Imperial Valley News Center
Study Measures Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production and Offers Insights into Two Large Sources
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- Written by Green Liver
Austin, Texas - A team of researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and environmental testing firm URS reports that a small subset of natural gas wells are responsible for the majority of methane emissions from two major sources - liquid unloadings and pneumatic controller equipment - at natural gas production sites.
Memory lapses among highly educated may signal higher stroke risk
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- Written by American Heart Association
Dallas, Texas - People with a high level of education who complain about memory lapses have a higher risk for stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Smoking Still Causes Large Proportion of Cancer Deaths in the United States
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- Written by American Cancer Society
Atlanta, Georgia - A new American Cancer Society study finds that despite significant drops in smoking rates, cigarettes continue to cause about three in ten cancer deaths in the United States. The study, appearing in the Annals of Epidemiology, concludes that efforts to reduce smoking prevalence as rapidly as possible should be a top priority for the U.S. public health efforts to prevent cancer deaths.
Religion or Spirituality Has Positive Impact on Romantic/Marital Relationships, Child Development
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- Written by American Psychological Association
Washington, DC - Adolescents who attend religious services with one or both of their parents are more likely to feel greater well-being while romantic partners who pray for their “significant others” experience greater relationship commitment, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Chronic low-back pain research standards announced by NIH task force
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - Recommended standards for clinical low-back pain research hold promise for more consistently designed research and, in the long term, better treatment solutions to support those living with chronic low-back pain. The recommendations from the National Institutes of Health Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low-Back Pain were published in several leading back pain journals.
Improved Suit for Ebola Caregivers Selected for Funding in Federal Competition
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- Written by Phil Sneiderman
Baltimore, Maryland - An advanced protective suit for health care workers who treat Ebola patients, devised by a Johns Hopkins team, is one of the first five awardees in a federal funding contest aimed at quickly devising new tools to combat the deadly disease.
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