Medical News
Doctors Remove Basketball-Sized Tumor Initially Thought To Be A Pimple
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2017 15:40
Two years ago, Emanuel's parents noticed what was believed to be a pimple on his face. In January, he will undergo surgery to remove the now-basketball-sized tumor on his face.
Blood pressure control best achieved with a multilevel, multicomponent approach
EurekAlert! - 25 Dec 2017 07:00
(American College of Physicians) Current clinical guidelines recommend lower blood pressure targets for the general population, yet control remains elusive for most. A new study suggests that patients with hypertension c...
Researchers describe first-ever hybrid bird species from the Amazon
EurekAlert! - 25 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Toronto) A team of U of T Scarborough researchers have described the first known hybrid bird species to be found in the Amazon rainforest. Through a series of genetic and other tests the team have revealed...
Eating Leafy Greens May Keep Your Brain Younger: Other Ways To Prevent Cognitive Decline
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2017 06:50
A new research found that eating a serving of leafy greens a day helps keep your brain a decade younger. Are there other things recent research has found to prevent cognitive decline?
Man Shares Heartbreaking Story Of Wife's Cancer Death, Urges Women To Take Smear Test
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2017 06:10
Elliot Lowe shared the heartbreaking story of his wife's death from cervical cancer to urge women to undergo cervical cancer screening. What is a smear test and how does it help early cancer detection?