Archive: 01/12/2015
Promising new treatment joins the war on superbugs
The fight against superbugs has been bolstered thanks to a promising new therapy discovered by University of Adelaide researchers.
Dec 1, 2015
New way of classifying scleroderma
A new way of classifying scleroderma will greatly help the diagnosis and stratification of the debilitating medical condition, as well as assist in researching other autoimmune diseases.
Dec 1, 2015
Mosquitos spread microcephaly disease in Brazil
Cases of microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with small heads, are skyrocketing in Brazil and the discovery that mosquitoes carry the disease means there are few ways to stop it, officials said Monday.
Dec 1, 2015
British junior doctors call off planned strike
Junior doctors in Britain called off a planned strike on Monday after last-minute talks with ministers, the British Medical Association (BMA) said.
Dec 1, 2015
Indonesia's Papua battles AIDS epidemic
Fifteen-year-old Adina curls up in bed under a sheet, her body ravaged by AIDS, one of many caught up in an epidemic sweeping Indonesia's eastern Papua region.
Dec 1, 2015
New York state adding $200M more to $2.5B fight against AIDS
New York will dedicate $200 million more to its effort to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
Dec 1, 2015
Lower survival rates in women with breast cancer diagnosed with depression
Women with breast cancer who subsequently had a recorded diagnosis of depression had a 45% higher risk of death from all causes, according to a study led by King's College London. The researchers suggest this finding could ...
Dec 1, 2015