Archive: 06/01/2016
H1N1 flu virus kills 14 in Costa Rica
The H1N1 flu virus killed at least 14 people in Costa Rica over the past month, health authorities said Wednesday, but reassured that they did not see the illness causing a public emergency.
Jan 6, 2016
US Congress finally sends Obamacare repeal to president
After dozens of attempts spanning five years, congressional Republicans succeeded Wednesday in sending legislation to US President Barack Obama's desk to repeal his landmark health care law.
Jan 6, 2016
Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk
Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Statens Serum Institut in ...
Jan 6, 2016
Winship multiple myeloma study in The Lancet
A landmark Phase II study led by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and instrumental in the recent approval of a new multiple myeloma treatment was published online today in The Lancet, one of the oldest and most ...
Jan 6, 2016
Factors in the blood during dieting may have anti-diabetes properties
Factors in the blood from calorie-restricted rats can modify energy-producing mitochondria within the insulin-producing cells that regulate blood sugar levels, new research shows. This has a positive impact on glucose-stimulated ...
Jan 6, 2016
Lung cancer clinical trial finds lung function without additional imaging
A newly NIH funded clinical trial (NCT02528942) by University of Colorado Cancer Center investigators and collaborators at Beaumont Health in Michigan and the University of Texas Medical Branch is evaluating a new method ...
Jan 6, 2016