by Research Team | Oct 8, 2015 | Health News
A nurse administering flu shots to dozens of employees of a pharmaceutical company reused syringes, the state Department of Health said Wednesday. There is a low risk of infection and syringes that hold the vaccine, not needles, were reused, they said.
by Research Team | Oct 8, 2015 | Health News
Canadians and their co-workers might be depressed and not even realize it, according to a report on workplace health. A survey of working-age adults in Ontario found that nearly 40 per cent were experiencing significant symptoms of depression but more than half of...
by Research Team | Oct 8, 2015 | Health News
While most patients do not need the drug, more research is also needed on their use in pandemics, experts said. The report, from Academy of Medical Sciences and the Wellcome Trust, said antivirals can lead to a reduction in the duration of seasonal flu symptoms by...
by Research Team | Oct 8, 2015 | Health News
A simple blood test could rule out heart attacks in patients complaining of chest pain and “dramatically” reduce unnecessary admissions to hospital, scientists have found. Researchers said the high sensitivity test could rule out a heart attack diagnosis...
by Research Team | Oct 8, 2015 | Health News
Sex at any time in a woman’s monthly cycle may trigger immune system changes that boost the likelihood of getting pregnant, a new study suggests. Sex at any time in a woman’s monthly cycle may trigger immune system changes that boost the likelihood of...
by Research Team | Oct 8, 2015 | Health News
” A new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50 times that of children elsewhere, a difference the authors contend undermines the government’s position that more cases have...
