Archive: 09/04/2014
S.African traditional medicine comes under the microscope
After decades in the shadows, South Africa's traditional "sangoma" healers are modernising and becoming big business, raising questions about the need for strict regulation.
Apr 9, 2014
EASL publishes online recommendations on the management of hepatitis C
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) will this week be announcing new on-line recommendations on the management of hepatitis C (HCV) at the International Liver Congress (ILC). These EASL recommendations ...
Apr 9, 2014
Small cash incentives dramatically improve hepatitis B vaccination rates among injecting drug users
Small financial incentives, totalling as little as £30, can dramatically increase the likelihood of people who inject drugs completing a course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, according to new research published ...
Apr 9, 2014
ACA could change costs for auto, malpractice and other insurance, study finds
The expansion of health insurance accomplished under the Affordable Care Act may alter costs for several major types of liability insurance, although any such changes are likely to be modest, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Apr 9, 2014
Most schools meet USDA drinking water mandate, more steps needed to encourage consumption
A new USDA mandate calling for access to free drinking water during lunchtime at schools participating in the National School Lunch Program went into effect at the start of the 2011-12 school year. Researchers from the University ...
Apr 9, 2014