West Nile Outbreak Anticipated
Due to warmer and longer mosquito seasons and a decrease in disease-control funding, experts anticipate a West Nile outbreak. After the year 2003, with nearly 10, 000 cases and 264 dead, a West Nile ...
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Fitness bands, the new it item.
There are a lot of new and exciting activity trackers in the form of fitness bands . Two of the products that have been drawing a lot of attention are the FitBit Flex and the Jawbone Up. What&#...
Antipsychotics Don’t Help PTSD Treatment
It seems that risperdal, an antipsychotic medication commonly prescribed for PTSD treatment to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, does not help alleviate symptoms of PTSD, accordin...
Breast Cancer Survival Predictor
Scientists in Columbia University have developed a new model to predict breast cancer survival, they said that their work could lead to improved diagnosis and prognosis for all types of cancer.
Unnecessary Heart Tests
An echocardiogram is a heart test that many patients get, but actually don’t need according to researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Belly-Flop Injuries
Although belly-flop injuries rarely occur, when they do they can harm your body.
Life Expectancy of Black Americans
Although black Americans have had a significant increase in life expectancy, most of them die four years earlier than white Americans, according to health officials.
Diabetes testing strips recalled
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a certain brand of diabetes blood sugar testing strips has been recalled by its creator Nova Diabetes Care. These diabetes testing strips may be gi...