Archive: 13/11/2014

Lax contact lens use main cause of eye infections

A new government report says sloppy care of contact lenses is a main reason for hundreds of thousands of eye infections each year.

Nov 13, 2014

Sharpening state spending on seniors

As our society ages, a University of Montreal study suggests the health system should be focussing on comorbidity and specific types of disabilities that are associated with higher health care costs for seniors, especially ...

Nov 13, 2014

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Scientists make breakthrough in understanding Parkinson's disease

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in our understanding of Parkin - a protein that regulates the repair and replacement of nerve cells within the brain. This breakthrough generates a ...

Nov 13, 2014

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Common cholesterol-fighting drug may prevent hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroids

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in collaboration with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Baylor College of Medicine and the Georgia Regents University, ...

Nov 13, 2014

Response to Ebola needs flexibility, experts say

Many beds are empty at newly opened Ebola treatment units in Liberia's urban centers because the outbreak is now flaring in more rural parts of the country. In Sierra Leone's capital, there aren't enough treatment units as ...

Nov 13, 2014

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New contraceptive shot to reach 69 poor countries

A contraceptive shot will soon be available at one dollar per dose in 69 of the world's poorest countries, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Pfizer pharmaceuticals announced Thursday.

Nov 13, 2014

People show 'blind insight' into decision making performance

People can gauge the accuracy of their decisions, even if their decision making performance itself is no better than chance, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...

Nov 13, 2014

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New theory may help demystify pregnancy-related condition

Preeclampsia, a late-pregnancy disorder that is characterized by high blood pressure and organ damage, may be caused by problems related to meeting the oxygen demands of the growing fetus, experts say in a new Anaesthesia ...

Nov 13, 2014