Archive: 22/07/2016
Florida probes second possible Zika case in non-traveler
A second case of Zika virus possibly acquired locally is being investigated in Florida, just days after the first potential case was announced in Miami, officials said Thursday.
Jul 22, 2016
Blood disorders cost 23 billion to European economy
Healthcare costs per patient with blood cancers are two times higher than average cancer costs, due to long hospital stays and complex treatment and diagnosis.
Jul 22, 2016
Significant pain increases the risk of opioid addiction by 41 percent
What do we really know about the relationship between the experience of pain and risk of developing opioid use disorder? Results from a recent study - the first to directly address this question—show that people with moderate ...
Jul 22, 2016
Shaken baby syndrome accepted as diagnoses by majority of physicians
Survey data reveals a high degree of medical consensus that shaking a young child is capable of producing subdural hematoma (a life-threatening pooling of blood outside the brain), severe retinal hemorrhage, coma or death, ...
Jul 22, 2016