Impact Information - December 1, 2008

Baseball Gloves Don't Prevent Hand Injury

July 1, 2005 - Topics impact, surgery, research, blood and study
A study reported in the current issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

T. Adam Ginn, M.D., chief resident in orthopaedics at Wake Forest Baptist, and one of the study's researchers states in the report, "We found signs of early blood vessel damage that could lead to significant symptoms and could end a player's career. The gloves' current design does not protect the hand from trauma

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Increased Pollution Making The World's Ocean's Highly Acidic

July 1, 2005 - Topics pollution, impact, plant, food and study
A study issued by The Royal Society in the U.K. shows the rise of industrial and auto pollution could turn the Earth's water so acidic by century's end, the entire marine world would be in serious jeopardy.

Ken Caldeira, co-author of the report, states if the rise of carbon dioxide from human activities continues to increase, marine life would suffer greatly, the implications of which cannot be fully anticipated

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Medicine For Premature Ejaculation Unveiled

May 24, 2005 - Topics medicine, sex, male, impact and survey
The American Urological Association invented a medicine named dapoxetine to help men tackle premature ejaculation playing a spoilsport in their sex lives. The medicine has been unveiled at an annual meeting of the association on Monday.

The scientists of the American Urological Association claimed that men suffering from premature ejaculation are increasing in number

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Study Finds More Side Effects in Heart Drug 'Crestor'

May 24, 2005 - Topics study, crestor, asia, impact and fda
A new study may lead to the cholesterol-lowering medication, Crestor, being removed from shelves, as it may have an even greater affect on the kidneys and muscles than previously thought.

The drug is made by AstraZeneca PLC, and in March, the FDA stated that Crestor's risks were no greater than its competitors

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Kudzu Speeds Up Alcohol Effects

May 17, 2005 - Topics alcohol, alcoholism, drink, research and hospital
A new study reveals the Asian vine kudzu could help alcoholics cut back on the amount of drinks they need to consume to feel "drunk."

The study, conducted at the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital in Boston, is published in this month's edition of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

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