News tagged with medical center

Debunking myths about warm-ups, eggs

There are so many things to worry about these days. Wouldn't it be nice to cross something off the list? Turns out you can. Researchers have been busy debunking some common medical myths that have been repeated so many times, ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (22) | comments 2

Low-carbohydrate diet burns more excess liver fat than low-calorie diet

People on low-carbohydrate diets are more dependent on the oxidation of fat in the liver for energy than those on a low-calorie diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a small clinical ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Mosquito hunters invent better, cheaper, DIY disease weapon

Emory University researchers believe they have come up with the cheapest, most efficient way yet to monitor adult mosquitoes and the deadly diseases they carry, from malaria to West Nile Virus. Emory has ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart valves implanted without open-heart surgery

An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered to patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Known as the PARTNER (Placement of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rice U. parlays sun's saving grace into autoclave (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University senior engineering students are using the sun to power an autoclave that sterilizes medical instruments and help solve a long-standing health issue for developing countries.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects

(AP) -- Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage, but not lesions

Two new studies show that commonly prescribed forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy may slightly accelerate the loss of brain tissue in women 65 and older beyond what normally occurs with aging.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

1 in 4 parents believes vaccine-autism link

(AP) -- One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1