An analysis of English NHS hospitals suggests that employing private as opposed to in-house cleaners is a false economy. While it may reduce costs, it could also raise risk of infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a superbug responsible for life-threatening … Read More »
As 2017 arrives, many of us are thinking about the healthy lifestyle changes we want to make for the coming year. Do you plan to exercise more? Lose weight? Quit smoking? How about cutting down on alcohol intake? While that … Read More »
Alexion Pharmaceuticals quietly reported late Wednesday that its Phase 2/3 trial of eculizumab (Soliris) had failed to reach its primary endpoint for the prevention of delayed graft function in recipients of deceased donor kidneys. The news rounds out a tumultuous final … Read More »
PsiOxus Therapeutics has signed a second agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), this time for worldwide rights to its ‘armed’ oncolytic virus NG-348, currently in the preclinical research phase. The new deal comes six months after the two companies joined forces … Read More »
The results of a phase III clinical trial suggest that light therapy may be an effective, nonsurgical therapy for men with low-risk prostate cancer, after finding that almost half of study participants with the disease went into complete remission after … Read More »
Sleeping in the first 24 hours after a traumatic event may help people to process the memory more effectively and therefore minimize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to research published in the journal Sleep. A traumatic incident can … Read More »
Eating well, exercising, and being socially active are some factors that can help raise self-esteem. For some people, however, the road to confidence is much more challenging. Now, researchers suggest it may be possible to train the brain to boost … Read More »
Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, known as LASIK, is the most common type of laser eye surgery. It is used to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, the procedure entails a number of … Read More »
Evidence shows that in most cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia – the most common childhood cancer – the origins are prenatal. There is also a controversial suggestion that congenital infection could play a role. Now, a new study finds that … Read More »
In 2014, recreational cannabis use was legalized in Colorado, and seven other states have since followed suit. With an ever-expanding part of the population using marijuana to cure a number of ailments, researchers at Colorado State University have investigated its … Read More »