Archive: 23/03/2014

New consensus reached to help tackle multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB

New consensus statements have been developed to help tackle the growing threat of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).

Mar 23, 2014

Electric 'thinking cap' controls learning speed

(Medical Xpress)—Caffeine-fueled cram sessions are routine occurrences on any college campus. But what if there was a better, safer way to learn new or difficult material more quickly? What if "thinking caps" were real?

Mar 23, 2014

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New childhood tuberculosis estimates double the number previously thought

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) in Boston have estimated that around one million children suffer from tuberculosis (TB) annually— twice the number previously thought ...

Mar 23, 2014

College women: Have a healthy spring break

(HealthDay)—Spring break offers college women—and men—a welcome respite from the pressures of school, but they need to make sure they protect their health while having fun.

Mar 23, 2014

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Practices can take steps to improve care transitions

(HealthDay)—Implementation of a rigorous process can improve transitions of care, according to an article published March 10 in Medical Economics.

Mar 23, 2014

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Rashes from wipes, liquid soaps on the rise

(HealthDay)—Allergic skin reactions to a preservative used in pre-moistened wipes and liquid soaps are on the increase, a doctor says.

Mar 23, 2014

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Study identifies path to safer drugs for heart disease, cancer

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may have found a way to solve a problem that has plagued a group of drugs called ligand-mimicking integrin inhibitors, which have the potential to treat conditions ranging ...

Mar 23, 2014

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Study discovers genetic cause of rare type of ovarian cancer

The cause of a rare type of ovarian cancer that most often strikes girls and young women has been uncovered by an international research team led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), according to a study ...

Mar 23, 2014