Medical News
Excess Body Fat In Obese Kids Linked To Weaker Bones
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2015 14:24
Children with excessive body fat may have weaker bones and these bones carry most of the body's weight. The excessive fats may compromise important body process specifically bone growth.
Glaucoma Patients Under Misperceptions About How Marijuana May Affect Their Condition
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2015 17:02
Researchers say the public needs to be better educated about the possible benefits, or lack of them, in using marijuana to treat glaucoma. Science doesn't support the popular expectation of its effectiveness, they say.
Not Mutants, Not Ninjas But Your Pet Turtles Can Carry Salmonella
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2015 16:28
Experts warns the public against having tiny turtles as family pets. What seem to be harmless animals naturally carry salmonella in its gut, possibly contaminating its young owners.
China Employees Want Clean Air For Their Christmas Bonus This Year
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2015 14:12
Companies in China are finding that employees are more inclined to stay with them if they can offer clean air in the office. More and more employees are seeing clean air as a bigger incentive to stay with a company more ...
Precision Medicine: Killing Cancer
Ivanhoe - 25 Dec 2015 07:00
DALLAS. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In his 2015 State of the Union address, President Obama announced the launching of a precision medicine initiative. It's an innovative approach to attacking diseases, like cancer, by linking...
Legalized Medical Marijuana: What This Could Mean For Colombia
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2015 05:20
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos believes legalizing marijuana for medical research would enable the country to crack down on drug trafficking. Find out whether the new law would make or break the already drug-torn...