New York City elementary school adopts all-vegetarian menu
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
A New York City elementary school has adopted an all-vegetarian menu, serving kids tofu wraps and veggie chili.
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Archive for April, 2013
European Court Wants Drug Data Kept Secret
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
Ruling sides with two U.S. companies in conflict over transparency
Read more →Toddler Receives Synthetic Trachea
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
First such operation in the United States
Read more →How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
TUESDAY, April 30 — Gastric bypass — a widely used weight-loss procedure — appears to change the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, which could explain how the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a small…
Read more →36% Of Stroke Sufferers Do Not Call 911
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News, Stroke
Surprisingly one in three people who suffer from stroke don’t go to hospital by ambulance, which is the fastest way to get there, according to a new study carried out by a team from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, and the UCLA Comprehensive Stro…
Read more →ScienceShot: Global Warming at Your Doorstep
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
Yards may be pumping a surprising amount of carbon into the atmosphere
Read more →Lawsuit alleges doctor operated on wrong side of patient’s brain
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
A St. Louis neurosurgeon allegedly operated on the wrong side of a woman’s skull and brain, and now she is suing the doctor and hospital where the procedure took place
Read more →No more reflux: New surgery in fight against reflux for patients whose medication no longer works
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
A new procedure involving a magnetic ring of beads that fits around your pinky has been shown to stop GERD in people whose medication stopped working.
Read more →Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower ‘Good’ Cholesterol in Teen Girls
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
TUESDAY, April 30 — Exposure to secondhand smoke at home appears to lower teen girls’ levels of the “good” cholesterol — the substance that reduces heart disease risk, researchers report. The new study included more than 1,000 male and female…
Read more →Women Smokers More Likely to Get Colon Cancer Than Men: Study
by Zangani • 30 April 2013 • Pain News
TUESDAY, April 30 — Smoking’s connection to cancer is well-established. Now, researchers say cigarettes increase the odds for developing colon cancer, especially for women. Women who’ve ever smoked have an almost 20 percent increased risk for colon…
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