Archive: 10/11/2014
Research gives truckers their voice in the AIDS epidemic
Truckers in India have a high risk of contracting AIDS. University of Cincinnati Professor Shaunak Sastry examined how the truckers discuss this risk in a paper that will be presented at the 100th annual convention for the ...
Nov 10, 2014
Why placebos for chemotherapy side effects are hard to swallow
It's unthinkable to give a placebo to someone to treat their cancer, but could we use one to treat chemotherapy's well-known side effects? Unfortunately, we may never be able to answer this question because the biggest obstacle ...
Nov 10, 2014
Researchers launch search for new Ebola treatments using artificial intelligence
The University of Toronto, Chematria and IBM are combining forces in a quest to find new treatments for the Ebola virus.
Nov 10, 2014
GP guidelines needed for chronic pain treatment
Some patients with chronic pain could be better served by being prescribed vitamin D supplements by their GP, according to research at the University of Adelaide.
Nov 10, 2014
Understanding the impact of parents' mental illness
Research from the University of Adelaide has found that the children of parents suffering from an emotionally unstable form of personality disorder are at risk of developing behavioural and emotional issues - but the children ...
Nov 10, 2014
Equal care, survival rates for country cancer patients
Country South Australians with colorectal cancer that has spread to other areas of the body are receiving equal surgical care and have the same survival rates as those living in the city, according to new research from the ...
Nov 10, 2014