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Horse owners can still vaccinate animals against West Nile virus

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although cooler temperatures have arrived in Florida, horses in the Sunshine State are still at risk for contracting potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases, such as West Nile virus, University of Florida veterinarians and state officials warn.

Filed under Florida, Research, Veterinary on Wednesday, November 15, 2006.

Women with chest pain risk serious complications even in absence of blockages

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Women who have chest pain but no evidence of clogged arteries on conventional imaging tests are nonetheless four times more likely to eventually be hospitalized for heart failure, suffer a heart attack or stroke, or die than women without heart disease symptoms, University of Florida researchers report.

Filed under Gender, Health, Research on Tuesday, November 14, 2006.

Bedbugs begone! UF fumigation school teaches low-cost control method

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Bedbugs are back, so University of Florida experts are helping revive an old method that makes it easier — and less expensive — for pest control operators to fight the blood-sucking insects.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Tuesday, November 14, 2006.

Drug exposure before birth could affect kids’ decision-making skills

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The part of the brain responsible for making most decisions about how to behave seems to develop less quickly in children exposed to cocaine before they were born, University of Florida researchers have found.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, November 8, 2006.

Scientists: New phylum sheds light on ancestor of animals, humans

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Genetic analysis of an obscure, worm-like creature retrieved from the depths of the North Atlantic has led to the discovery of a new phylum, a rare event in an era when most organisms have already been grouped into major evolutionary categories.

Filed under Research, Sciences on Thursday, November 2, 2006.