O:9:"MagpieRSS":21:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:10:{i:0;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141927166.html";s:5:"title";s:57:"Blood-Thinning Drug Linked to Increased Bleeding in Brain";s:11:"description";s:254:"(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who take the commonly used blood-thinning drug warfarin face larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of mortality if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141927166.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T17:12:46-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:254:"(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who take the commonly used blood-thinning drug warfarin face larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of mortality if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:1;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141925617.html";s:5:"title";s:87:"Researchers identify mechanism used by gene to promote metastasis in human cancer cells";s:11:"description";s:431:"Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin (mda-9/syntenin), interacts with an important signaling protein to promote metastasis in human melanoma cells, a discovery that could one day lead to the development of the next generation of anti-metastatic drugs for melanoma and other cancers.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141925617.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:46:57-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:431:"Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin (mda-9/syntenin), interacts with an important signaling protein to promote metastasis in human melanoma cells, a discovery that could one day lead to the development of the next generation of anti-metastatic drugs for melanoma and other cancers.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:2;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141925534.html";s:5:"title";s:32:"Study Shows 'We Are What We Eat'";s:11:"description";s:179:"What Canadians choose to put on the dinner table helps define who they are, according to a bi-coastal study by University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University researchers.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141925534.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:45:34-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:179:"What Canadians choose to put on the dinner table helps define who they are, according to a bi-coastal study by University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University researchers.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:3;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924440.html";s:5:"title";s:49:"More foods getting labeled as US or foreign-grown";s:11:"description";s:195:"(AP) --  No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924440.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:27:20-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:195:"(AP) --  No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:4;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924388.html";s:5:"title";s:96:"Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients";s:11:"description";s:238:"In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924388.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:26:28-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:238:"In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:5;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924328.html";s:5:"title";s:46:"Myth busted: Some drugs do cost more in Canada";s:11:"description";s:365:"(PhysOrg.com) -- Canada may be recognized as a bargain hunters' paradise for prescription drugs, but a new U of T study suggests that many generic medications may be more expensive in Canada than in the U.S. The uninsured consumers who purchases their own medications may save money by comparing prices of their specific prescriptions within Canada and in the U.S. ";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924328.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:25:28-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:365:"(PhysOrg.com) -- Canada may be recognized as a bargain hunters' paradise for prescription drugs, but a new U of T study suggests that many generic medications may be more expensive in Canada than in the U.S. The uninsured consumers who purchases their own medications may save money by comparing prices of their specific prescriptions within Canada and in the U.S. ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:6;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141923567.html";s:5:"title";s:75:"Drinking alcohol before 15 years of age is risky for later alcohol problems";s:11:"description";s:358:"It may seem like a minor point, but it matters when someone takes their first drink of alcohol relative to later development of alcohol problems.  A new study of the relationship between age at first drink (AFD) and the risk of developing alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) during adulthood has found that the risk is greatest when AFD occurs before the age of 15.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141923567.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:12:47-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:358:"It may seem like a minor point, but it matters when someone takes their first drink of alcohol relative to later development of alcohol problems.  A new study of the relationship between age at first drink (AFD) and the risk of developing alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) during adulthood has found that the risk is greatest when AFD occurs before the age of 15.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:7;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141923083.html";s:5:"title";s:26:"Beginning to see the light";s:11:"description";s:181:"(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have detailed the active form of a protein which they hope will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of vision, and advance drug design.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141923083.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:04:43-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:181:"(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have detailed the active form of a protein which they hope will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of vision, and advance drug design.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:8;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141922882.html";s:5:"title";s:63:"Study shows immune system can hurt as well as help fight cancer";s:11:"description";s:401:"Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that some proteins of the immune system can promote tumor growth. Investigators found that instead of fighting tumors, the protein C5a, which is produced during an immune response to a developing tumor, helps tumors build molecular shields against T-cell attack. These findings appeared online this week in Nature Immunology.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141922882.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:01:22-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:401:"Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that some proteins of the immune system can promote tumor growth. Investigators found that instead of fighting tumors, the protein C5a, which is produced during an immune response to a developing tumor, helps tumors build molecular shields against T-cell attack. These findings appeared online this week in Nature Immunology.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:9;a:8:{s:5:"about";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141922333.html";s:5:"title";s:48:"Heart patients should be screened for depression";s:11:"description";s:128:"(AP) --  Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141922333.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T15:52:13-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:128:"(AP) --  Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}}s:7:"channel";a:7:{s:5:"title";s:36:"PhysOrg: Science and Technology News";s:4:"link";s:22:"http://www.physorg.com";s:2:"dc";a:2:{s:8:"language";s:5:"en-us";s:7:"creator";s:12:"PhysOrg Team";}s:11:"description";s:38:"The latest physics and technology news";s:5:"items";s:2:"

";s:9:"items_seq";s:32:"
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
        
";s:7:"tagline";s:38:"The latest physics and technology news";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:0:{}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"1.0";s:8:"encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;}