Archive: 08/10/2013
Experts in Africa cautious on potential malaria vaccine (Update)
Experts in Africa, the continent worst-hit by malaria, reacted with optimism but also caution on Tuesday to news that the first vaccine against the killer disease may soon reach the market.
Oct 8, 2013
Truth or consequences? The negative results of concealing who you really are on the job
Most know that hiding something from others can cause internal angst. New research suggests the consequences can go far beyond emotional strife and that being forced to keep information concealed, such as one's sexual orientation, ...
Oct 8, 2013
Abortion of female fetuses and more death among girls result in poor female child survival in India
Modern ultrasound technology and economic pressure leads to female fetuses in the Ballabgarh area of northern India being aborted more often than male fetuses. Additionally, girls up to the age of five die more frequently ...
Oct 8, 2013
Diabetes: Personalised therapy reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
Six-hundred thousand to eight-hundred thousand Austrians suffer from diabetes mellitus. Thanks to the biomarker known as NT-proBNP (a hormone specific to the heart), the sub-group of people who are at increased risk of cardiovascular ...
Oct 8, 2013