Tool keeps track of at-risk older drivers
U. FLORIDA (US) — A free, online tool will help caregivers and family members identify drivers age 65 and older who may be at risk of driving problems. Continue…
Friday, March 29, 2013 9:57 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 14:18 - 3 Comments
New way to test hearing loss drugs in people
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have figured out the longstanding problem of how to safely create temporary, reversible hearing loss in order to see how well new drugs work. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 21, 2012 9:22 - 0 Comments
E-records may let depression therapy slip
U. FLORIDA (US) — Some patients are half as likely to receive depression treatment in primary care practices that use electronic medical records as they are in practices that use paper-based records, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 20, 2012 11:03 - 1 Comment
Swabs reveal swine flu in state fair pigs
U. FLORIDA (US) — Despite looking healthy, several pigs on show at a 2009 US state fair competition tested positive for swine flu. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2011 11:02 - 2 Comments
Hookah smoking hikes CO levels
U. FLORIDA (US) — Patrons who frequent hookah cafés have carbon monoxide levels more than three times higher than those who visit traditional bars. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Are college kids with earbuds losing it?
U. FLORIDA (US) — A small study with college students found that a quarter of those tested had hearing loss, and they didn’t even know it. Researchers suspect MP3 players and iPods may be partly to blame. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2010 7:55 - 1 Comment
Caffeine cocktail: Wide awake and drunk
U. FLORIDA (US) —Adding a jolt of caffeine to alcohol—Red Bull with vodka, for example—has become the cocktail of choice for some college-age adults. However, the combination may make it more difficult to gauge intoxication. (more…)
