Surveying a small group of women participating in a larger study investigating the use of…
Month: September 2012
iPhone 5: Consumers focus too much on having the latest features, finds new study
More than 2 million consumers got to gloat Friday about their shrewdness in procuring an…
Predictors for Inpatient Pain identified
Researchers have identified reliable predictors of pain by surveying patients throughout their hospital stays about…
Older age marker may be more appropriate for papillary thyroid cancer prognosis
Although age 45 is used to establish staging in well-differentiated papillary thyroid cancer using the…
Suicide leading cause of injury mortality in U. S.
Suicide has now passed motor vehicle traffic crashes as the leading cause of injury deaths…
Dangerous dreaming: Kicking, screaming and falling out of bed might be more common than reported
A troubling sleep disorder that causes sleepers to physically act out their dreams by kicking,…
Sifting social media for early signs of adverse drug reactions
A new research project will analyze social media, including tweets and online discussion forums, to…
Denosumab reduces burden of giant-cell tumor of the bone, study suggests
Treatment with denosumab, a drug targeted against a protein that helps promote bone destruction, decreased…
Horticultural hijacking: The dark side of beneficial soil bacteria
It’s a battleground down there — in the soil where plants and bacteria dwell. Even…
Debt and income concerns deter medical students from primary care careers
A team of researchers has found that debt and income expectations deter med school students…