Archive: 09/02/2017
Kidney disease in plantation workers
Poor working conditions in a hot climate with regular dehydration and mineral deficiency is probably what causes the chronic kidney disease Mesoamerican nephropathy in Central American and Mexican agricultural workers, researchers ...
Feb 9, 2017
At least five infected with HIV at Chinese traditional medicine hospital
At least five patients at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in China were accidentally infected with HIV, officials said Thursday, as authorities moved to censor online discussion over the incident.
Feb 9, 2017
Women who have a false positive screening mammogram more likely to delay next screen
Women who had a false positive result from a screening mammogram were more likely to delay or forgo their subsequent screening mammogram than women who had a true negative result.
Feb 9, 2017
New research may lead to non-surgical cataract treatment
The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently licensed a new technology to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that holds promise of revolutionizing the treatment of cataracts and presbyopia, based on early phase discoveries ...
Feb 9, 2017
Indian doctor pulls live cockroach from woman's skull
It's the stuff of nightmares—a cockroach crawls up your nose in the middle of the night, burrows in and drives you mad with scratching behind your eyes. But for one Indian woman, this horror story proved all too real.
Feb 9, 2017
Less driving linked to a decrease in roadway fatalities
Each year, more than 30,000 people die in car crashes in the U.S. Despite safety improvements, motor vehicle fatalities continue to be a leading cause of early mortality. A new study in the American Journal of Preventive ...
Feb 9, 2017