In an examination of the characteristics of studies that yield large treatment effects from medical…
Month: October 2012
Mechanical ventilation at lower level among patients without lung injury linked with better outcomes
Among patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome, protective mechanical ventilation with use of lower tidal…
Researchers map strategy for ‘choosing wisely’ on low-value health care services
Cutting the expenses associated with “low-value” medical tests and treatments — such as unnecessary imaging…
Long Island man beats fungal meningitis; Cancer specialist solves a diagnostic puzzle that appeared to be brain cancer
Thinking he had only months to live, Frank Tarantino, 67, of Amityville, N.Y., a retired…
Watering Holes and Zero-Day Attacks
The term “Watering Hole” has become a popular way to describe targeted malware attacks in…
Watering Holes and Zero-Day Attacks
The term “Watering Hole†has become a popular way to describe targeted malware attacks in…
Increased use of colonoscopy screening could explain decrease in colorectal cancer rates
Use of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening could explain a significant decrease in the cancer’s…
Amish children are twice as physically active as non-Amish children are, study finds
Old Order Amish children are much more physically active and three times less likely to…
New finding could pave way to faster, smaller electronics
Researchers for the first time have looked inside gallium manganese arsenide, a type of material…
Droplet response to electric voltage in solids exposed
For the first time, scientists have observed how droplets within solids deform and burst under…