MEDICINE

IBTimes Logo

People Who Practice One or More Healthy Lifestyles Live Longer: CDC

Practicing one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors such as not smoking, eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity, and limiting alcohol may lead to people living longer, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC found that people who engaged in all four healthy behaviors were 63 percent less likely to die early when compared to people who didn't practice any of the behaviors.

Mosquitoes' Resistance to Insecticide Prompt Worries about Malaria Relapse

Mosquito
Mosquitoes quickly develop resistance to insecticide-treated nets, raising alarm that the method of malaria prevention is not effective, a study from Senegal found. Researchers who studied malaria infections there found that Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the species responsible for malaria in Africa, are growing resistant to a common type of insecticide.
More news
KELPIE SHEEP DOGS STAND ON TOP OF SHEEP AT ROYAL EASTER SHOW IN SYDNEY.

How Can Your Dog Sniff Out Early Stages of Lung Cancer?

Highly trained sniffer dogs could possibly detect early signs of lung cancer on patients' breath, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. German scientists said Thursday that research suggesting that "man's best friend" could be able to smell cancer revealed startling statistics from a number of dogs with cancer patients.
Vampire Bat

Vampire Bat Virus Causes First Death in U.S., Officials Watch Closely

Not only can vampire bats locate hotspots or blood vessels in their prey using infrared vein sensors on their lips, which was revealed in a study earlier this month, the blood-sucking bats may also be carrying rabies virus, as U.S. health officials confirmed Friday the first death in the country from rabies carried by the animals.
Chimp-Mauled Woman receives full Face Transplant  [Video + Photos]

Charla Nash Reveals New Face First Time After Transplant [PHOTO]

In 2009, Charla Nash, 57, was mauled by a friend's 200-pound pet chimpanzee in Stamford, Conn., and lost her eyelids, nose, lips and hands in the incident. Nash, who was unable to see, smell and speak properly, recently underwent a 20-hour face transplant surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass.
IBTimes Logo

Thin Skin-like Electronic Patch Measures Vital Signs [VIDEO]

Temporary tattoos don't just look cool: A special one could end up saving your life by monitoring your vital signs. An international team of researchers has designed an ultra-thin electronic device that attaches to the skin like a temporary tattoo and measures heart rate and other vital signs. This device, which has the thickness of a human hair, works without the bulky electrodes used in current hospital monitoring, according to a new study in the Aug. 11 issue of the journal Science.
The Brigham and Women's Hospital team

Chimp-Mauled Woman Gets Full Transplant, Shows New Face [UNSEEN PHOTOS]

Charla Nash, 57, a Connecticut woman, Thursday revealed her new face after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. Brigham and Women?s Hospital, where Nash underwent a historic 20-hour face transplant in May, released the first post-surgery photograph of Charla Nash, this morning and a statement by her.
IBTimes Logo

Cancer Researchers Hail Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have made strides in treating leukemia patients with a new technique that engineers blood cells to attack the cancer, according to studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.