Challenges of soldier rehabilitation and reintegration need closer attention
Veterans returning from combat often face a multitude of challenges: Debilitating physical and psychological conditions, a civil society that does not support and even actively criticizes the war from...
View ArticleBlood test predicts severity of peanut and seafood allergies
A new blood test promises to predict which people will have severe allergic reactions to foods according to a new study led by Mount Sinai researchers and published online today in the The Annals of...
View ArticleNew meds help drugmakers weather strong dollar, other issues
Revenue from important new medicines for various cancers, hepatitis C and more helped top U.S. drugmakers weather unfavorable currency exchange rates and other challenges. Pfizer Inc., Merck & Co....
View ArticleBetter, more affordable prosthetic knees bound for developing world
Backed with a blend of private and Government of Canada investments catalyzed by Grand Challenges Canada, a new Toronto-based company will contribute to a better life for amputees in developing...
View ArticleLarge majority of Americans still backs death penalty
(HealthDay)—Despite recent headline-grabbing legal challenges and reports of "botched" executions, most Americans still support the death penalty, according to a new HealthDay/Harris Poll.
View ArticleDoctors liken keeping patients alive unnecessarily to torture
Trainee doctors think they are being asked to prolong some patients' lives unnecessarily and describe such cases as being tantamount to torture and abuse, according to a new study.
View ArticleNocturnal hypoxemia severity linked to renal RAS activity
(HealthDay)—In obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the severity of nocturnal hypoxemia is associated with the extent to which renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity is increased, according to a study...
View ArticleNew doctors face a future of infertility and increased disability
Delayed pregnancy, longer life expectancy, increased disability and myths of unproven alternative therapies are just some of the challenges that will face the University of Adelaide's newest medical...
View ArticleExperts establish standards for psychosocial care of children with cancer and...
Children with cancer and their families often experience considerable psychological and social challenges during and after treatment. A special issue of Pediatric Blood & Cancer now offers...
View ArticleExperimental dengue vaccine protects all recipients in virus challenge study
A clinical trial in which volunteers were infected with dengue virus six months after receiving either an experimental dengue vaccine developed by scientists from the National Institutes of Health...
View ArticleFrance sets cigarette plain package date, JTI to file appeal
France published Tuesday a decree setting a January 1 deadline for cigarette manufacturers to introduce plain packages, but Japan Tobacco International immediately said it would challenge the measure.
View ArticleUN establishes a trust fund to help combat the Zika virus
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has established a U.N. trust fund to help finance urgent priorities in combatting the Zika virus.
View ArticleLate reactions in food challenges common
(HealthDay)—Late reactions in children undergoing food challenges are common and poorly predicted but generally not severe, according to a study published online May 10 in Allergy.
View ArticleJudge sides with House Republicans against health care law
In a setback for the Obama health care law, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the administration is unconstitutionally subsidizing medical bills for millions of people while ignoring congressional...
View ArticleIs laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia the ideal approach for all patients?
Laparascopic repair of ventral hernias has advanced and overcome many challenges during the past two decades, and patients who are obese, diabetic, and have a hernia no larger than 10 cm in width are...
View ArticleLessons on personalities help teens cope with social stressors, study says
Teaching teens that social and personality traits can change helps them cope with social challenges such as bullying, which in turn can help mitigate stress and improve academic performance, according...
View ArticleTeam launches community competition to find how cancer changes a cell's RNA
Scientists from around the world have announced a new challenge to find the best algorithms for detecting all of the abnormal RNA molecules in a cancer cell. This is a community effort, inviting all...
View ArticleMolecular messenger Urocortin-3 helps mice find new friends
Meeting new people can be both stressful and rewarding. Research at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, reported today in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that a molecule involved in regulating stress...
View ArticleNew genetic clues into motor neuron disease
Researchers at The University of Queensland have contributed to the discovery of three new genes which increase the risk of motor neuron disease (MND), opening the door for targeted treatments.
View ArticleGenetically modified mosquitoes released in Cayman Islands
The first wave of genetically modified mosquitoes were released Wednesday in the Cayman Islands as part of a new effort to control the insect that spreads Zika and other viruses, officials in the...
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