Dengue mosquitoes hitch rides on Amazon river boats
The urban mosquito that carries the dengue fever virus is hitching rides on river boats connecting the Amazonian town of Iquitos, Peru, with rural areas.
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Study finds novel population health management program yields major health improvement
The Aging Brain Care Medical Home, a novel population health management program implemented in the homes of older adults achieves significant health improvement for individuals with depression and also substantial stress ...
Jun 16, 2015
Slight differences: New insights into the regulation of disease-associated genes
Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Association, in collaboration with the National Heart Research Institute Singapore (NHRIS), have gained new insights into the regulation ...
Jun 16, 2015
Development assistance for health has increased since 1990 for low-income countries
Funding for health in developing countries has increased substantially since 1990, with a focus on HIV/AIDS, maternal health, and newborn and child health, and limited funding for noncommunicable diseases, according to a ...
Jun 16, 2015
Study shows benefit of higher quality screening colonoscopies
An analysis that included information from more than 57,000 screening colonoscopies suggests that higher adenoma detection rates may be associated with up to 50 percent to 60 percent lower lifetime colorectal cancer incidence ...
Jun 16, 2015
Trial compares antibiotics vs. appendectomy for treatment of appendicitis
Among patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, antibiotic treatment did not meet a prespecified level of effectiveness compared with appendectomy, although most patients who received antibiotic therapy did not require an ...
Jun 16, 2015
Extremely preterm infants enrolled in RCTs do not experience worse outcomes
In a group of more than 5,000 extremely preterm infants, important in-hospital outcomes were neither better nor worse in infants enrolled in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) compared with eligible but nonenrolled infants, ...
Jun 16, 2015
World spends more than $200 billion to make countries healthier
The world invested more than $200 billion to improve health in lower-income countries over the past 15 years.
Jun 16, 2015
Blow the pain away: breathing tips to help children relax
In times of stress, anxiety or frustration, you've probably been told to "relax, take a deep breath and calm down." Have you tried it? Really tried it? Many meditation practices use breathing techniques to promote a state ...
Jun 16, 2015
