Archive: 29/12/2016
Iron deficiency anemia associated with hearing loss
In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kathleen M. Schieffer, B.S., of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa., and colleagues examined the association between ...
Dec 29, 2016
Puerto Rico receives $2M to fight Zika epidemic in mountains
Puerto Rico has been awarded more than $2 million in federal funds to fight Zika across mountain communities in the U.S. territory's interior.
Dec 29, 2016
Biomarker tests in breast cancer: Decision on chemotherapy remains difficult
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) investigated the benefit of biomarker tests to support the decision for or against adjuvant systemic chemotherapy in certain breast cancer patients, that ...
Dec 29, 2016
Possible treatment targets found for pre-malignant bone marrow disorders
Cincinnati Children's researchers report in Nature Immunology a new mechanism that controls blood cell function and several possible molecular targets for treating myelodysplasia syndromes (MDS) - a group of pre-malignant ...
Dec 29, 2016