Cancer Patients Exposed to High Radiation
Dozens of patients at a cancer treatment center were exposed to radiation levels 50 percent stronger than they were supposed to receive because a radiation machine was improperly installed.
Procedure Offers Hope for Peripheral Artery Disease
People with severe peripheral artery disease -- some of them facing amputation -- may be helped by a specialized type of angioplasty that can restore blood flow in long sections of blocked arteries.
Statins Do More Than Lower Cholesterol
There's more evidence statin drugs, which include popular medications like Lipitor, Pravachol and Zocor, prevent heart attack and stroke by means other than lowering blood cholesterol.
Autumn Birth Linked to Childhood Brain Cancer
Can the time of year you were born affect your chances of developing brain cancer?
Cholera kills 18, infects 1,800 in Senegal in wake of Muslim pilgrimage
Senegal has seen as a sharp rise in cholera with 18 deaths and some 1,800 new cases recorded in the last week following the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the holy Senegalese city of Touba, public health officials said.
No comments:
Post a Comment