Archive: 20/01/2016
Close to 40% of formerly suicidal Canadians subsequently achieve complete mental health
Close to 40% (38%) of formerly suicidal Canadians have reached a state of complete mental health, not only being free of symptoms of mental illness, suicidal thoughts or substance abuse in the preceding year, but also reporting ...
Jan 20, 2016
Dangerous driving puts kids at higher risk of getting hit during school drop-offs
Dangerous driving when dropping children off at schools may put kids at increased risk of getting injured in the vicinity of their schools, a recent York University and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) study indicates.
Jan 20, 2016
Wistar startup immunaccel aims to accelerate the translation of immuno-oncology therapies
Cancer immunotherapies have proven to be very successful in stimulating the body's own immune system to recognize and combat cancer, placing the groundbreaking drugs at the forefront of research and development in cancer ...
Jan 20, 2016
Majority of Americans support strengthening Medicare law to require coverage of obesity programs
More than two years after the American Medical Association declared obesity a disease, a strong majority of Americans believe Congress should approve legislation to require Medicare to cover FDA-approved medicines to treat ...
Jan 20, 2016
Florida reports first three Zika virus cases
Three cases of Zika virus, Florida's first, were recorded in people who had recently traveled in Latin America, health authorities said Wednesday.
Jan 20, 2016
Charity buys Merck vaccine to thwart Ebola comeback
Charity alliance Gavi committed to buy $5 million (4.6 million euros) worth of an experimental Ebola vaccine on Wednesday from US drugmaker Merck, enough it hopes to thwart any return of the epidemic that killed thousands.
Jan 20, 2016
Fewer than one in five nurses comply with guidelines for standard precautions
Only 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported compliance in all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, ...
Jan 20, 2016