Archive: 26/01/2015
Treating travellers' diarrhoea with antibiotics can promote the spread of drug-resistant "super-bacteria"
Each year, more than 300 million tourists visit areas with low standards of hygiene. A recent Finnish study shows that about one-fifth of these travellers return home with an unwanted companion, a drug-resistant intestinal ...
Jan 26, 2015
'Kindness curriculum' boosts school success in preschoolers
Over the course of 12 weeks, twice a week, the prekindergarten students learned their ABCs. Attention, breath and body, caring practice—clearly not the standard letters of the alphabet.
Jan 26, 2015
Screening people for diseases doesn't necessarily save lives, study shows
It seems like it should work: If everyone were tested for every disease, lives would be saved, right? These conditions would be spotted quickly, treated, and voilĂ : The deadly illness would be vanquished.
Jan 26, 2015