Soy isoflavone tablets do not appear to be associated with a reduction in bone loss…
Month: August 2011
Demand for medical care at ‘safety-net facilities’ appears to have increased since Massachusetts enacted its health care reform law
Patient demand for care from safety-net providers (such as community health centers and public hospitals)…
Like superman’s X-Ray vision, new microscope reveals nanoscale details
Physicists have developed a new kind of X-ray microscope that can penetrate deep within materials…
Scientist develops virus that targets HIV: Using a virus to kill a virus
In what represents an important step toward curing HIV, a scientist has created a virus…
Social class as culture
Social class is more than just how much money you have. It’s also the clothes…
GPS monitoring of sex offenders should be used as tool, not control mechanism, researchers find
The use of GPS technology to monitor sex offenders should be viewed as a tool…
Urgent assessment in emergency departments can reduce surgical decision time and overcrowding
The use of acute care emergency surgical service (ACCESS) in emergency departments (EDs) can lead…
Tactile technology for video games guaranteed to send shivers down your spine
A new tactile technology called Surround Haptics makes it possible for video game players and…
Number of laparoscopic bariatric procedures continued to rise between 2003-2008, U.S. study finds
According to a new U.S. study, there was an increase in the number of laparoscopic…
You can count on this: Math ability is inborn, new research suggests
We accept that some people are born with a talent for music or art or…