Archive: 03/03/2014

Study finds less cooperation among women than among men where hierarchy is involved

It's long been a popular stereotype: Men are hugely competitive, meaning cooperative effort is the exception rather than the norm, while women have a tendency to nurture relationships with others, making them much more likely ...

Mar 3, 2014

Gut microbes spur development of bowel cancer

It is not only genetics that predispose to bowel cancer; microbes living in the gut help drive the development of intestinal tumors, according to new research in mice published in the March issue of The Journal of Experimental ...

Mar 3, 2014

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Teeth-whitening challenge gets high court review

The Supreme Court will examine the North Carolina dental regulatory board's claim that only dentists should be allowed to whiten teeth.

Mar 3, 2014

Vaccines prevent millions of infections, save billions in costs: CDC

(HealthDay)—Childhood vaccines have the potential to prevent 42,000 early deaths and 20 million cases of disease among Americans born in a given year, according to a new analysis.

Mar 3, 2014

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Johns Hopkins doctors remove baby's brain tumor that contained teeth

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital have removed a rare tumor that contained several fully grown teeth from a baby boy's brain.

Mar 3, 2014

Going live with EHR leads to frustrations, productivity hit

(HealthDay)—Implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system takes excessive physician and staff time and disrupts practice, according to survey results published Feb. 24 in Medical Economics.

Mar 3, 2014

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CT scans don't interfere with cardiac rhythm devices

(HealthDay)—Cardiac rhythm management devices should not be a cause for delaying computed tomography (CT) imaging procedures, according to research published online Feb. 26 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Mar 3, 2014

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Ah, spring . . . and a snakebite alert

(HealthDay)—As temperatures rise and spring rains fall, snakes in the U.S. Southwest—including venomous snakes—leave their winter hideouts and become more active. That puts people and their pets at greater risk for ...

Mar 3, 2014

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Baby 'sleep machines' could damage hearing, study suggests

(HealthDay)—Some of the "sleep machines" marketed to soothe infants seem capable of generating enough noise to potentially damage a baby's hearing, a new study suggests.

Mar 3, 2014

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Health warning about body-sculpting drug clenbuterol

The growing number of Australians illicitly using the drug clenbuterol to lose weight and build muscle mass are putting themselves at risk of heart attack, researchers say.

Mar 3, 2014

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Archive: 03/03/2014

Study finds less cooperation among women than among men where hierarchy is involved

Gut microbes spur development of bowel cancer

Teeth-whitening challenge gets high court review

Vaccines prevent millions of infections, save billions in costs: CDC

Johns Hopkins doctors remove baby's brain tumor that contained teeth

Going live with EHR leads to frustrations, productivity hit

CT scans don't interfere with cardiac rhythm devices

Ah, spring . . . and a snakebite alert

Baby 'sleep machines' could damage hearing, study suggests

Health warning about body-sculpting drug clenbuterol

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