Archive: 06/11/2014
New drug for common liver disease improves liver health
An experimental drug aimed at treating a common liver disease showed promising results and potential problems in a multicenter clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. The FLINT study found that people ...
Nov 6, 2014
World War I soldier helps in fight against dysentery
A bacterial sample from a World War I soldier is helping researchers to tackle dysentery, a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of children under five each year in developing nations.
Nov 6, 2014
WW1 surgeons could do little for amputees' pain—and treatment remains a challenge
Army doctors in the First World War were helpless to stop soldiers who lost limbs from suffering in pain, according to researchers.
Nov 6, 2014