Hawaii Records 17 Cases of Rat Lungworm Disease This Year
U.S. News & World Report Hawaii officials are grappling with how to control rats, snails and slugs that are known to carry roundworm parasites that can cause significant harm to people. Oct. 8, 2017, at 12:17 p.m.. Hawaii Records 17 Cases of Rat Lungworm Disease This Year ... |
Metro |
NHS mental health staff are assaulted more than 42000 times a year
Metro Assaults on mental health staff in the UK have risen by 25% in the last four years. There were more than 42,000 reported attacks on staff in 2016-17 with the vast majority of the increase in England. Dove says sorry for 'racist' ad showing a black ... Assaults on mental health staff up 25% in four years NHS mental health staff dealing with rise in violent incidents Rise in violent attacks by patients on NHS mental health staff |
TheCable |
Scientists develop surgical glue that seals wounds in 60 seconds
TheCable Scientists in the US have made a surgical glue that can repair wounds within a minute. The glue is dubbed MeTro. But don't go to look for it yet at pharmacies as it's not yet available. It is a biocompatible and highly elastic hydrogel sealant made ... WATCH: Surgical sealant closes wounds in seconds Researchers create a fast-sealing surgical 'glue' for closing wounds Injectable 'Elastic Glue' Seals Wounds in Just 60 Seconds |
ReliaWire |
Smart Bandage Could Regenerate Tissue Three Times Faster
ReliaWire A smart bandage that could someday heal chronic wounds or battlefield injuries faster has been designed by researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and MIT. The device is made up of electrically conductive fibers ... Researchers Develop 'Smart' Bandage That Can Speed Healing Future of healing: New, smart bandage will be tailored for a specific wound Smartphone-controlled smart bandage for better, faster healing of chronic wounds |
Utah Public Radio |
Mosquito-Borne Diseases Found In US Athletes And Staff At Rio Olympics
Utah Public Radio Health workers spray insecticide to combat Zika-carrying mosquitoes under the bleachers of the Sambódrome in Rio de Janeiro in January 2016. Leo Correa / AP. Originally published on October 7, 2017 3:38 pm. In the spring of 2016, there was a frenzy ... |