Archive: 04/07/2014
Children with autism overcome real-life fears in virtual world
Immersive reality can help children with autism spectrum disorder overcome their fears and phobias, new research has shown.
Jul 4, 2014
Too soon for rich countries to stop HIV funding in poor ones
The global HIV epidemic has been unprecedented, both in its extent and in the way it has changed the world's approach to health funding.
Jul 4, 2014
California chicken linked to salmonella recalled
A California chicken producer has issued its first recall since being linked to an outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella that has been making people sick for more than a year, company and federal food officials ...
Jul 4, 2014
Burn, patient, burn: medical inferno in China
A therapist pours alcohol over a patient and sets him alight—for some in China, playing with fire is a treatment for illness.
Jul 4, 2014
First evidence for painless atrial fibrillation treatment
The first evidence for a shockless treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) will be presented today at Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. The meeting is organised by the Council on Basic Cardiovascular ...
Jul 4, 2014
Association found between high cholesterol and breast cancer
An association between high blood cholesterol and breast cancer has been found in a study of more than 1 million patients over a 14 year time period in the UK. The research will be presented today at Frontiers in CardioVascular ...
Jul 4, 2014