Health and social services are facing a new challenge, as many illicit drug users get older and face chronic health problems and a reduced quality of life.
Sep 9, 2010
PITTSBURGH -- Computer vision systems can struggle to make sense of a single image, but a new method devised by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon…
Sep 9, 2010
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Among Asian-Americans living in California, Laotian/Hmong-Americans have the lowest survival rates for the most common type of liver cancer, a new study by researchers with the UC Davis School of Medicine has found.
Sep 9, 2010
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- In an unanticipated finding, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine have discovered that, during early adulthood, the brain…
Sep 9, 2010
Quebec City, September 9, 2010 -- Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36%, according to a study conducted by Geneviève Belleville, a professor at Université Laval's School of Psychology.
Sep 8, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System.
Sep 8, 2010
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- One of the antibiotics most commonly prescribed to treat adolescent acne can increase attention spans and communication and decrease…
Sep 8, 2010
PHILADELPHIA -- - University of Pennsylvania biologists studying human reproduction have identified what is likely the major contributing factor to the…
Sep 8, 2010
Twenty million medical scans and treatments are done each year that require radioactive isotopes, and scientists today described a global shortage of these life-saving materials that could jeopardize patient care and drive-up health care costs.
Sep 8, 2010
High testosterone levels in CEOs negotiating mergers and acquisitions are linked to a higher rate of dropped deals and an increase in hostile takeover attempts…
Sep 8, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, September 8, 2010 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today released a new position paper that provides ethical guidance for using incentives to promote personal responsibility for health.
Sep 8, 2010
AMES, Iowa -- A new Iowa State University study has found that corn bred to contain increased levels of beta-carotene is a good source of vitamin A.
Sep 8, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- Sept. 7, 2010 -- Researchers in Cedars-Sinai's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences have reported people who undergo massage experience measureable changes in their body's immune and endocrine response.
Sep 8, 2010
The tomb was discovered during the excavation of a large mound -- the Great Tumulus -- at Vergina in 1977. Along with many treasures including ceremonial…
Sep 8, 2010
