Illness, Injury & Treatments

Magazine articles on illnesses, injuries, currently available treatments, drugs, and homeopathy.

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Chemistry World December 7, 2012 Lucy Gilbert	Bactericides reach new depths Scientists in the US and China have come up with a low-risk treatment for bacterial infections in a deep wound.
Chemistry World December 5, 2012 Tamsin Cowley	Safer blood clotting agents for open wounds New toxicity results show that foams would be safer than the currently used clays as materials to stem blood flow in open wounds.
Chemistry World December 3, 2012 Laura Howes	Antimalarials should target female parasites The Plasmodium parasite, unlike humans, for example, does not have different genes coding for different sexes. New antimalarials should target the slower evolving female genes, or those that are expressed by both sexes.
AskMen.com November 22, 2012 Chris Aung-Thwin	Andrew Luck Interview Losing weight and being more active should be a priority for everyone -- and initiatives like Quaker Oats NFL's Play 60 are paving the way for parents to do exactly that. Spokesman and Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck talked to us about diet, health, and sports.
Chemistry World November 20, 2012	BPA: friend or foe? With media-fueled anxiety over bisphenol A (BPA) continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer
Chemistry World November 15, 2012 Laura Howes	Imperial launches second phenome centre Imperial College London, UK, is launching a new clinical phenome center at St Mary's Hospital London, to analyze the phenotypes of patient's samples. The phenotype includes all external products of genes and environment, from hair colour to chemical markers of disease states.
Chemistry World November 2, 2012 Andrew Turley	Panel delivers final PFOA report The long running saga of DuPont and perfluorooctanoic acid, often called simply C8, has passed an important milestone with the delivery of the final report from an independent panel of experts tasked with determining its health effects.
Chemistry World November 1, 2012 Josh Howgego	Chemistry behind the 'blue man' unlocked Scientists have put forward a detailed biochemical model to explain argyria, a condition which turns sufferers' skin a distressing blue color.
Chemistry World October 18, 2012 Jessica Cocker	Killing three parasites with one stone Scientists in the US have developed a hybrid drug that is active against malaria, schistosomiasis or hookworm.
Chemistry World October 16, 2012 Ian Le Guillou	Night of the living surfaces Researchers from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a film that contains penicillin-releasing fungi, which could cover work surfaces in hospitals, food preparation areas or wherever microbial contamination must be avoided.
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