Taming the Most Dangerous Animal on Earth: New Fangled Mosquitos to Stop the Spread of Dengue

Researchers from the University of Bern reviewed the cases of all skiers admitted with injury to University medical center from November 2007 to April 2008. Factors specifically evaluated included old or new ski equipment, type of snow on the slopes, patient's subjective readiness for risk taking behavior and readiness for speed, helmet use, drug or alcohol consumption, and pre-ski warm-up. Using new ski equipment has been found to be the most significant risk factor for injury. Read more...

After the Fort Hood Massacre, officials at the local Kileen, Texas hospital Scott and White Healthcare sent out a plea for blood donation.

Donated blood is almost always processed into its components, including red blood cells, plasma, and platelets. But warm, fresh, whole blood that has not been processed into different products contributes to immediate and short term survival, when transfused into combat-related trauma patients, compared to component therapy. Read more...