Archive: 12/08/2014
Avoid Ebola panic and fear: UN chief
Urging governments to avoid panic and fear, UN chief Ban Ki-moon announced plans on Tuesday to step up the global response to the Ebola outbreak and bring it under control.
Aug 12, 2014
FDA approves lung preservation machine (Update)
Federal health regulators have approved a novel device that can preserve donated lungs outside the body for possible transplantation into critically ill patients.
Aug 12, 2014
Immigrants at lower risk of overdose, death from codeine than people born in Canada
Immigrants are at lower risk of an overdose or death after being prescribed codeine than people born in Canada, a new study has found.
Aug 12, 2014
Beating childhood cancer does not make survivors healthier adults
Having survived cancer as a child does not necessarily have a ripple effect that makes people lead a healthier lifestyle once they grow up. In fact, in a report derived from a National Cancer Institute-funded study of childhood ...
Aug 12, 2014
Heart failure is a substantial health burden in low- and middle-income countries
Heart failure is a major public health burden in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with substantial variation in the presentation, causes, management, and outcomes of heart failure across different LMICs, according ...
Aug 12, 2014