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News | Archive (28 March 2010)
Playing 'Pong' with the blink of an eye
— 07:29 GMT | TechnologyUniversity students have developed a computer game that is operated by eye movements, which could allow people with severe physical disabilities to become 'gamers' for the first time, they announce…
Community-acquired MRSA becoming more common in paediatric ICU patients
— 07:26 GMT | HealthOnce considered a hospital anomaly, community-acquired infections with drug-resistant strains of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus now turn up regularly among children hospitalised in the intensive-care unit, according to research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre…
Rapid development of drug-resistant 2009 H1N1 influenza reported in 2 cases
— 07:23 GMT | HealthTwo people with compromised immune systems who became ill with 2009 H1N1 influenza developed drug-resistant strains of virus after less than two weeks on therapy, report doctors from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Doctors who treat prolonged influenza infection should be aware that even a short course of antiviral treatment may lead to drug-resistant virus, say the authors, and clinicians should consider this possibility as they develop initial treatment strategies for their patients who have impaired immune function…
The dawn of a new epoch?
— 07:20 GMT | Geology and palaeontologyGeologists from the University of Leicester are among four scientists- including a Nobel prize-winner - who suggest that the Earth has entered a new age of geological time…
Research concludes there is no 'simple theory of everything' inside the enigmatic E8
— 07:17 GMT | PhysicsThe 'exceptionally simple theory of everything,' proposed by a surfing physicist in 2007, does not hold water, says Emory University mathematician Skip Garibaldi…
Iowa State study finds flaxseed lowers high cholesterol in men
— 07:14 GMT | HealthA new study from Iowa State University's Nutrition and Wellness Research Centre (NWRC) may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs - if they don't mind sprinkling some flaxseed into their daily diet…
TV medical dramas 'rife' with bioethical issues and breaches of professional conduct
— 07:11 GMT | HealthA medical student and faculty directors from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics analysed depictions of bioethical issues and professionalism over a full season of two popular medical dramas - 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'House, M.D.' - and found that the shows were 'rife' with ethical dilemmas and actions that often ran afoul of professional codes of conduct…
Study IDs medical conditions that put seniors at risk of falling into Medicare 'donut hole'
— 07:08 GMT | HealthAmong seniors, women and patients with diabetes and dementia are the most likely to fall into the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan 'donut hole' - the gap occurring after beneficiaries reach their annual coverage limit and before catastrophic coverage kicks in - according to new research published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine…
Safety and diagnosis yield of colonoscopy in Hong Kong Chinese children
— 07:05 GMT | HealthColonoscopy in children is a highly specialised procedure which is not often performed in the Chinese population. Data of its safety and diagnostic yield in Chinese children is scarce. One of the most common indications for colonoscopy in children of western countries is investigation and follow-up assessment for inflammatory bowel disease which is uncommon in Chinese children. It has recently been reported that there is increasing occurrence of childhood inflammatory bowel disease in western countries. It is, however, unknown whether a similar increase happens in Chinese children…
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