News tagged with field trial


Somatic symptom disorder: New condition could classify millions of people as mentally ill

Millions of people could be mislabeled as mentally ill when psychiatry's bible of diagnoses is updated in May, warns a senior doctor in this week's BMJ.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaccination reduces the risk of unvaccinated badger cubs testing tuberculosis positive

New evidence from a four-year field study has shown that BCG vaccination reduces the risk of tuberculosis infection in unvaccinated badger cubs in vaccinated groups, as well as in badgers that received the vaccine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Autism redefined: Yale researchers study impact of proposed diagnostic criteria

Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals who qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Patient receives first prescription for FDA-approved brain tumor treatment

(Medical Xpress) -- The University of Illinois Hospital is the first center in North America to prescribe a new FDA-approved treatment for patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, ...

Cancer created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0