A study published on bmj.com today reveals that public bicycle sharing schemes save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although the aim of the increasingly popular public bicycle sharing schem...
Medtronic Inc. has announced that it has provided a $2.5 million grant to Yale University to oversee independent, systematic reviews of the safety and efficacy of its recombinant bone morphogenic prot...
A Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon suspects that the nagging pain and inflammation that women can experience in their knees may be different from what men encounter, and she has been chosen to lead a no...
Most children and teenagers carry their schoolbooks and other supplies in backpacks during the school year. "When used correctly, backpacks are the most efficient way to carry a load and distribute th...
A study of eight European countries published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases reports that the delays in specialist assessment of patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis are "unacc...
A multidisciplinary team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed a new training method using a desktop webcam to improve ergonomic posture and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders...
Financial and domestic problems for workers -- particularly those who are African-American, have lower incomes, or are younger than 35 -- get progressively worse in the years after they have settled c...
