Medical News
Brain-Eating Bug Kills California Woman: What You Should Know About Naegleria Fowleri
Tech Times - 4 Jul 2015 14:58
A deadly amoeba took the life of a 21-year-old California woman on June 20. Are you in danger this summer from this water-borne illness?
Protesters Against California Vaccination Bill Gather At Golden Gate Bridge
Tech Times - 4 Jul 2015 17:03
In response to SB 277 being signed into law, protesters marched across the Golden gate bridge demanding the repeal of one of the country's strictest vaccination laws.
Wondering If You're Pregnant? There May Soon Be An App For That
Tech Times - 4 Jul 2015 16:34
Experts have discovered a way to incorporate biomolecular detection, such as pregnancy tests, to smartphones. This new invention may soon enable people to monitor their health even more closely through handy apps.
Dolphin Jumps Onto Boat And Accidentally Breaks Hapless Woman's Ankles
Tech Times - 4 Jul 2015 15:23
A California woman who was watching dolphins during her family's boating trip broke her ankles when a dolphin leaped onto her.
Tourists Should Be Wary Of Blue-Green Algae In Lake Says Minnesota Health Officials
Tech Times - 4 Jul 2015 14:26
Health officials in Minnesota have issued a warning to swimmers to be wary of foul-smelling and algae-filled lakes. A young boy and two dogs were poisoned by toxins released by blue-green organisms last month in Alexandr...
Veterans With PTSD Have Trouble With Loud 4th Of July Fireworks
Tech Times - 4 Jul 2015 14:25
Members of a local organization called Military with PTSD aim to raise awareness about the effects of 4th of July fireworks to war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Second-line cetuximab active beyond progression in quadruple wild-type patients with mCRC
EurekAlert! - 4 Jul 2015 06:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) that are mutation-free in the KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA genes showed significant benefit from continuing anti-epidermal growth f...