Study examines testing model to predict and diagnose new cases of dementia 5 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A preliminary report published in the August 20 issue of JAMA suggests that within-person variability on neuropsychological testing may be associated with development of dementia in older adults. | |
Mexican peppers posed problem before outbreak 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced ... | |
Infection blocks lung's protective response against tobacco smoke 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An infection that often goes undetected can block the lung's natural protective response against tobacco smoke, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. The findings, recently published online and scheduled to ... | |
Lack of tuberculosis trials in children unacceptable 17 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Ensuring the involvement of children in the evaluation of tuberculosis treatment is critical as we move forward in developing effective responses to active and drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB), argues a new essay in this ... | |
Bacterial pneumonia caused most deaths in 1918 influenza pandemic 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the ... | |
Patients recover from West Nile virus after one year 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- People infected with West Nile virus seem to return to normal within one year of experiencing symptoms, a new McMaster study has found. The study, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is the ... | |
For coronary artery disease patients, B vitamins may not reduce cardiovascular events 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In a large clinical trial involving patients with coronary artery disease, use of B vitamins was not effective for preventing death or cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the August 20 issue of JAMA. | |
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