Rsearchers have developed a questionnaire to help you determine if you suffer from nomophobia or…
Month: August 2015
Saving lives using new stent graft design
Patients suffering from aneurysms that extend from their chest into their groin may be helped…
HIV testing among older adults is declining, despite CDC recommendation
In 2006 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that most doctors should automatically…
Immunotherapy agent benefits patients with drug-resistant multiple myeloma
In its first clinical trial, a breakthrough antibody therapy produced at least partial remissions in…
Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability
Global life expectancy has risen by more than six years since 1990 as healthy life…
New approach to tackling uncontrolled high blood pressure shows significant results
Scientists have successfully improved blood pressure control among patients with severe intolerance to antihypertensive medication…
Firstborn women more likely to be overweight/obese as adults than second-born sisters
Firstborn women are more likely to be overweight/obese as adults than their second-born sisters, finds…
Shift focus from calorie counting to nutritional value for heart health, say experts
It’s time to stop counting the calories, and instead start promoting the nutritional value of…
Survivors of childhood cancer have high-risk of recurrent stroke
A new study shows that childhood cancer survivors suffering one stroke have double the risk…
Chemical sampling interface features simplicity, speed
In mere seconds, a device that can identify and characterize a solid or liquid sample.