Medicine NewsUrine LAM-ELISA does not appear to be useful as an independent diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). A trial of the new diagnostic, described in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases found that it was only capable of identifying 50.7% of TB cases.
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Urine LAM-ELISA does not appear to be useful as an independent diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). A trial of the new diagnostic, described in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases found that it was only capable of identifying 50.7% of TB cases.
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E-18 Corp. (OTCBB:ETEN) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SquareOne Medical, Inc., doing business as Protectus Medical Devices (“Protectus Medical Devices”), completed an international patent filing for its revolutionary self-sheathing medical safety syringe technology, opening substantial opportunities abroad.
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E-18 Corp. (OTCBB:ETEN) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SquareOne Medical, Inc., doing business as Protectus Medical Devices (“Protectus Medical Devices”), completed an international patent filing for its revolutionary self-sheathing medical safety syringe technology, opening substantial opportunities abroad.
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Researchers presented data in Paris at the World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders claiming that people with Type 2 diabetes benefit from weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery). The study of more than 135,000 people with Type 2 diabetes showed that 86.6 per cent achieved normal [...]
US authorities are investigating concerns that anti-obesity drug Orlistat may cause liver damage. Orlistat went on sale under the brand name Alli without the need for a prescription in the UK in April. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received more than 30 reports linking the drug [...]
The number of immediate considerations following the death of loved one can be daunting, but the aftermath of an unexpected death can be especially traumatic for grievers. In partnership with the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program of the U. College of Nursing has released a [...]
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SAGE and the Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education, a division of the American Counseling Association, are pleased to announce the 2010 launch of a new journal, Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (C.O.R.E.). This new journal will provide counselor educators, researchers, and other mental health practitioners with outcome research and program [...]
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People with psoriasis – an often distressing dermatological condition that causes lesions and red scaly patches on the skin – are less likely to react to looks of disgust by others than people without the condition, new research has found. University of Manchester scientists used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to compare [...]
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A shocking 92 per cent of the British public believes that admitting to having a mental illness would damage someone’s career [1]. The three careers most damaged were doctors (56 per cent), emergency services (54 per cent) and teachers (48 per cent). However, only 21 per cent of respondents thought that it would [...]
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