Archive: 17/03/2016

More healthy foods offered in school lunches, study finds

(HealthDay)—American kids are getting more healthy food choices in school lunches, a new study finds.

Mar 17, 2016

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Harvard launches ResearchKit app to support football player health

The Football Players Health Study at Harvard University—a series of studies that examine the health and well-being of former football players and aims to develop more effective diagnostic and therapeutic interventions—today ...

Mar 17, 2016

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Specialized nursing care needs assessment model developed for pediatric patients with complex conditions

Recent medical advances have resulted in increased survival of children with complex medical conditions (CMC), such as cerebral palsy, complex chromosomal anomalies, major congenital heart diseases and respiratory disease.

Mar 17, 2016

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No added benefits with laser in cataract sx + toric lens insertion

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing toric intraocular lens insertion, visual outcomes are similar for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (LCS) and phacoemulsification cataract surgery (PCS), according to research ...

Mar 17, 2016

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Chile lawmakers authorize abortion in limited cases (Update)

Lawmakers in Chile's lower house of Congress on Thursday approved abortion in limited circumstances, the first step towards lifting a decades-old ban on the practice in the socially conservative South American country.

Mar 17, 2016

Rare form of diabetes may require alternate treatment

Patients with a rare, genetic form of diabetes often are misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes because the two share symptoms.

Mar 17, 2016

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Shared decision-making can improve health care for LGBTQ racial/ethnic minority patients

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients who are also racial and ethnic minorities suffer significant health disparities, while facing more complicated challenges than white LGBTQ or racial and ethnic ...

Mar 17, 2016

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Preventing sperm's 'power kick' could be key to unisex contraceptive

University of California, Berkeley, biologists have discovered the switch that triggers the power kick sperm use to penetrate and fertilize a human egg, uncovering a possible source of male infertility but also a potential ...

Mar 17, 2016

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Novel method for storing and transporting cerebrospinal fluid samples for diagnosis of JEV

In resource poor areas patient samples often have to travel long distances for suitable diagnosis. Filter paper is currently used for the storage and transport of dried blood samples, however there is very little research ...

Mar 17, 2016

Immune study shows how gut keeps deadly infections at bay

Treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections could be improved by research that reveals how bacteria are kept in check.

Mar 17, 2016

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