Medical News
Feeling Excited? Scientists Find 27 Distinct Human Emotions
Tech Times - 10 Sep 2017 08:46
Researchers from UC Berkeley found 27 distinct human emotional states. An interactive map shows how the emotions combine to form the complex human emotional response.
Ostrich Egg-Sized Bladder Stone Removed From 64-Year-Old Man
Tech Times - 10 Sep 2017 08:56
A man from California had a surprisingly large bladder stone removed. What are bladder stones and what could have caused his to grow that large?
Children with asthma are being prescribed unnecessary antibiotics
EurekAlert! - 10 Sep 2017 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) Children with asthma are more likely to be prescribed antibiotics even though there is no evidence that they need them any more than children without asthma, according to research to be present...
E-cigarettes linked to increased arterial stiffness, blood pressure and heart rate in humans
EurekAlert! - 10 Sep 2017 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) New research, to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress, has shown for the first time that e-cigarettes with nicotine cause a stiffening of the arteries in huma...
Nurses' regular use of disinfectants is associated with developing COPD
EurekAlert! - 10 Sep 2017 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) Regular use of disinfectants is linked to a higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research looking at incidence of the disease in over 55,000 ...