Health
A lightning-fast flu virus detector
Credit: Department of Bioelectronics,Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Researchers have developed a new, rapid biosensor for the...
A tough talk: How to improve cost transparency in cancer care
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Being transparent about the cost of cancer treatments with patients has been increasingly recommended to...
Small molecule prevents blood clots without increasing bleeding risk
It may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without increasing...
Childhood obesity causes lasting damage to the body
Obesity in childhood has long term health implications stretching into adulthood, a new study in the journal Obesity Reviews reveals....
Preventing software from causing injury
Credit: Texas A&M University Health Science Center Workplace injuries don't just come from lifting heavy things or falling off a...
Your sex life is only as old as you feel
The closer you feel to your actual age, the less likely you are to be satisfied with your sex life,...
Higher odds of late breast cancer diagnosis in isolated white communities, researchers say
Living in a segregated white community has been associated with higher odds of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, according...
Gender and homicide: Important trends across four decades
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017-A comprehensive review of four decades of national homicide...
Household chemicals may impair thyroid in young girls
Early childhood exposures to specific phthalates were associated with depressed thyroid function in girls at age 3, according to scientists...
LGBQQ college students face barriers to campus mental health services, study finds
College students who belong to sexual minority groups are more likely to seek help for mental health problems than their...
NIH scientists find real-time imaging in mice a promising influenza study tool
WHAT: Real-time imaging of influenza infection in mice is a promising new method to quickly monitor disease progression and to...
Sylentis initiates a Phase III study for the treatment of dry eye syndrome
The Company has agreed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on plans for the Phase III clinical program,...
Study documents opioid abuse following urologic surgery
MAYWOOD, IL - About 1 in 1,111 patients who undergo urologic surgery for conditions such as prostate cancer and kidney...
Harvard Pilgrim signs outcomes-based contracts with AstraZeneca for Brilinta and Bydureon
WELLESLEY, MA - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has signed two innovative, outcomes-based contracts with AstraZeneca for medicines to treat acute...
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses to publish with Wiley
Hoboken, NJ--May 30, 2017--John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) announced today that it has been selected by the Association...
Understanding T cell activation could lead to new vaccines
Scientists could be one step closer to developing vaccines against viruses such as Zika, West Nile or HIV, according to...
Triple immunotherapy for rare skin cancer shows promise in small, early-stage trial
Credit: Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE -- May 30, 2017 -- Three out of four patients treated...
Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day
On average every day in the United States, 13 children receive emergency treatment for a lawn mower-related injury. That adds...
Violence against conflict-affected teenage girls in Africa is widespread
A majority of displaced adolescent girls are victimized by violence, according to a new study in the Democratic Republic of...
Quality improvement measures cut hospital readmissions but do not always produce savings
LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2017) -- Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions are working, but they're not always saving money, according...
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