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Cough and sneeze etiquette
Cough and sneeze etiquette refers to simple hygiene practices everybody can take to prevent passing on respiratory infections like cold and flu to other people.
28 Jul 2013
Splitting donated livers shown to be safe, allowing doctors to save two lives from single organ
Split liver transplantation carries no increased risk of failure in either recipient, allowing surgeons to safely save two lives from a single…
22 Jul 2013
Cold and flu prevention at work
Cold and flu spread easily in the workplace. Occupational health and safety measures for cold and flu prevention include employees getting a flu shot and…
14 Jul 2013
Common childhood asthma not rooted in allergens, inflammation
Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway, or why response to treatments varies among patients.
11 Jun 2013
Cold or flu: Which do I have?
Cold and flu both cause respiratory symptoms like cough, blocked nose and sore throat, but flus come with fever and more severe symptoms compared to…
09 Jun 2013
Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects
New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10% of severe congenital…
07 Jun 2013
Improving whooping cough vaccine
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made novel discoveries concerning the current vaccine against whooping cough that may lead to…
31 May 2013
Vitamin D for preemies
Preterm infants may need to be given 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day to ensure they develop…
31 May 2013
Antiretrovirals may be cardioprotective in HIV-infected teens
Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) does not appear to be associated with impaired heart function in children…
14 May 2013
