Mosquitoes Fly in Rain Thanks to Low Mass
The mosquito is possibly summer’s biggest nuisance. Sprays, pesticides, citronella candles, bug zappers — nothing seems to totally deter the blood-sucking insect. And neither can rain apparently.
Not Ready to Play Nice: Online Attacks by Presidential Candidates Pose Danger of Inaccuracy
As voters increasingly rely on websites of presidential primary candidates for news, they run a risk because candidates’ online attacks are not vetted through traditional “watchdog journalists†and other gatekeepers to determine accuracy or fairness, according to a study by Baylor University researchers.
Cannabinoid Shown Effective as Adjuvant Analgesic for Cancer Pain
GLENVIEW, – An investigational cannabinoid therapy helped provide effective analgesia when used as an adjuvant medication for cancer patients with pain that responded poorly to opioids, according to results of a multicenter trial reported in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, www.ampainsoc.org.
Families of Kids with Staph Infections Have High Rate of Drug-Resistant Germ
Family members of children with a staph infection often harbor a drug-resistant form of the germ, although they don’t show symptoms, a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found.