Archive: 08/05/2014

Lead exposure only part of the story for Port Pirie kids

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide shows that while childhood lead exposure in the South Australian city of Port Pirie has been a significant factor in their cognitive and mental health development, ...

May 8, 2014

Managing children's exposure to environmental chemicals

Women, who do most of a family's shopping and day-to-day management, have quietly and uncomplainingly taken on yet another task: managing their children's exposure to potentially harmful environmental chemicals.Norah MacKendrick, ...

May 8, 2014

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Maths plus medicine equals new imaging innovation

A medical student from The University of Queensland has applied his background in mathematics to the field of nuclear medicine to improve liver imaging methods, which may improve diagnosis time and possibly save patients ...

May 8, 2014

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AMA develops payment guides for new care models

(HealthDay)—The American Medical Association (AMA) has developed new tools to aid physicians in understanding payment arrangements in evolving fee-for-value care models.

May 8, 2014

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E-learning enables parents to assess infantile hemangiomas

(HealthDay)—Parents are able to correctly diagnose and evaluate an infantile hemangioma (IH) after completing an e-learning module, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Academy ...

May 8, 2014

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Listening to bipolar disorder: Smartphone app detects mood swings via voice analysis

A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder, a University of Michigan team ...

May 8, 2014

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Nicotine poisoning of infant highlights 'E-cig' dangers, docs report

(HealthDay)—The story of a 10-month-old boy rushed to a hospital after ingesting the refill liquid used in e-cigarettes spotlights an emerging safety issue, the doctors who treated him say.

May 8, 2014

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New effort to halt spread of HIV in the Caribbean

A handful of sex workers sit on discarded cardboard along a filthy sewer channel, sharing food and razors to shave their legs and faces as they prepare for the night's labor on the streets of Jamaica's capital.

May 8, 2014

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Four new MERS deaths, 18 more infections in Saudi

Saudi Arabia has announced four more deaths from the MERS coronavirus and 18 new infections, as it battles to contain the mystery disease which has now killed 121 people in the kingdom.

May 8, 2014

New Zealand bans synthetic drugs

New Zealand on Thursday banned synthetic drugs after Prime Minister John Key conceded an attempt to regulate the market in so-called "legal highs" had failed.

May 8, 2014

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Archive: 08/05/2014

Lead exposure only part of the story for Port Pirie kids

Managing children's exposure to environmental chemicals

Maths plus medicine equals new imaging innovation

AMA develops payment guides for new care models

E-learning enables parents to assess infantile hemangiomas

Listening to bipolar disorder: Smartphone app detects mood swings via voice analysis

Nicotine poisoning of infant highlights 'E-cig' dangers, docs report

New effort to halt spread of HIV in the Caribbean

Four new MERS deaths, 18 more infections in Saudi

New Zealand bans synthetic drugs

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