Gender, ethnic differences may hamper eating disorder diagnosis: Study

May 6 : A recent research has found that gender and ethnic differences may obstruct eating disorder diagnosis.
Researchers at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine demonstrated that physicians, who are used
to diagnosing eating disorders in white teenage girls, might fail to notice the condition in boys and some other [...]

Topical honey can help treat diabetes sores

May 4 : A study by a researcher at the University of Wisconsin (UW) has discovered that topical honey can heal diabetes sores completely.
Jennifer Eddy of UW Health’s Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic, who treated her borderline diabetic patient Catrina Hurlburt with honey therapy, said that Hurlburt’s case is a good example of the ‘potential [...]

New study may help perfect diagnostic test for cerebral malaria

May 4 : A new study may allow better understanding of cerebral malaria and may also provide a lead on how to perfect a diagnostic test for better patient care.
Cerebral malaria is a fatal disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasite and the symptoms include high fever and convulsions followed by coma. The high mortality rate [...]

Generic versions of medicines may not be cheaper than brand name products

May 2 : According to research from professors at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, generic versions of a class of medicines called ‘biologics’ would not be significantly cheaper than brand-name versions of the medicines.

Lack of sleep can impair competent decision-making

May 2 : Not only does a good night’s sleep have you feeling fresh and alert the next day, but as a new study has found, it will make sure that a your decision-making abilities are not impaired.