Archive: 12/01/2016
West Africa counts economic cost as Ebola outbreak ends
Gold miner Dauda Kamanda has never been rich, but before Ebola hit Sierra Leone he was getting by selling the nuggets he unearthed to traders who exported them across Africa and the Middle East.
Jan 12, 2016
El Salvador issues alert against illness-bearing mosquitos
El Salvador on Monday issued a national alert against a mosquito that transmits tropical diseases, in an effort to contain human infection.
Jan 12, 2016
Taking statins before heart surgery can help reduce post-surgical complications
Using statins before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can help reduce cardiac complications, such as atrial fibrillation, following surgery and also can reduce the risk of death during and after surgery, ...
Jan 12, 2016
Heart valves made from tissue rather than metal may be better for middle-aged patients
Patients between the ages of 40 and 70 who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) may fare better with tissue-based valves rather than metal-based valves, according to a review article posted online today by The Annals of ...
Jan 12, 2016