Posts Tagged ‘global health’
Fungus adds to asthma for 5 million worldwide
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Antifungal treatment could improve the health of an estimated 4,837,000 people with asthma and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), according to new research. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Apr 15, 2013 8:22 - 1 Comment
By 2035: Keep pneumonia, diarrhea from killing kids
BOSTON U. (US) — Researchers say the goal of ending all preventable child deaths from pneumonia and diarrhea by 2035 is achievable. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 8:30 - 0 Comments
In Africa, food staple toxin debilitates kids
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Poorly processed cassava, a food staple in much of sub-Saharan Africa, afflicts as many as tens of millions of children with konzo, a disease with devastating physical and cognitive effects. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:24 - 2 Comments
Low-cost device averts baby brain damage
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new $40 device could protect the brains of oxygen-deprived babies born where doctors can’t afford the $12,000 units used in advanced hospitals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 18, 2013 10:17 - 0 Comments
Both heat and humidity predict flu globally
U. ARIZONA / COLUMBIA U. (US ) — Flu season and cold weather are usually thought to go hand-in-hand, but a new study links two types of environmental conditions to “influenza peaks:” cold-dry and humid-rainy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2012 11:40 - 0 Comments
Globally, lower backs ache for treatment
MONASH U. (AUS) — Low back pain is the highest contributor to disability in the world, according to a new international study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 5, 2012 17:01 - 1 Comment
Trick turns plain old paper into medical test
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A chemical trick turns regular paper into a device similar to a home-based pregnancy test, and it might work for malaria, diabetes, or other diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2012 16:23 - 0 Comments
Mexican-Americans smoke earlier—but quit
UC DAVIS (US) — Mexican-Americans born in the United States start smoking at an earlier age than their counterparts in Mexico but are also more likely to quit. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 24, 2012 13:23 - 2 Comments
Combine forces to end hunger, obesity
MCGILL (CAN) — Efforts to end hunger and obesity have failed because while they are caused by a perfect storm of factors acting in concert, attempts to overcome them have been narrowly focused and isolated, a new study says. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2012 15:05 - 1 Comment
Global study finds drop in physical activity
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new study finds a global decline in activity levels and predicts a continuing rise in inactivity in countries around the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2012 16:23 - 0 Comments
Before sex, malaria bug goes ‘bananas’
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Knowing how a deadly malaria parasite becomes banana-shaped before sexual reproduction may help stop the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2012 15:09 - 1 Comment
Umbilical cord care may save infants’ lives
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Cleaning umbilical cord stumps with a cheap antiseptic can dramatically reduce newborn deaths in poor countries. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:03 - 0 Comments
Portable device to detect disease in 30 minutes
CORNELL (US) — Researchers are developing a small detector designed to quickly identify pathogens such as tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2012 11:28 - 0 Comments
Blood parasite’s genetic code cracked
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite responsible for one of the most socioeconomically devastating diseases in the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2012 13:49 - 0 Comments
As global incomes rise, diabetes follows
STANFORD (US) — Health experts expect the number of diabetics in developing countries to increase as incomes rise around the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2012 11:24 - 3 Comments
How-to guide for risky HIV/epilepsy drugs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — New guidelines will help doctors avoid fatal interactions among HIV/AIDS and epilepsy drugs, and prevent anti-HIV drugs from losing effectiveness. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2012 12:00 - 1 Comment
Enzymes may hold key to diseases A-Z
BROWN (US) — Researchers argue that important enzymes—proprotein convertases—are potentially rich targets for developing therapies. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 22, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
Mosquito genes modified to zap malaria
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Mosquito immune systems can be engineered to more effectively kill malaria-carrying parasites, blocking transmission to humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 20, 2011 13:23 - 0 Comments
Mouth swab detects zinc deficiency
U. FLORIDA (US) — Newly discovered biomarkers allow for accurate measurement of human zinc by a simple blood test or mouth swab. (more…)
