Good hand hygiene by health workers protects patients from drug resistant infections
On Hand Hygiene Day (5 May), WHO urges health workers to practice good hand hygiene when caring for patients, to protect them from contracting infections in health facilities. Initial results from a new WHO global survey confirm that these infections...
Up to 40 percent of annual deaths from each of five leading US causes are preventable
Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death.
Does Higher-Priced Food Taste Better?
Alzheimer's Variation May Often Go Unrecognized: Study
WHO’s first global report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the...
Preliminary results show improvement in MS symptoms
Combining the estrogen hormone estriol with Copaxone, a drug indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), may improve symptoms in patients with the disorder, according to preliminary results from a clinical...
Oxytocin promotes social behavior in infant rhesus monkeys
An infant rhesus monkey before and after returning the tongue protrusion gesture.
Saudi Death Toll from MERS Virus Climbs to 102
Saudi authorities confirm 10 more deaths from the mysterious MERS virus, putting the death toll since the disease first surfaced at 102.
Report shows 20-year US immunization program spares millions of children from diseases
Taking a Walk May Lead to More Creativity than Sitting, Study Finds
When the task at hand requires some imagination, taking a walk may lead to more creative thinking than sitting, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
