New feeding tube connectors will improve patient safety
New feeding tube connectors, designed by an international standards process, will be available soon and will improve patient safety.
Aug 21, 2014
Archive: 21/08/2014
A novel pathway for prevention of heart attack and stroke
A recent Finnish study could pave the way for preventing brain and cardiac ischemia induced by atherosclerosis. Finnish researchers have found that the low-expression variant of fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4), which ...
Aug 21, 2014
Researchers find an important clue to potential treatments for absence seizures
A group of Korean researchers has succeeded in revealing a principle mechanism of a neural network in the human brain, which will provide an important clue to potential treatments for absence seizures.
Aug 21, 2014
Redefining anorexia may unlock new treatments, therapies
(Medical Xpress)—New findings from Western suggest characterizing anorexia as a 'passion' will yield immediate and practical results in terms of treatment and therapy.
Aug 21, 2014
Two American Ebola patients leave hospital (Update)
Two American missionaries who were sickened with Ebola while working in Liberia and were treated with an experimental drug are doing better and have left the hospital, doctors said Thursday.
Aug 21, 2014
Emergency department nurses aren't like the rest of us
(Medical Xpress)—Emergency department nurses aren't like the rest of us - they are more extroverted, agreeable and open - attributes that make them successful in the demanding, fast-paced and often stressful environment ...
Aug 21, 2014
Needs of Maori a priority to address poor stomach cancer survival - researchers
New research shows that Māori diagnosed with stomach cancer are 27% less likely to survive than non-Māori, prompting calls for recently-released national stomach cancer standards to prioritise the needs of Māori.
Aug 21, 2014
