreas; Joslin Scientists Also Discover This Impairment in Low Birth Weight Babies Sets the Stage for Type 2 Diabetes Later in Life.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Feb. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered one reason why infants with low birth weight have a high potential of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. In...

Time to Protect Babies From Dangerous Products.
February 28, 2005... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- From shortly after birth, mothers tenderly wash and pamper their infants with a wide range of baby products. These include soaps, shampoos, lotions, and dusting...

Those Who Perform Last Finish First, Carnegie Mellon University Researcher Says.
February 28, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Don't be surprised if the singers who advance to the next round of "American Idol" each week are those who perform at the end of the previous week's episode....

Rest Easy: MIT Study Confirms Melatonin's Value as Sleep Aid.
February 28, 2005... Byline: MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by MIT scientists and colleagues confirms that melatonin is an effective sleep aid for older insomniacs and others. Misuse of the hormone had led some to question its...

Exercise Tolerance Is Good Screening Test for Chest Pain Patients.
February 28, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers studying patients in the emergency department with acute chest pain report in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings that exercise treadmill...

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