Archive: 22/09/2015
Becoming cyborgs in the battle against prostate cancer
Research published recently in Science as Culture suggests that men are surprisingly positive and open to the concept of having cancer-detecting biosensors implanted within their bodies – effectively making them cyborgs.
Sep 22, 2015
The use of bisphosphonate drugs is associated with an increased risk of atypical hip fractures
The use of bisphosphonates, a group of drugs used to prevent hip breakages in women with osteoporosis, is associated with an increased risk of atypical fractures in this joint, understood as those that occur in less frequent ...
Sep 22, 2015
Age, not post-op infection, more important for kidney transplant success, study finds
Infection by virus cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common and major complication following kidney transplantation. Previous studies have related CMV infection with increased kidney transplant failure and reduced patient survival. ...
Sep 22, 2015
SCS medical student's research provides insight into infectious disease
A history of chicken pox is very likely to predict immunity to varicella zoster, according to latest research from Monash University.
Sep 22, 2015
Exercise resources to revolutionise health care education
A unique set of resources to train doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to promote and prescribe exercise for clinical treatment and disease prevention is being launched by health care experts at The University ...
Sep 22, 2015
Border violence is a public health issue
Can collective violence along the U.S.-Mexico border—covering the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas as well as Texas—be considered an "epidemic"? It can, and the issue of violence should ...
Sep 22, 2015
Better preparation from physicians will help patients stay on statins
What's the best way to get heart patients to properly use statins?
Sep 22, 2015