Other
2020 Nobel season opens with medicine prize
Breakthroughs in the field of health will be honoured Monday when the 2020 Nobel season kicks off with the medicine prize, as the world battles the worst pandemic in a century.
Oct 5, 2020
0
27
Page 3 - News tagged with gold
Health
Gold kiwifruit each day reduce cold symptoms
(Medical Xpress) -- Adding gold kiwifruit to your diet may lead to less suffering from symptoms of common illnesses such as colds, research suggests.
Jan 4, 2012
0
0
Health
Lead poisoning in 2,000 children in north Nigeria
Illegal gold mining has left at least 2,000 children with lead poisoning in several northern Nigerian villages, where 400 children have already died from contamination, an official said Friday.
Oct 28, 2011
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Africa launches plan to curb rampant TB in gold mines
South Africa on Saturday launched a plan to diagnose tuberculosis in the country's gold mines, where the disease's incidence is the highest in the world.
Mar 24, 2012
0
0
Oncology & Cancer
Gold by special delivery intensifies cancer-killing radiation
Researchers from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island have demonstrated a promising new way to increase the effectiveness of radiation in killing cancer cells.
Apr 13, 2015
0
70
Health
Nigeria lead poisoning 'worst in modern history': HRW
A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria's north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern history, but cleanup has not even begun in many areas, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Feb 7, 2012
0
0
Inflammatory disorders
Wearable sweat sensor detects molecular hallmark of inflammation
The vast majority of diseases and disorders afflicting humans, ranging from arthritis to Zika fever, involve some level of inflammation. While inflammation is most familiar to us as pain, redness, and swelling, a slew of ...
Jun 22, 2023
0
54
Oncology & Cancer
New sensors could lead to earlier lymphoma diagnosis
CNBP researchers have developed a new method of detecting multiple cytokines—the body's messenger proteins—in very small volume samples, which could lead to earlier diagnosis of diseases such as lymphoma.
Sep 20, 2019
0
2
Health
Silica dust in small-scale gold mining linked to silicosis and TB epidemic
Silica dust hazards in large gold mines have been well documented, but the situation is far worse in small-scale gold mining according to a new study.
Apr 30, 2015
0
22
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A simple diagnostic test to detect tuberculosis in humans
Tuberculosis (TB) represents a growing worldwide healthcare burden. Second only to HIV in terms of its global impact, TB infected 8.5 million people and caused 1.4 million deaths in 2011. If these statistics are to improve, ...
May 29, 2015
0
64
