Archive: 27/11/2013
Florida uptick in tick-borne diseases
Florida is exceptional for countless reasons – sunshine, beaches, theme parks—but a new distinction is cause for growing concern among health experts and tourism officials alike: a rapid and unexplained increase in the ...
Nov 27, 2013
Health law's Spanish sign-up tools delayed
You can add one more delay to the list for the rollout of President Barack Obama's health care law. This time, it's a postponement of the launch of an online enrollment tool in Spanish.
Nov 27, 2013
HIV infections up in Europe and Central Asia
HIV infections in Europe and Central Asia increased by eight percent in 2012 compared to a year earlier, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control announced Wednesday.
Nov 27, 2013
Program helps seniors drive more safely
For the seventh consecutive year, the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the California Office of ...
Nov 27, 2013
Anti-smoking drug may help problem drinkers
A drug commonly used to help people quit smoking may also help problem drinkers overcome their addiction.
Nov 27, 2013
Scientists design and test new approach for corneal stem cell treatments
Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute have designed and tested a novel, minute-long procedure to prepare human amniotic membrane for use as a scaffold for specialized stem cells that may be used ...
Nov 27, 2013
The deadly news about all osteoporotic fractures
It is well known that hip and vertebral fractures increase the risk of premature death. Until now, little has been known about the clinical impact of non-hip, non-vertebral fractures – so new Australian research showing ...
Nov 27, 2013