Archive: 13/03/2014
Could grapefruit be good for your kidneys?
Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London, have discovered that a natural product found in grapefruit can prevent kidney cysts from forming.
Mar 13, 2014
Macau culls 7,500 chicken over bird flu scare
Macau culled 7,500 chicken after discovering the H7-type avian influenza in live poultry for the first time in the city, authorities said Thursday, adding the birds had been imported from mainland China.
Mar 13, 2014
Army tests both women, men in combat fitness study
Army researchers are studying how hard soldiers—both women and men—have to work at battlefield tasks as the scientists strive to define gender-neutral fitness standards for troops in combat units.
Mar 13, 2014
Aid groups fill health care gaps in failed states, WHO says
Humanitarian workers are scrambling to fill a void left by the collapse of governments in three of the world's hotspots amid an unprecedented demand for help in the past year.
Mar 13, 2014
Study generally finds comparable outcomes for outpatient, inpatient orthopaedic surgeries
As the effectiveness of anesthesia, pain management and rehabilitation continues to improve, more orthopaedic procedures are being done on an outpatient basis. In a new research study presented today at the 2014 Annual Meeting ...
Mar 13, 2014
Patients should wait 6-to-12 weeks before driving after shoulder surgery
More than 53,000 Americans have total shoulder joint replacement (SJR) surgery each year, and yet the effects of this surgery on a patient's ability to safely drive a vehicle, and the appropriate recovery time before patients ...
Mar 13, 2014
Study identifies genetic differences in female athletes with ACL injuries
Female athletes are two-to-eight times more likely to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than males. And while there have been reports about possible anatomic, hormonal and neuromuscular factors that may place ...
Mar 13, 2014