Federal data show health disparities among states
The slow rollout of a new federal health insurance marketplace may be deepening differences in health coverage among Americans.
Dec 12, 2013
Archive: 12/12/2013
Indian infant deaths: High but falling steadily
Having previously lost two babies to diarrhoea and dysentery, 25-year-old Suman Chandel lies on a bed in a clinic in remote northern India and smiles with relief.
Dec 12, 2013
Enzyme BACE1 may be important in predicting onset of Alzheimer disease
The critical enzyme beta-secretase1 (BACE1) is known to be elevated in brains with sporadic Alzheimer disease (AD). Scientists have now found increased levels of BACE1 in brains with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), suggesting ...
Dec 12, 2013
Re-envisioining clinical science training
A group of eminent psychological scientists articulates a cutting-edge model for training in clinical science in a new special series of articles in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Dec 12, 2013
Asia Pacific must prepare for catastrophic increase in fragility fractures
A new report launched today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) shows that osteoporosis is a serious problem throughout the Asia Pacific, with the number of fracture sufferers to rise dramatically in the coming ...
Dec 12, 2013
Study results inform discussions regarding US policy on lung transplantation in children
A new analysis has found no evidence that children aged 6 to 11 years seeking a deceased donor lung transplant are disadvantaged in the current US lung allocation system. The findings, which are published in the American ...
Dec 12, 2013
Study sheds light on risk of life-threatening blood clots in hospitalized children
Life-threatening blood clots occur so rarely in children that the condition, known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), is often not on pediatricians' mental radar screens—an absence that can lead to woefully delayed recognition ...
Dec 12, 2013
Increase in Hong Kong's over 70s population to cause dramatic rise in hip fractures
A new report issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) shows that broken bones due to osteoporosis pose a major and growing health problem in the Asia-Pacific. With its rapidly ageing population, Hong ...
Dec 12, 2013
New diagnostic test can detect chlamydia trachomatis in less than 20 minutes
Researchers have developed a new assay for rapid and sensitive detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in humans. This procedure takes less than 20 minutes and can be easily ...
Dec 12, 2013
