A new study shows that smoking may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who also have specific established risk factors for MS. The research involved 442 people with MS and 865 people without the disease from three…
Day: March 31, 2010
Rapid Development of Drug-Resistant H1N1 Reported
Two people with compromised immune systems who became ill with 2009 H1N1 influenza developed drug-resistant strains of virus after less than 2 weeks on therapy, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of…
Congressman Introduces National Limb Loss Awareness Month Resolution
Rep. John R Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.) introduced a resolution to designate April as National Limb Loss Awareness Month. Partnering with the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA), Duncan hopes to bring awareness and gain support for the bill. It is their…