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Yearly Archives: 2012

High Levels Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Found In Breast Milk Of Amerindian Women

Working with researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, anthropologists at UC Santa Barbara have found high levels of beneficial...

Scientists Discover A Stem Cell That Causes Heart Disease

UC Berkeley scientists published a report this week in the journal Nature Communications saying that they have isolated a type of stem cell that...

Metastatic Breast Cancer May Be Slowed By HIV Drug

The HIV drugs known as CCR5 antagonists may also help prevent aggressive breast cancers from metastasizing, researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson...

Top US health data breaches named

Data breaches are increasingly common in Europe, so take a moment to remind yourself that the same problems are also endemic across the Atlantic. The...

Restricted Food Intake A Predictor Of Increased Suicide Attempts In Body Dysmorphic Disorder Patient

Rhode Island Hospital and Auburn University researchers found a link between restrictive food intake, or excessive dieting, and an increase in suicide attempts in...

UK IT Strategy helps patients select GPs and hospitals

Implementation of part of the UK IT Strategy promises to publish patient-derived scores on individual practices - allowing patients to select a practice most...

Geriatric Facility Bathes Patients Daily With Antiseptic Cloths, Reducing MRSA Incidence

The introduction of daily bathing with disposable, germ-killing cloths resulted in a sustained, significant decrease in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus incidence at a Canadian geriatric...

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