Health
Longer cooling, lower temperature no improvement for infant oxygen deprivation
The standard treatment for newborns whose brains were deprived of oxygen appears to work better than proposed alternatives, according to a study from a National Institutes of Health research network. The standard treatment involves lowering an infant ’s body temperature by about 6 degrees Fahrenheit for 72 hours. Attempts to improve on this treatment by further lowering body temperature or increasing the duration of cooling were of no additional benefit, the researchers concluded.
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Courage of Ebola health workers should inspire greater efforts by all, says Ban
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) stands with Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, seen here showing their hospital discharge certificates.
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New non-invasive method can detect Alzheimer's disease early: MRI probe technology shows brain toxins in living animals for first time
Fluorescent amyloid beta oligomers (green), bound to cultured hippocampal neurons, were detected with greater than 90 percent accuracy by the magnetic nanostructure probe (red).
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Certain Antibiotic/Statin Combos May Be Unsafe Mix: Study
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Mother's Depression Tied to Later Delinquency in Kids
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Different Gene Mutations May Determine Severity, Type of Autism
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In Guinea, as Ebola spread slows, Ban pledges UN support towards total eradication
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (r), with Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization (WHO) (c), with Guinean President Alpha Conde (l) in Conakry. December 2014.
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Vaccine for Deer Against 'Mad Cow'-Like Illness Shows Promise
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Cocaine, Amphetamines May Up Injection Drug Users' Suicide Risk
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Cancer Treatment Costs Weigh Heavily on Patients, Study Finds
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020