Archive: 05/02/2015
25 percent of homeless people surveyed in Toronto report vision problems
Twenty-five per cent of homeless people surveyed in Toronto had vision problems up to and including blindness, four times higher than the rate of the overall population in North America, a new study by St. Michael's Hospital ...
Feb 5, 2015
IMF offers Ebola-hit countries $100 mn debt relief
The International Monetary Fund announced Thursday $100 million in debt relief for the three West African countries struck hardest by the Ebola epidemic.
Feb 5, 2015
Salicylates, a class of NSAIDs, stop vestibular schwannomas growth
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology have demonstrated that salicylates, a class of non-steroidal ...
Feb 5, 2015
Parenting and depression study: Fathers are at risk, too
In stressful family circumstances, parenthood sometimes take a bigger toll on fathers' mental health.
Feb 5, 2015
High-cost blood cancer drugs deliver high value
Amid the growing debate about the high price of powerful new drugs in the United States, a recent analysis suggests that breakthrough therapies for blood cancers may, in many cases and with some important caveats, provide ...
Feb 5, 2015
Taking immunosuppressives, anti-cancer drugs may reactivate Hepatitis B
Individuals previously infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) who receive chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may be at risk of reactivating the disease according to a summary of report from the Emerging Trends ...
Feb 5, 2015