Obesity :: Stomach banding surgery effective for adolescents obesity
Lap band surgery appears to be an effective procedure to combat obesity in adolescents, according to a new study conducted at NYU Medical Center.
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Lymphoma :: New guidelines for assessing lymphoma treatment
An international team of cancer specialists and imaging experts has developed standardized guidelines for assessing lymphoma response to treatment.
Brain :: Crucial protein role in deadly prion spread in brain diseases
A single protein plays a major role in deadly prion diseases by smashing up clusters of these infectious proteins, creating the “seeds” that allow fatal brain illnesses to quickly spread, new Brown University research shows.
Healthcare :: Gettting to grips with the healthcare gap
Tackling health inequalities in Britain needs closer coordination between all major policy areas including health, education, housing, employment and taxation, according to the authors of a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publication.
Orthodontic treatment may not help psychological health
A major 20-year study by psychologists and dentists has cast doubt on the assumption that orthodontic treatment improves psychological well-being.
Addiction :: Breakthrough in the treatment of heroin addiction
University of Adelaide researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of heroin addiction which could improve treatment success rates for millions of heroin users around the world.
Pregnancy :: Most pregnant women not taking adequate folic acid supplements
A University of Adelaide study has found that most pregnant women are failing to take adequate folic acid supplements, leaving their unborn child at risk of brain abnormalities and spinal cord defects such as spina bifida.
Technology :: New Technique for Identifying Explosives in Luggage
IOP Publishing is pleased to announce the online publication of ?14N nuclear quadrupole resonance of p-nitrotoluene using a high-Tc rf SQUID? in the widely respected Superconductor Science and Technology. The paper describes how radio waves can be used to identify specific explosives, such as TNT. This new method could be used in the future at airports to screen luggage.
Healthcare :: California Pacific Medical Center Elects New Chair of its Board of Directors
Scott Minick, longtime executive and board member of leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has been elected as the new Chair of the Board of Directors for California Pacific Medical Center.
Health Care :: Health Care Trend Moving Focus on Healing, Not Sickness
In years to come, hospitals and other health-care facilities will look more like hotels or resorts and less like the institutional, often inconveniently designed buildings many think of today, says a Purdue University expert.