A new implant designed to help the blind has allowed three test patients to see the shapes of objects just days after they were fitted with the device, research published in the British scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has revea…
Growing scientific data has health and nutrition experts reversing their thinking on the benefits of taking daily multivitamins. The new thinking: even when you’re not eating the healthiest diet, there’s no proof that a multivitamin is the right tool to fill in the gaps.
The Hungarian aluminium spill, waves in the Strait of Gibraltar, an American cyclone system and the edge of a melting glacier were among the images captured by European Space Agency and
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Apart from age, family history, and age at first menstrual period, two additional factors have been associated with a higher risk for developing breast cancer; mammographic breast density and extent of lobular involution. Lob…
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Each year, there are more than 250 million cases of malaria, killing between one and three million people, the majority of whom are young children. Using mathematical models and maps, researchers have predicted the viability …
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – You may be able to protect your liver during dinner. New research finds extra-virgin olive oil can protect the liver from oxidative stress.In the study, scientists exposed rats to a moderately toxic herbicide known to…
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Kidney failure affects nearly half a million individuals in the United States, and 48 percent of sufferers are 60 years of age or older. Kidney disease patients who receive a transplant live longer than those that remain on di…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday said he was willing to make tweaks to the landmark healthcare reform law enacted earlier this year over united Republican opposition.
The Democrats’ ambitious health care overhaul is facing roadblocks from newly elected state officials who harshly criticized it while campaigning and who are now in a position to make good on their promises.
Would it surprise you to know that behind almost every successful doctor is a good nurse? Probably n…
PORT MORESBY (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday offered to help Papua New Guinea create a sovereign wealth fund to manage its resource revenue and avoid a “resource curse” which could fuel conflict and corruption.
MIKE Rann is under growing pressure to explain connections with an area of Italy to which he has committed millions of taxpayer dollars.
What are the best ways of reducing the environmental impacts of firework displays?Setting light to bonfires and sending fireworks up into the sky don’t strike me as very environmentally friendly. Is there a better way to mark bonfire night?B Morley, by emailWhat? Like just ignoring it, you mean? But, seriously, if you are intent on [...]
The chip, which contains 1,500 light-sensitive elements, replaces damaged cells in a blind person’s retinaA man left blind by a devastating eye disease has been able to read letters, tell the time and identify a cup and saucer on a table after surgeons fitted him with an electronic chip to restore his vision.Miikka Terho, 46, [...]
Twenty per cent of heart failure patients who are treated in an emergency department and sent home fail to see a doctor within 30 days, a study indicates.