Archive: 23/08/2012
Syphilis scare prompts call to halt US porn shoots
Reports of several cases of syphilis among porn actors in California has prompted a trade group to call for a temporary halt to shooting in the lucrative US adult film industry.
Aug 23, 2012
Changing epidemiology of rare disease links sinus irrigation with contaminated tap water, two deaths
When water containing the Naegleria fowleri ameba, a single-celled organism, enters the nose, the organisms may migrate to the brain, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a very rare—but usually fatal—disease. ...
Aug 23, 2012
Prostate cancer survival rates improved since introduction of PSA testing
The routine use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for screening and monitoring prostate cancer has led to early and more sensitive detection of the disease. A new study published in The Journal of Urology reports ...
Aug 23, 2012