Archive: 22/05/2018
Nurse killed by deadly virus amid Indian outbreak
Officials say a nurse caring for patients infected with a deadly virus has died from the disease amid an outbreak in south India.
May 22, 2018
Battle to treat Madagascar women for debilitating fistula
"Get rid of the girl who stinks," they said about Sana Rodiny who for three years had to endure unrelenting abuse after developing a fistula.
May 22, 2018
Five dead, dozens quarantined as virus fears spread in India
A deadly virus carried by fruit bats has killed at least five people in southern India and more than 90 people are in quarantine, a top health official said Tuesday.
May 22, 2018
Improving health research among Indigenous peoples in Canada
Researchers must understand the historical and social context of Indigenous health research, while valuing the unique knowledge, skills and experiences of Indigenous people, in order to conduct meaningful health research, ...
May 22, 2018
Including Indigenous elders in primary care positively affects Indigenous patients' mental health
Indigenous Elders can have a broad range of positive effects on the mental and physical health of urban Indigenous people who often experience marginalization and barriers accessing health care, according to a study in CMAJ ...
May 22, 2018
Experimental drug eases effects of gluten for celiac patients on gluten-free diet
An investigational new drug offers hope of relief for celiac disease patients who are inadvertently exposed to gluten while on a gluten-free diet. Findings of the first phase 2 study of a biologic immune modulator in celiac ...
May 22, 2018
DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study
For the first time in humans, researchers will test a two-pronged approach to treat advanced stage colorectal cancer (CRC), potentially increasing life expectancy. Combining a DNA vaccine, which boosts the body's immune response ...
May 22, 2018
More patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis receiving liver transplants
Increasingly, liver transplant centers are changing a long-standing practice of delaying potentially life-saving liver transplantation for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis until after they stopped drinking alcohol ...
May 22, 2018
Blue dye tablet helps identify polyps during colonoscopy
Ingestion of a blue dye tablet during bowel prep for colonoscopy could be a significant advance in the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). When used in conjunction with colonoscopy, the blue dye increased adenoma ...
May 22, 2018