'Third-Hand Smoke' Can Cause Serious Health Problems, U.S. Study Warns by Christian Allaire. National Post. January 31, 2014.
(1) Among the health problems cited are ______________________________________.
(2) Third-hand smoke consists of ___________________________________ which then __________________________ becoming more and more ________.
(3) Smoking reduces the value of a __________________.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Medical Irradiation: Culprit In Cancer Rate?
We Are Giving Ourselves Cancer by Rita F. Redberg and Rebeca Smith-Bindman. The New York Times. January 30, 2014.
(1) American exposure to medical radiation has increased more than _________ between the 1980s and 2006.
(2) CT scans are ______________ times higher than conventional X-rays.
(3) True or False: The amount of radiation in a single CT scan is not sufficient to be cancer-causing.
(4) One in ____ Americans undergo a CT scan every year.
(5) A 2009 study from the National Cancer Institute estimates that CT scans conducted in 2007 will cause a projected ___________ excess cases over the lifetime of those exposed.
(6) Consumers can go to the ___________ website to learn about the most commonly overused tests.
(1) American exposure to medical radiation has increased more than _________ between the 1980s and 2006.
(2) CT scans are ______________ times higher than conventional X-rays.
(3) True or False: The amount of radiation in a single CT scan is not sufficient to be cancer-causing.
(4) One in ____ Americans undergo a CT scan every year.
(5) A 2009 study from the National Cancer Institute estimates that CT scans conducted in 2007 will cause a projected ___________ excess cases over the lifetime of those exposed.
(6) Consumers can go to the ___________ website to learn about the most commonly overused tests.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Slow Reaction Time And Early Death Linked
New Study Finds Link Between Slow Reaction Time And Early Death by David McNamee. Medical News. January 30, 2014.
(1) Although the study found a link between reaction time and when the research participants died, the study was not able to determine _______________________________.
(2) The study leader speculated that "in the future, we may be able to use reaction times to ___________________.
(1) Although the study found a link between reaction time and when the research participants died, the study was not able to determine _______________________________.
(2) The study leader speculated that "in the future, we may be able to use reaction times to ___________________.
Microscopic Model Of The Brain Of A Research Subject Who Was Key To Understanding Of Memory
In Death As In Life, HM''s Brain Reveals Insights Into Memory by Catherine Paddock, Phd. Medical News Today. January 30, 2014.
(1) As a result of the study of H.M., scientists now know that memory comprises at least two systems: _________________________________.
(2) Declarative memory helps us ________________________________________.
(3) Motor learning happens more _______________.
(1) As a result of the study of H.M., scientists now know that memory comprises at least two systems: _________________________________.
(2) Declarative memory helps us ________________________________________.
(3) Motor learning happens more _______________.
Turning Mature Cells Into Stem Cells By Stress
Stem Cell Breakthrough May Be Simple, Fast, Cheap by Elizabeth Landau. CNN. January 30, 2014.
(1) One of the methods described to turn mature cells and turning them into stem cells is to _____________________________.
(2) Before this technique outlined in the article, the leading candidates for creating stem cells artificially were __________________________.
(3) The new method does not involve the _________________ or _______________.
(4) The process is called STAP or ____________________________.
(5) The effectiveness in humans of this process is ___________.
(1) One of the methods described to turn mature cells and turning them into stem cells is to _____________________________.
(2) Before this technique outlined in the article, the leading candidates for creating stem cells artificially were __________________________.
(3) The new method does not involve the _________________ or _______________.
(4) The process is called STAP or ____________________________.
(5) The effectiveness in humans of this process is ___________.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Theories Of Information Processing Offer New Perspective On Cognitive Decline
The Older Mind May Just Be A Fuller Mind by Benedict Carey. The New York Times. January 27, 2014.
(1) The new report will very likely add to a growing skepticism about _____________________.
(2) Zach Hambrick summarized the research this way: …increase in crystallized intelligence can account for a decrease in ______________.
(1) The new report will very likely add to a growing skepticism about _____________________.
(2) Zach Hambrick summarized the research this way: …increase in crystallized intelligence can account for a decrease in ______________.
Republican Alternative To Obamacare Revealed And Analyzed
Comparing Obamacare To Its Alternatives by Ezekiel J. Emanuel. Opinion. The New York Times. January 28, 2014.
After 40 votes to repeal Obamacare, Republicans have now offered a replacement.
After 40 votes to repeal Obamacare, Republicans have now offered a replacement.
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