Archive: 01/10/2014
Predicting the future course of psychotic illness
University of Adelaide psychiatry researchers have developed a model that could help to predict a patient's likelihood of a good outcome from treatment – from their very first psychotic episode.
Oct 1, 2014
Exercise to prevent falls and fractures
Boosting your activity levels and doing strength and balance exercises significantly reduces your risk of breaking a bone as a result of falling if you are over 60, according to experts from an international research group ...
Oct 1, 2014
Africa's uneven health care becomes easy prey for Ebola
Threatened by the possible spread of an Ebola epidemic which respects no borders, Africa is divided between a handful of countries equipped to withstand an outbreak and many more which would be devastated, experts say.
Oct 1, 2014
Obama's BRAIN initiative gets more than $300 million
President Barack Obama's initiative to study the brain and improve treatment of conditions like Alzheimer's and autism was given a boost Tuesday with the announcement of more than $300 million in funds.
Oct 1, 2014
Estimates show preterm birth complications and pneumonia are leading causes of death in children under five years
Complications from preterm (premature) births and pneumonia are now the leading causes of death in children under five years, together responsible for nearly 2 million deaths in 2013, according to the latest estimates, published ...
Oct 1, 2014