Archive: 11/10/2013
Prudence mixes with fatalism over MERS at hajj
Mohammed Shuaib wears a mask as he walks amid a flood of Muslims arriving for the hajj, but his wariness about the deadly MERS virus that has struck Saudi Arabia doesn't seem to be widely shared.
Oct 11, 2013
Badgers ultimately responsible for around half of TB in cattle, study estimates
Badgers are ultimately responsible for roughly half of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in areas with high TB prevalence, according to new estimates based on data from a previous badger culling trial.
Oct 11, 2013
'Mobility shoes' take a load off for knee osteoarthritis sufferers
The results of a new study by bone and joint experts at Rush University Medical Center suggest that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who wear flat, flexible footwear, which allows natural foot mobility and provide sufficient ...
Oct 11, 2013
Doctors help Israeli combat soldier with testosterone disorder start a family
Dr. Karen Tordjman, a senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine didn't have an immediate diagnosis for the under-masculinized young man who walked into her office. A 25-year-old university student ...
Oct 11, 2013
Kids of single moms who later marry reap few benefits
(Medical Xpress)—With roughly four in 10 of all U.S. births now to unwed mothers, a new longitudinal study by Cornell demographers is the first to show that being raised in a single-parent home poses significant risks to ...
Oct 11, 2013