Health News Archives

Sex Partners Get STD Alerts by E-mail
Report shows 30,000 have used Internet service to handle delivery of delicate news

Surfing the Web Stimulates Your Brain
Internet searches keep the mind active, study finds

Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective
Detection rates rival those of two radiologist readings, study says

Web Site Helps Cancer Patients With Fertility Preservation
Northwestern consortium's program features message boards, videos and advice

Time Teaches Brain to Recognize Objects
Research could pave way for enhanced computer vision systems, MIT study suggests

Imaging System Lets Doctors ’See’ Cancer During Surgery
Fluorescent dyes light up diseased tissue on video monitors, helping spare healthy cells

Study Probes Internet Health-Related Search Patterns
Use of Google Trends mirrors data sought in other countries as well, researchers say

Medicare to Pay Bonuses for ’E-Prescribing’
Doctors can earn additional money by initiating computerized prescribing systems

Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Nurses forced to use 'workarounds' to ensure medication errors are kept to minimum, study says

Doctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical Records
But family practitioners and doctors in the West are increasingly wired, survey finds