The Daily Mail has reported that "routine testing for prostate cancer in middle-aged men does not save enough lives to justify the harm". The news is based on a 20-year Swedish study that found screening did not reduce overall death rates or death...
The Daily Express reports that a "new treatment for prostate cancer has cut the risk of dying by half". It said that "six months of the hormone therapy……is all that is needed", and the benefits continue for 10 years. The trial in question did not...
Wednesday March 2 2011 "Thousands of lives could be saved by a new cancer test," the Daily Express reported today. It said that the new test for prostate cancer "detects twice as many cases as the current method". This story is based on a study in...
Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke in the over 65s," reported The Daily Telegraph. It said that researchers have found that for every 10 decibel (dB) increase in noise, the risk of stroke increases by more than a...
"FitFu wants to get you exercising at your desk," states a headline in TechCrunch. "HealthyApps has launched an app to provide people with MRSA and C. difficile infection rates at their local hospitals," says E-health Insider. And the BBC reports...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is easing the pathway to market for mammography systems that produce computerized X-ray images of the entire breast. These systems, known as Full Field Digital Mammography Systems, are an... Canali: Food and Drug Administration Marketing
Men may be running out to buy aspirin following a story in the Daily Mail reporting that "Aspirin 'cuts prostate cancer risk by 30%'". It claimed that scientists have found that a standard aspirin tablet taken daily has a powerful protective effect...
Newspapers have warned of an invading moth that can pose a risk to human health. The media warns that in its caterpillar stage, the oak processionary moth is covered in tiny hairs that can cause severe asthma attacks and allergic reactions. Until...
Grazie a Virgilio, il portale di Telecom Italia, e a Go Green Digital, la società di Diego Masi, nasce Virgilio Go Green, un vero e proprio canale verticale interamente dedicato alla sostenibilità ambientale. Raggiungibile all'indirizzo...
Con l'espressione di nativi digitali (digital native), introdotta per la prima volta da Marc Prensky nel 2001 su Digital natives, digital immigrants: A new way to look at ourselves and our kids (prima parte scaricabile in formato pdf), si intende...
Parkinson's disease "could be diagnosed by voice changes", according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that Parkinson's disease could be diagnosed earlier by testing for subtle changes in speech that often accompany the condition. This news...
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