Thursday, February 28th, 2008
After the surgical removal of a malignant tumor, the chance that cancer will re-appear in a different location of the body remains high. But new research from Tel Aviv University, in a bold new field called Psychoneuroimmunology, may prevent those cancer cells from taking root again - and the key ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
As part of our Scientific Support activities, ECDC is involved with catalyzing public health research. Our aim is to identify "directed" research needs (i.e. question- and need-based research goals) and to coordinate the application of results between key stakeholders. To achieve these goals, ECDC must keep abreast with state-of-the-art research ...
Posted in Respiratory / Asthma | No Comments »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Antibiotics are not linked to a significant decrease in fluid buildup in the ear when administered to children with middle ear infections. This is the conclusion of a meta-analysis of previous studies released on February 18, 2008 in the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, one of the ...
Posted in Ear, Nose and Throat | No Comments »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
A rapid way to spot insider threats from individuals within an organization such as a multinational company or military installation is reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Security and Networks. The technology uses data mining techniques to scour email and build up a picture of social ...
Posted in IT / Internet / E-mail | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Two researchers from National Brain Research Center (NBRC) suggest that a common antibiotic called minocycline may prevent children from death due to Japanese encephalitis (JE), or commonly known as brain fever. Japanese Encephalitis virus is the causative agent for JE. Although there is no consolidated official figure for JE cases ...
Posted in Neurology / Neuroscience | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute has announced that it has received a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study ways to prevent global prematurity and stillbirth. Prematurity claims the lives of over 1 million newborn babies worldwide each year. It is the leading cause of ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Scientists at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom recently announced they have developed an in vitro fertilization technique that creates an embryo using the DNA of two women and one man with the aim of preventing women with genetic conditions from passing diseases on to their children, BBC News reports.
The ...
Posted in Genetics, Women's Health / OBGYN | No Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Zimbabwean government plans to begin a new antiretroviral drug treatment policy for its mother-to-child prevention program, Owen Mugurungi, head of the HIV/AIDS and TB unit at the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, said last week, The Herald/AllAfrica.com reports.
HIV-positive pregnant women in the country currently take a single dose ...
Posted in HIV / AIDS, Women's Health / OBGYN | No Comments »
