Extremely high mold count triggers dangerous air quality alert
A dangerous air quality alert was called today due to the extremely high count for mold detected in the Gottlieb Allergy Count.
Aug 13, 2014
Archive: 13/08/2014
MRSA colonization common in groin and rectal areas
Colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) allows people in the community to unknowingly harbor and spread this life-threatening bacteria. The inside of the front of the nose is where this bacteria ...
Aug 13, 2014
Researchers uncover clues about how the most important TB drug attacks its target
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say they have discovered a new clue to understanding how the most important medication for tuberculosis (TB) works to attack dormant TB bacteria in order ...
Aug 13, 2014
Exercise associated with reduced risk of breast cancer in African American women
Regular exercise, including brisk walking, is associated with a decrease in the incidence of breast cancer in African American women. In a recently published study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers ...
Aug 13, 2014
HPV vaccine could 'close the gap' on Indigenous health
In the most comprehensive assesment of its type, UNSW Australia-led research has found that in just four years, the HPV vaccine has resulted in a dramatic drop in genital warts in young Australians from a range of backgrounds, ...
Aug 13, 2014
Team develops better way to detect causes of deadly childhood diarrhea
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed an important new diagnostic approach to determining the cause of diarrhea in the developing world, revealing a problem even more complex than previously ...
Aug 13, 2014
