Feelings of burnout persist among internal medicine residents despite significant cutbacks in duty hours for…
Month: September 2011
BRCA1 gene mutation associated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Nearly half of breast cancer patients carrying the BRCA1 gene mutation experience a complete pathological…
Simulation an effective way to train health-care professionals, research review finds
A new analysis has found that simulation-based training is an effective way to teach physicians,…
Screening for HPV persistence and cervical cancer risk
Women over the age of thirty who test positive for HPV (Human Papillomavirus) should be…
Modeling disparities may help with cervical cancer prevention
Researchers reported that explicit inclusion of disparities in cost-effectiveness analysis, would allow policy makers to…
Protecting adolescent girls from unwanted unprotected sex
Partner abuse can lead to HIV infection, and black women are most at risk. A…
A ‘jumping gene’s’ preferred targets may influence genome evolution
Our genetic blueprint contains numerous entities known as transposons, which have the ability to move…
Recent trends show recession’s effect on US advanced technology exports
US exports of advanced technology products (ATP) fared better than other non-advanced technology exports during…
Sprint sues to block AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Sprint has taken its fight to stop the $39 billion merger between AT&T…
Neurosurgeons use adult stem cells to grow neck vertebrae
Neurosurgery researchers have used a new, leading-edge stem cell therapy to promote the growth of…