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Google Tightening Privacy Leash on Employees
Company Promises to Monitor Workers More Closely to Ensure They Don't Invade People's Privacy While Collecting User Data
Inhaling nitric oxide eases pain crises in sickle cell patients
Inhaling nitric oxide appears to safely and effectively reduce pain crises in adults with sickle cell disease, researchers report...
McSleepy meets DaVinci
In a world first, a completely robotic surgery and anaesthesia has been performed at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). The DaVinci surgical robot, which lets surgeons work from remote...
Recycling pacemakers may alleviate burden of heart disease across the globe
Millions worldwide die each year because they can't afford a pacemaker. Meanwhile heart patients in the United States say they'd be willing to donate theirs after death to someone in...
Brain might be key to leptin's actions against type 1 diabetes
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in type 1 diabetes...
Newborn hearing screening linked with improved developmental outcomes for hearing impaired children
Children with permanent hearing impairment who received hearing screening as newborns had better general and language developmental outcomes and quality of life at ages 3 to 5 years compared to...
Use of DHA fish oil capsules does not decrease postpartum depression in mothers
In contrast to the findings of some studies and the recommendations that pregnant women increase their intake of fish oil via dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) because of the possible benefits,...
Implementing program for operating room staff emphasising teamwork appears to reduce surgical deaths
Hospitals that had operating room personnel participate in a medical team training program that incorporates practices of aviation crews, such as training in teamwork and communication, had a lower rate...
Research brings cure for Parkinson's disease a step closer
An international collaboration led by academics at the University of Sheffield, has shed new light into Parkinson's disease, which could help with the development of cures or treatments in the...
Insulin sensitivity may explain link between obesity, memory problems
Because of impairments in their insulin sensitivity, obese individuals demonstrate different brain responses than their normal-weight peers while completing a challenging cognitive task, according to new research by psychologists at...
Scientists find gene linked to alcoholism
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have discovered a gene variant that may protect against alcoholism...
Study reveals superior sedation method for children
Procedural sedation and analgesia is an essential element of care for children requiring painful procedures in the emergency department. The practice of combining ketamine and propofol, two common medications used...
Researchers advocate for more education and attention regarding rare breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), an aggressive and rare malignancy, is often initially misdiagnosed as an infection or rash. However, getting the correct diagnosis quickly is critical for patients because the...
More Than 100,000 Children Wearing Unsafe Helmets
The helmet industry has no real safety standards for concussion-safe equipment.
'Reaper' protein strikes at mitochondria to kill cells
Many billions of cells in the human body kill themselves every day, as the old and decrepit make way for the new and healthy. This process of programmed cell death,...
Surgery checklist reduces deaths
A surgery checklist to determine basic information, such as which hip is being repaired and does the surgery team have all the right tools, helped to save lives in Veterans...
Eye test for neurological diseases in livestock developed
Researchers have discovered that the eyes of sheep infected with scrapie return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue light. That finding suggests technologies can be developed to...
Online health searches going mobile
The search for health information is going mobile for younger American adults, a new report suggests.
Well: Americans Take Fewer Steps
Americans are thousands of steps behind other countries when it comes to daily physical activity, according to new research that used pedometers to measure movement.
The hair brush that reads your mind
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- One of the main techniques for measuring and monitoring mental activity, called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), can often be impaired because a person's hair...
Sask. to spend $5M on MS trials
The Saskatchewan government says it will put up $5 million for clinical trials of a controversial multiple sclerosis vein therapy.
Prescriptions: Your Health Benefits
It's open enrollment season, and employers are expected to be asking their workers to shoulder more of the premium costs.
Patients protest Chinese doctor's risky surgery
By GILLIAN WONG 2010-10-19T14:37:41Z BEIJING (AP) -- At one moment, the Chinese urologist seemed to be at the height...
Sask. crash sparks seatbelt debate
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer says seatbelts might have reduced the injuries to four children on a school bus that crashed near Melville late last week.
India, South Africa to team up on HIV vaccine research
India and South Africa will pool their expertise to research vaccines for the most common HIV strain in the two countries.
New clinical trial explores role of vitamin D in preventing esophageal cancer
In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, physicians at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center who are Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers are exploring the role of Vitamin D...
Aglukkaq calls for voluntary cadmium ban
The federal government is calling on manufacturers and distributors to stop selling children's jewelry containing the toxic chemical cadmium.
NHLBI launches body cooling treatment study for pediatric cardiac arrest
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling treatment...