Health and Medicine

Rehabilitation medicine to play bigger role

9 Feb 2012

SINGAPORE: Rehabilitation medicine will play a greater role in Singapore with the ageing population and increasing prevalence of chronic conditions such as stroke, hip fracture, heart failure, and traumatic brain or spinal cord injury.

Cancer trial participants may have misconceptions

9 Feb 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People enrolled in early stage trials for possible cancer treatments may underestimate the risks involved and overestimate the potential benefits, suggests a new study. The early trials, known as "Phase 1," are often the first time a new drug is given to humans and the goal of the studies is to test for side effects and acceptable dosage levels. Participation rarely ...

Does sex ed keep girls from becoming teen moms?

9 Feb 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, states with more comprehensive sex education programs had lower teen birth rates -- but the effect seemed to be due more to political, religious and social differences between those states than the sex ed itself. That doesn't mean sex ed never helps prevent pregnancy, researchers said. But attitudes of family and friends, and whether teens have access ...