Archive: 27/04/2016
Probiotics stop menopause-like bone loss in mice
Probiotic supplements protected female mice from the loss of bone density that occurs after having their ovaries removed, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia State University have shown.
Apr 27, 2016
Study finds high death rate among people who are or have been incarcerated
People recently released from correctional facilities in Ontario had a risk of dying from a drug overdose 56 times greater than the general population, a new study has found.
Apr 27, 2016
Cholera outbreak hits Zanzibar, kills at least 45
A Zanzibar health official says a cholera outbreak on the island archipelago has killed at least 45 people since March.
Apr 27, 2016
One-fifth of young drinkers report consuming 'jello shots,' study finds
About one in five underage youths reported consuming alcoholic jello shots in the past 30 days, and those youths were more likely to binge drink, consume more alcohol, and to have been involved in physical fights related ...
Apr 27, 2016
Emergency general surgical procedures that account for most complications, deaths and costs
Only 7 procedures account for approximately 80 percent of all admissions, deaths, complications, and inpatient costs attributable to operative emergency general surgery nationwide, according to a study published online by ...
Apr 27, 2016