Archive: 27/01/2016
MERS virus kills man in UAE
The MERS coronavirus has killed a man in the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi health authority said on Tuesday.
Jan 27, 2016
Double flu blow forces Saint Petersburg school closures
An outbreak of swine flu has claimed some 22 lives in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg and combined with high rates of seasonal flu to force authorities to close schools and send residents flocking to pharmacies.
Jan 27, 2016
Massachusetts is investigating high cost of hepatitis C drug
The Massachusetts attorney general's office said Wednesday that it is investigating whether the makers of a breakthrough treatment for hepatitis C are violating state law by pricing the drugs too high.
Jan 27, 2016
Recommendation to omit radiation therapy after lumpectomy is not frequently implemented
Nearly two thirds of U.S. women age 70 or older with stage I breast cancer1 who undergo lumpectomy and are eligible to safely omit subsequent radiation therapy (RT) according to national cancer guidelines still receive this ...
Jan 27, 2016
More than one in 20 US children have dizziness and balance problems
More than 1 in 20 (nearly 3.3 million) children between the ages of 3 and 17 have a dizziness or balance problem, according to an analysis of the first large-scale, nationally representative survey of these problems in U.S. ...
Jan 27, 2016
Treating major depression in older adults with diabetes may lower risk of death
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, effective treatment for depression could go a long way toward improving health status and even preventing death among older adults who ...
Jan 27, 2016
New findings point to central nervous system role in painful diabetic peripheral nerve disease
Emerging evidence suggests that the central nervous system (CNS) is a key contributor to the problem of painful peripheral nerve disease in people with diabetes, according to a special article in the February issue of Pain, ...
Jan 27, 2016