News tagged with medical examination

Database can crack missing person cases -- if used

(AP) -- A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.

Technology / Other

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Managing doctors' practices made easier with new software

(PhysOrg.com) -- A McMaster University-led research team has developed an innovative software tool that gives family doctors up-to-date information on their patients in two seconds or less.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eye floaters and flashes of light linked to retinal tear, detachment

Suddenly seeing floaters or flashes of light may indicate a serious eye problem that - if untreated - could lead to blindness, a new study shows.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medical documentation of injuries is associated with more convictions in adult rapes in South Africa

A study examining how the South African criminal justice system handles cases of rape shows an association between the medical documentation of ano-genital injuries, the commencement of trials, and convictions in rape cases. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0