Health and Medicine
This subject area encompasses research and studies in the field of human medicine.
Among the wide-ranging list of topics covered here are anesthesiology, anatomy, surgery, human genetics, hygiene and environmental medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pharmacology, physiology, urology and dental medicine.
Ultrasound could help couples undergoing IVF
Research published today in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology details how Janet Kwee et. al. from Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre in Amsterdam, The…
Infection detectives use disease 'fingerprints' to track common infections in children
Traditionally, researchers have looked for clues to an infection by tracking down the virus or bacteria causing it. But that doesn’t always work because the…
Research News from BJS – Specialist centres increase chance of surviving abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
This finding is supported by two papers published in this month’s BJS. Both pieces of research were led by Peter Holt, who works at St George’s Hospital,…
A short walk helps smokers quit
A review, recently published in the international journal 'Addiction', concludes that when smokers abstain from smoking, exercise can help them to manage…
African reliance on traditional medicine for the treatment of HIV/AIDS
Despite recent calls for traditional medicine to be subjected to the same stringent regulations and ethical guidelines as orthodox medicine, traditional…
Researchers address developing countries' water and sanitation needs
By 2015, the international community hopes to reduce by half the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.This…