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Saturday 9 August 2008
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New Research Questions Use Of Common Fertility Treatments
Written by Peter M Crosta
A new study published on bmj.com has found that fertility is not improved in infertile couples who have been treated with long-established medical interventions. The team of researchers led by the University of Aberdeen has...
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Febrile Seizure Should Be Less Of A Concern For Parents
Written by Peter M Crosta
New research published in The Lancet finds that childhood seizures due to fever - febrile seizure - do not increase long-term mortality. During the two years following complex febrile seizures, there appears to be a...
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Should Lie-Detector Tests Be Used To Monitor Convicted Sex Offenders?
In the September edition of Legal and Criminological Psychology, Forensic Psychiatrist Professor Don Grubin and Professor Gershon Ben-Shakhar argue the cases for and against the use of polygraph testing of convicted sex offenders...
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