Archive: 19/02/2015
Study shows sensor technology may help improve accuracy of clinical breast exams
Sensor technology has the potential to significantly improve the teaching of proper technique for clinical breast exams (CBE), according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and ...
Feb 19, 2015
Study exposes shocking lack of rabies reporting in countries where risk is greatest
The first global survey of rabies reporting systems, published this week, has uncovered a shocking lack of preparedness against this deadly disease across Africa and Asia. Accurate reporting of rabies cases to authorities ...
Feb 19, 2015
Editorial issues a call to action for end-of-life care of older adults in nursing homes
End-of-life care for nursing home residents has long been associated with poor symptom control and low family satisfaction. With more than one in four older Americans dying in a nursing home—including 70 percent of Americans ...
Feb 19, 2015
Evidence suggests that possible regulation of cigarettes not likely to significantly change US illicit tobacco market
Although there is insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about how the U.S. illicit tobacco market would respond to any new regulations that modify cigarettes—for example, by lowering nicotine content—limited ...
Feb 19, 2015
Mitochondria adopt a crosswise pathway for decoding their genome
Mitochondria, true energy power plants of cells, are able to release the energy contained in food by means of the oxygen which we inhale. These intracellular organelles possess their own DNA, and proteins derived from these ...
Feb 19, 2015