Archive: 29/01/2014
Dormant prostate cancer cells may be reawakened by factors produced in inflammatory cells
Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute discovered in pre-clinical models that dormant prostate cancer cells found in bone tissue can be reawakened, causing metastasis to other parts of ...
Jan 29, 2014
Dutch find horse in 690 tonnes of abattoir meat
The Dutch health watchdog said Wednesday it had halted distribution of 690 tonnes of meat from an abattoir after a probe found traces of horse in products marked as beef.
Jan 29, 2014
Altruistic acts more common in states with high well-being
People are much more likely to decide to donate a kidney to a stranger—an extraordinarily altruistic act—in areas of the United States where levels of well-being are high, according to a new study.
Jan 29, 2014
Infection control practices not adequately implemented at many hospital ICUs
U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with infection prevention policies, according to a study in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the ...
Jan 29, 2014