Medications
S. Korea to approve Viagra generics
Three South Korean pharmaceutical firms will soon be allowed to produce generic versions of the anti-impotence drug Viagra despite a row over patents, officials said Wednesday.
Mar 14, 2012
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Survey reveals reasons doctors avoid online error-reporting tools
"Too busy," and "too complicated." These are the typical excuses one might expect when medical professionals are asked why they fail to use online error-reporting systems designed to improve patient safety and the quality ...
Oct 5, 2011
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Health
Teenage alcohol consumption associated with computer use
Teenagers who drink alcohol spend more time on their computers for recreational use, including social networking and downloading and listening to music, compared with their peers who don't drink.
May 9, 2011
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Ankylosing spondylitis: Machine learning could pave the way for early diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the second most common type of inflammatory arthritis, often affecting teenagers and young adults. Symptoms of AS can include back pain, stiffness, joint inflammation (arthritis), inflammation ...
May 30, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study uncovers pregnant women's fears during the COVID-19 pandemic
In a survey-based study published in Nursing Open, fear was present in 95.2% of pregnant women during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fears of possibly transmitting an infection to the fetus, of experiencing loneliness ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When medical workers behave badly during disease outbreaks, everyone suffers
When a deadly infectious disease takes hold in a population, outbreak responders do their best to save lives and stamp out the contagion. No matter the disease or the location – whether AIDS in the U.S., SARS in China, ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Australian law erases decades of anonymity for sperm donors
For Peter Peacock, fate arrived in the form of a registered letter.
Aug 2, 2018
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Health
Sexual assault circumstances differ for military men, women
As the military struggles to combat sexual assault, surveys are uncovering stark differences between the attacks against active-duty female service members and those against active-duty men. The differences are forcing defense ...
May 1, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Egypt's military prosecutor to investigate 'AIDS detector'
An Egyptian judicial official says the country's chief prosecutor has asked military prosecutors to investigate a set of devices that inventors said detect and cure AIDS and hepatitis C—a claim widely dismissed by experts ...
Jan 14, 2015
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Health
Two-year extension seen for canceled health plans
The Obama administration will allow a two-year extension for people whose individual health insurance policies don't comply with requirements of the new health care law. The decision will help defuse a politically difficult ...
Mar 5, 2014
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