Fungicides for crops: Worrying link to fungal drug resistance in UK warns scientists
Crop spraying on British farms could be aiding a life-threatening fungus suffered by tens of thousand of people in the UK each year.
Jul 14, 2014
Archive: 14/07/2014
Pre-diabetes label 'unhelpful and unnecessary'
Labelling people with moderately high blood sugar as pre-diabetic is a drastically premature measure with no medical value and huge financial and social costs, say researchers from UCL and the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.
Jul 14, 2014
Reduced range of facial expression indicates serious heart, lung disease
Patients with serious heart and lung conditions don't have the normal range of facial expressions, particularly the ability to register surprise in response to emotional cues, finds preliminary research published online in ...
Jul 14, 2014
Patients with advanced co-existing illnesses and their carers face uphill struggle
Patients in their last year of life with co-existing illnesses struggle to cope with a bewildering array of services and treatments, which are often poorly coordinated and lack any continuity of care, indicates an analysis ...
Jul 14, 2014
Ivorian refugees stopped from returning home over Ebola fears
Around 400 Ivorian refugees who fled to Liberia during their country's 2010-2011 post-election violence have been prevented from returning home due to fears over the spread of the Ebola virus, a UN official said Monday.
Jul 14, 2014
The power of making amends: Study reveals how conciliatory gestures promote human forgiveness
It's well known that when a person takes steps to make amends for a wrongdoing, the victim is more inclined to forgive and forget. However, exactly why that happens is less obvious and poorly understood. In a recent study, ...
Jul 14, 2014
Changes in generic pill color and shape disrupt use
Generic versions of the same prescription drug are clinically interchangeable but often look different depending on the manufacturer. The FDA does not require consistent pill appearance among interchangeable generic drugs, ...
Jul 14, 2014
Bonuses for doctors do little to improve cancer screening in Ontario
Ontario spent nearly $110 million dollars between 2006 and 2010 on bonuses to motivate family doctors to screen more of their patients for cancer but these bonuses were associated with little or no improvement in actual cancer ...
Jul 14, 2014
Mixed reviews for healthier school lunch fare
School cafeteria managers on the hunt for foods that are healthy and will also please finicky students are sampling bean burgers, peanut butter substitutes and other alternatives at a convention in Boston.
Jul 14, 2014
States told to find way to clear Medicaid backlog
A half-dozen states with Medicaid backlogs are facing a federal deadline to create a plan for getting those low-income residents enrolled in health coverage.
Jul 14, 2014
