Medical News
Transcripts Detail Prince's Concerning Weight Loss, Mood Swings, And Supper Before Death
Tech Times - 22 Apr 2018 04:16
Transcripts of different interviews with Prince's acquaintances were made public on April 17 along with search warrants and other related documents. The documents detailed the observation of Judith Hill, Meron Berkure, a...
Antibiotic Resistant Super Gonorrhea Spreading Fast As 2 Cases Detected In Australia
Tech Times - 22 Apr 2018 03:51
The highly antibiotic-resistant 'super gonorrhea' strain, first diagnosed in a patient from the UK, has been recently detected in two Australians. One of them contracted the infection in Southeast Asia, similarly to the ...
Supreme Court Rules No Further Treatment For Toddler With Neurodegenerative Disease: What Happened To Alfie Evans?
Tech Times - 22 Apr 2018 03:43
UK's highest court ruled that it was not in the best interest of toddler Alfie Evans to continue with his life support since his undiagnosed neurodegenerative disease made him impossible to eat, drink, and breathe.
Obese Sisters Get Bariatric Surgery In Bid To Help Them Live Healthier Lives
Tech Times - 22 Apr 2018 17:31
Yogita and Anisha were already having breathing problems at just six and eight years old because of their obesity. Thanks to a kind doctor, the sisters received the medical care that they need for free.
Exotic Tick Species Possibly Established In New Jersey
Tech Times - 22 Apr 2018 17:30
In 2017, a sheep was discovered to be infested with a tick species that hasn't previously been seen in the United States. Recent updates reveal that the ticks survived winter and may already be established in New Jersey.
'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Diagnosed With Rare Cancer: What Is Burkitt Lymphoma?
Tech Times - 22 Apr 2018 17:30
Burkitt lymphoma is an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that may vary depending on geographical location and affected body part. Outside of Africa, it may be associated with a compromised immune system.
Pokémon GO Helps Find Missing Man With Dementia
Tech Times - 22 Apr 2018 17:29
A navy veteran who plays 'Pokémon GO' found an elderly man while visiting a Pokestop. The 83-year-old man has dementia and has been missing from his home a state away.
Targeted radiotherapy for breast cancer offers good quality of life and fewer side effects
EurekAlert! - 22 Apr 2018 06:00
(European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)) Quality of life for women treated with a more targeted radiotherapy treatment -- called accelerated partial breast irradiation -- is at least as good as quality of...
Multiple sclerosis may be linked to sheep disease toxin
EurekAlert! - 22 Apr 2018 06:00
(University of Exeter) Exposure to a toxin primarily found in sheep could be linked to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in humans, new research suggests.
Addition precautions at hospital don't help prevent spread of resistant bacteria
EurekAlert! - 22 Apr 2018 06:00
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Contact precautions, used in addition to the standard precautions, the basic level of infection control applied to all patients, did not limit or preven...