Archive: 05/03/2015
Salt increases physical performance in resistance competitions
Spanish researchers have analysed the effectiveness of salt on sports performance in triathletes. The athletes who added salt supplements to their usual hydration routines during the competition took 26 fewer minutes to complete ...
Mar 5, 2015
New type of biomarker shows promise in improving prostate cancer care
Many men experience prostate cancer as a curable disease. But in those who recur in the form of metastasis death is inevitable. Pinpointing patients at high risk of relapse is imperative to giving them early treatment options ...
Mar 5, 2015
Ebola vaccine tests to begin in Guinea on March 7: WHO
The first large-scale trial of an Ebola vaccine will begin in Guinea at the weekend, the World Health Organization said Thursday, weeks after a similar test kicked off in neighbouring Liberia.
Mar 5, 2015
Australia challenges 'misleading' Nurofen painkiller
Australia's consumer watchdog Thursday launched court action against drug giant Reckitt Benckiser, alleging false or misleading claims about its popular painkiller Nurofen.
Mar 5, 2015
Liberia's last Ebola patient discharged (Update)
Liberia discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient on Thursday, as it reported for the first time in nine months it had gone a full week without any new infections.
Mar 5, 2015
Breakthrough to take the pain out of catheters
A new pharmaceutical product that could significantly improve quality of life for catheter users all over the world is to be developed by Queen's University Belfast after it won a national award.
Mar 5, 2015
Antiseptic prevents deaths in newborns
A low-cost antiseptic used to cleanse the cord after birth could help reduce infant death rates in developing countries by 12%, a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library suggests. Authors of the review found that ...
Mar 5, 2015