Archive: 21/04/2016
450 million Africans threatened by spinal meningitis
Spinal meningitis, which can kill in 24 hours, poses a threat to 450 million Africans this year, according to medical experts from eight of the continent's countries.
Apr 21, 2016
Researchers find moderate vascular risk in southwest native population
In a newly published, pilot study in the journal Ethnicity & Disease, researchers report a relatively low prevalence of vascular risk among participants of the Southwest Heart Mind Study, especially among those treated for ...
Apr 21, 2016
New study shows electronic health records often capture incomplete mental health data
Complementary sources of data can be used to paint a more complete picture of a patient's health trajectory than a single source. Significant recent investment in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) took place on the assumption ...
Apr 21, 2016
In child heart patients, a novel approach improves symptoms of hazardous lymph blockage
Pediatric researchers have devised an innovative, safe and minimally invasive procedure that helps relieve rare but potentially life-threatening airway blockages occurring in children who had surgery for congenital heart ...
Apr 21, 2016
Study links neighborhood greenness to reduction in chronic diseases
A new study of a quarter-million Miami-Dade County Medicare beneficiaries showed that higher levels of neighborhood greenness, including trees, grass and other vegetation, were linked to a significant reduction in the rate ...
Apr 21, 2016