Tag: health
CDC Reports More Flu Shot Options for 2013-2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that there are a variety of flu vaccine options for the 2013-2014 flu season. Epidemiologists...
CDC Calls Attention to Specific Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens
Within the last five years, surgical-site infections have dropped by 20% and bloodstream infections from central-line contamination is down by over 40%, according to...
Personalized Medicine Gives New Hope to Lung Cancer Patients
Innovative genetic research is changing the way doctors are treating their patients, especially in the fight against cancer. It is now possible for doctors...
Kids with Pets Have Fewer Allergies While Adults with Pets Live...
New findings reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirm the old adage that a dog really is “man’s best friend.” There...
Innovative Mosquito Repellent Offers New Tool in Fight Against Disease
Mosquitoes find their targets by sniffing out a variety of chemicals and bacteria on human skin. Researcher Ulrich Bernier discovered that some chemicals found...
Smartphone Device Works Like a Portable Microscope
Revolutionizes Healthcare in Remote Settings The integration of technology and medicine means that professionals seeking top jobs in the health care industry need to be...
Not your Ordinary Organ Donation – The Scoop on Fecal Transplants
For decades, transplanting the intestinal microbial fauna from one person to another person has been used in Germany to treat ulcerative colitis and other...
New Volcano Discovered Offers Educational Opportunities for Multiple Fields
A team of Oceanographers from the University of Houston discovered one of the largest volcanoes in the entire solar system and it exists on...
Combining Technology Leads to Imaging Muscles and Better Diagnosis
It is an exciting time to embark on a career in health care. The rapid evolution of technological applications in medicine is astounding. For...
Dwindling Freshwater Resources Make Desalination Attractive
Around the United States, cities facing current or pending freshwater deficits are looking toward saltwater to meet their needs. Currently, the largest desalination plant...