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Jun 28, 2013 9:00 AM ET - Cincinnati, OH, June 28, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Iron deficiency is a worldwide problem, especially in developing countries and among infants and pregnant women.  In infancy, iron deficiency is associated with poorer cognitive, motor, and social-...

Jun 25, 2013 11:30 AM ET - GE Foundation is supporting a new model that will train primary care clinicians to diagnose and treat mental illness One in four Americans is diagnosed each year with mental illness, the third most...

Jun 19, 2013 9:00 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, June 19, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...

Jun 12, 2013 10:00 AM ET - Aerial spraying of pesticides, herbicides, and surfactants in our neighborhoods is not only a health hazard for our children, our pets, and us, but the act also has the ability to induce harm on all living things. I live in the beachside...

Jun 11, 2013 9:30 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, June 11, 2013 /3BL Media/ – There is growing evidence that a gene variant that reduces the plasticity of the nervous system also modulates responses to treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. In this case, patients with...

Jun 7, 2013 8:30 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, June 7, 2013 /3BL Media/ – The average 5-year survival for colorectal cancer (CRC) is less than 10% if metastasis occurs, but can reach 90% if detected early. A new non-invasive test has been developed that measures methylation...

Jun 5, 2013 9:30 AM ET - On Friday, June 14, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the GE Foundation, and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center will announce a new national institute focused on replicating...

May 30, 2013 11:15 AM ET - Washington, DC, May 30, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Twitter is a popular source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines, and also a basically reliable one, according to a study published in the June issue of the ...

May 17, 2013 2:00 PM ET - Philadelphia, May 17, 2013 /3BL Media/ – The most common cause of failure after glaucoma surgery is scarring at the surgical site, so researchers are actively looking for ways to minimize or prevent scar formation. Previous work had suggested...

May 15, 2013 9:00 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, May 15, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators. They found that current marijuana users had significantly lower fasting insulin...

May 8, 2013 9:30 AM ET - Amsterdam, May 8, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of a clinical...