Adolescents and young adults are most likely to abuse prescription medications. Yet prescription rates for…
Month: November 2010
Fire forecast technology could help rescue teams save lives
Fires in homes and offices could be tackled more efficiently using technology that predicts how…
Artesunate suppositories are cost-effective intervention for severe childhood malaria
Giving emergency artesunate suppositories to children with suspected severe malaria before referring them for treatment…
Seasonal influences help guide cougar prey selection
As predators, cougars tend to select prey animals that are weaker and easier to attack…
Celecoxib may be effective in preventing non-melanoma skin cancers
Celecoxib may help prevent non-melanoma skin cancers in patients with extensive actinic keratosis, which is…
Apes unwilling to gamble when odds are uncertain
Humans are known to play it safe in a situation when they aren’t sure of…
Google nears deal to buy Groupon: report (Reuters)
Reuters – Google Inc is inching toward buying e-commerce coupon website Groupon Inc for as…
Diagnosis uncertainty increases anxiety in patients
Have you ever felt uneasy sitting in a doctor’s waiting room or climbed the walls…
New oyster farming technique increases productivity, offers entrepreneurial opportunities
A new oyster farming initiative has launched in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The goal…
Black children more likely to die from neuroblastoma, study finds
Black, Asian, and Native-American children are more likely than white and Hispanic children to die…