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FDA approves use of electronic chips in medications

(Medical Xpress) -- The Food and Drug Administration in the United States has approved a request by Proteus Digital Health to allow for the inclusion of tiny digestible microchips into medicines to assist ...

Medications created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

H7N9 bird flu: Lancet study confirms poultry as source (Update)

Chinese researchers reporting in The Lancet on Thursday confirmed poultry as a source of H7N9 flu among humans but said they found no evidence of person-to-person transmission.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery of new genes will help childhood arthritis treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified 14 new genes which could have important consequences for future treatments of childhood arthritis.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Working while pregnant won't harm the baby, study finds

(HealthDay)—Working during pregnancy does not increase a woman's risk of having a preterm or low birth-weight baby, a new study found.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome mapping may stop superbug deaths

Genome mapping could prove key in preventing superbugs in hospitals, an Australian researcher said Friday, urging its use to prevent countless deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fighting drug resistance on Asia's malaria frontline

At a remote medical outpost near the jungle-blanketed Thai-Myanmar border, a villager pricks the finger of a feverish baby living on the frontline of the war on drug-resistant malaria.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mandatory flu vaccine for health care workers to protect patients

All health care workers in health care institutions should be vaccinated with the annual influenza vaccine to protect patients, argues an editorial in CMAJ.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

350 million people have depression in world: WHO

More than 350 million people suffer from depression globally, the World Health Organization said, ahead of World Mental Health Day on Wednesday.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Work-family conflict translates to greater risk of musculoskeletal pain for hospital workers

Nurses and other hospital workers, especially those who work long hours or the night shift, often report trying to juggle the demands of the job and family obligations. A study out today by The George Washington University ...

Health created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children missing out in battle against TB

(Medical Xpress) -- The number of children diagnosed with tuberculosis only represents the tip of the iceberg, according to the University of Sydney's Associate Professor Ben Marais, a specialist in childhood ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many U.S. workers sleep-Deprived: CDC

(HealthDay) -- Many American workers get fewer than six hours of sleep each night, putting themselves and their co-workers at risk for serious and sometimes deadly consequences, federal health officials said ...

Health created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: 'Google Flu Trends' a powerful early warning system for emergency departments

Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports. A report on ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests new way to ensure effectiveness of TB treatment

A UT Southwestern Medical Center study using a sophisticated "glass mouse" research model has found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is more likely caused in patients by speedy drug metabolism rather than inconsistent ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Groundbreaking study finds home treatment of pneumonia better than hospital care

In a breakthrough study published online today in The Lancet, researchers from Boston University, Save the Children and the WHO found that young children treated at home for severe pneumonia by Pakistan's network of "lady ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Modern shift work pattern potentially less harmful to health

Recent research suggests that the modern day-day-night-night shift pattern for shift workers may not be as disruptive or as potentially carcinogenic as older, more extreme shift patterns.

Health created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast