Archive: 25/06/2014
First estimates of newborns needing treatment for bacterial infection show seven million cases
Nearly 7 million babies in the first month of life (neonates) required treatment for severe bacterial infection in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America in 2012, according to a new study published in The Lancet ...
Jun 25, 2014
Injection treatment no help for hamstring injuries, study says
(HealthDay)—An expensive and unusual treatment that relies on components from a patient's own blood doesn't appear to speed recovery from hamstring muscle injuries, according to new research.
Jun 25, 2014
Patient safety violations and poor record keeping common in clinical trial concerns
Failure to protect patient safety and poor record keeping were among the most common violations picked up by the US regulator in the running of clinical trials over a period of seven years, reveals a study published online ...
Jun 25, 2014
Few obstetricians counsel patients on environmental toxics
In the first national survey of U.S. obstetricians' attitudes towards counseling pregnant patients about environmental health hazards, nearly 80 percent agreed that physicians have a role to play in helping patients reduce ...
Jun 25, 2014