Plotting the elimination of dengue
Dengue is a viral infection spread between humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Dengue causes flu-like symptoms, including intense headaches and joint pains.
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Older people can learn to spend less time sitting down
Older adults spend 8.5 waking hours a day sitting or lying down—time linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and death—even if they're physically active at other times. A new study showed it was feasible to coach ...
Apr 8, 2015
Women, regardless of their backgrounds, seek help for the 'got to go' feeling
Regardless of their racial, ethnic, educational or socioeconomic background, women seek help for a frustrating—and ubiquitous—feature of becoming "a woman of a certain age:" the need be close to the women's room.
Apr 8, 2015
Multi-organization call to action identifies and addresses safety concerns in labor
A healthcare, industry-first collaborative blueprint for labor and delivery safety, developed by four leading professional organizations in maternal health, calls for improving communication among clinicians, team leaders, ...
Apr 8, 2015
A digital field guide to cancer cells
Scientists are mapping the habits of cancer cells, turn by microscopic turn.
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Researchers show that plants can take up nicotine from contaminated soils and from smoke
Passive smoking isn't only something that people have to cope with, but plants too. This is because some plants are actually able to take up nicotine from cigarette smoke, while others that grow in contaminated soil absorb ...
Apr 8, 2015
