New test for depression December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new universal test to predict the risk of someone succumbing to major depression has been developed by UCL (University College London) researchers. The online tool, predictD, could eventually be used by family doctors and ... | |
 China says 300,000 babies sickened by tainted milk December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- China has dramatically raised the toll from its tainted milk powder scandal, saying six babies likely died and 300,000 were sickened, figures that back up months of complaints from parents and show ... | |
Place of birth contributes to asthma disparity December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Tufts researchers and colleagues report that place of birth plays a role in the occurrence of asthma in a United States black population. The researchers found that within one inner-city population, blacks born in the United ... | |
New treatment hope for people with recurring depression December 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Research shows for the first time that a group-based psychological treatment, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), could be a viable alternative to prescription drugs for people suffering from long-term depression. | |
Zimbabwe cuts water supplies to capital December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Zimbabwe has cut water supplies to the nation's capital Harare, state media reported Monday, leaving most of the city dry as authorities struggle to contain a cholera epidemic. | |
New screening halves the number of children born with Down syndrome November 28, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A new national screening strategy in Denmark has halved the number of infants born with Down's syndrome and increased the number of infants diagnosed before birth by 30%, according to a study published on bmj.com today. | |
Parents of new babies should be considered for a whooping cough booster, say experts November 28, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of paediatric intensive care doctors on ... | |
Researchers study 'self-embedding disorder' among teens December 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers evaluating a new technique for locating and removing objects accidentally embedded in the body say they may have uncovered a new form of self-mutilating behavior in which teenagers intentionally insert objects ... | |
 New monitor for eye disease December 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The monitoring and treatment of eye diseases that may cause blindness has taken a big leap forward, thanks to a new imaging technique that takes high quality colour photographs of the whole ... | |
Calcium and vitamin D may not be the only protection against bone loss December 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Diets that are high in protein and cereal grains produce an excess of acid in the body which may increase calcium excretion and weaken bones, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal ... | |
WHO tool helps target bone treatment December 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Better targeted, more cost-effective osteoporosis treatment could soon be a reality worldwide. A new method for determining more accurately at which point someone needs further diagnostic tests, or when immediate treatment ... | |
Pregnant women with asthma can be more confident about some medicines December 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women can usually keep using the same asthma drugs they were using before they got pregnant. Budesonide sprays are the best studied and can be regarded as safe. More trials of other essential medicines are necessary however. | |
Vaccine and drug research aimed at ticks and mosquitoes to prevent disease transmission December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Most successful vaccines and drugs rely on protecting humans or animals by blocking certain bacteria from growing in their systems. But, a new theory actually hopes to take stopping infectious diseases such as West Nile ... | |
Cardiovascular disease causing increasing inequity between rich and poor December 02, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new paper released today by The George Institute for International Health is warning a cardiovascular disease based epidemic is gaining pace among many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), exemplified at its worst in ... | |
New study identifies link between Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in healthy adults December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease provides an insight into normal, physiological levels and association between proteins involved in development of Alzheimer's disease. A ... | |
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