survival

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    Other sci-fi survival horror games?

    I've always been a fan of the survival horror video game genre, but more recently I've been interested in the sci-fi oriented horror. Just beat Dead Space for the second time through. Looking for other games like it. Looking for other games similar to Dead Space, Doom3, Area 51 (XBOX version)...
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    Refusing Prostate Cancer Surgery Leads To Worse Long-Term Survival

    Men who refuse surgery for prostate cancer and instead opt for "watchful waiting" - monitoring cancer progression without undergoing treatment - have a significantly worse long-term survival rate than those patients that choose radiotherapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in...
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    Improving Kidney Cancer Survival Through Surgery

    When kidney cancer spreads to other body parts, patients usually receive a poor prognosis. A new Mayo Clinic study examined the benefits of surgical treatment of kidney cancer, specifically renal cell carcinoma, and how patients saw improved prognosis of their cancer. These findings were...
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    Refusing Prostate Cancer Surgery Leads To Worse Long-Term Survival

    Men who refuse surgery for prostate cancer and instead opt for "watchful waiting" - monitoring cancer progression without undergoing treatment - have a significantly worse long-term survival rate than those patients that choose radiotherapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in...
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    Improving Kidney Cancer Survival Through Surgery

    When kidney cancer spreads to other body parts, patients usually receive a poor prognosis. A new Mayo Clinic study examined the benefits of surgical treatment of kidney cancer, specifically renal cell carcinoma, and how patients saw improved prognosis of their cancer. These findings were...
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    in time war, people's survival relies more on chance than anything else in...

    ...NIGHT book by Elie wiesel? Can someone give me some "quotes" about this topic? pls Thanks
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    Direct Link Between Survival In Metastatic Breast Cancer And Circulating Tumor Cells

    A new study of metastatic breast cancer shows that the number of circulating tumor cells patients have in their blood directly correlates with the length of their survival. Reported at the IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference in Brussels, Belgium, the results have the potential to improve the...
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    Skeptically Speaking: The Survival Guide for Outsiders

    We talk to Sherman K. Stein, mathematician and author of "Survival Guide for Outsiders: How To Protect Yourself From Politicians, Experts, and Other Insiders."What makes us so susceptible to social influence, and how can we guard against being manipulated? And Matthew Linsdell on Personal...
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    Skeptically Speaking: The Survival Guide for Outsiders

    We talk to Sherman K. Stein, mathematician and author of "Survival Guide for Outsiders: How To Protect Yourself From Politicians, Experts, and Other Insiders."What makes us so susceptible to social influence, and how can we guard against being manipulated? And Matthew Linsdell on Personal...
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    Head And Neck Cancer: Enzyme Found To Be A Predictive Marker Of Survival

    Most treatment for advanced head and neck cancer requires chemotherapy with a drug called cisplatin, an inorganic platinum agent that inhibits cell growth. A substantial number of patients do not respond well to this therapy, but oncologists are unable to prescribe alternative agents because...
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    Nerve Cell Survival Promoted By A Good Mimic

    Altered expression and/or function of the protein BDNF, which promotes nerve cell survival, generation, and function, have been implicated in several neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer disease. Although several properties of BDNF preclude its therapeutic application, it has been...
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    What are the best sci-fi survival films you can think of?

    Something really good :] Thank you in advance, Martin
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    What are the best sci-fi survival films you can think of?

    Something really good :] Thank you in advance, Martin
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    Ideas for creating a survival pack?

    So, I was thinking about putting together a long-term disaster survival pack [i.e- to survive a nuclear war, asteroid impact, etc.], and I was wondering, which items should I put in the pack? Which items would be the best to improve my chances of survival? I live in Stockton, California; in...
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    Advanced weapons, martial arts, escape and survival training?

    Where can you undertake such a course of study?
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    Research Shows Removing Healthy Breast Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival, NYT C

    Recent studies show that more women with cancer in one breast are opting for removal of both breasts, even though removal of the healthy breast does little to improve survival rates, New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope writes. In 2006, roughly 6% of women who underwent surgery for breast...
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    Research Shows Removing Healthy Breast Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival, NYT C

    Recent studies show that more women with cancer in one breast are opting for removal of both breasts, even though removal of the healthy breast does little to improve survival rates, New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope writes. In 2006, roughly 6% of women who underwent surgery for breast...
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    Poniard Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Survival Data From A Phase 2 Clinical Study

    Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative oncology therapies, announced the presentation of positive final data, including survival data, from the Company's Phase 2 clinical trial of picoplatin as a first-line therapy in men with metastatic...
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    Study Finds That Two Treatment Strategies For Severe Sepsis Show Similar Survival Rat

    A comparison of two strategies for treating severe sepsis or septic shock finds that using lactate levels measured in blood samples showed a similar short-term survival rate compared to a treatment regimen using central venous oxygen saturation measured using a specialized catheter, according to...
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    I have a question on survival or maintaining my current life style?

    So I recently heard that a friend of a friend is looking for a place to stay since he's getting a divorce. I'm about to begin the struggle to keep my house and/or maintaining my current lifestyle since I was laid off. So my question is would you allow a friend of a friend of yours to stay at...
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