Feb

Physicians find donated blood safe, but aging population to face shortage

The risk of contracting a virus – including the virus that causes AIDS -- from donated blood in the United States has grown too small to measure and can only be estimated through mathematical techniques, disease specialists say.

Scientists find adding natural hormone boosts brain function in hypothyroidism

Adding a second natural hormone known as triiodothyronine to the standard treatment for patients suffering from hypothyroidism can boost mood and mental function, according to a new study.

UNC surgeons correct ‘funnel chest’ using operation new to N.C.

In a medical first for North Carolina, pediatric surgeons at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have corrected a common chest-wall deformity called "funnel chest" by using a simpler, new operation.

Study finds olestra chips don’t generate gastrointestinal woes

Anecdotal reports that olestra-based potato and corn chips upset people’s stomachs and digestion appear to be unfounded, according to a new scientific study.

Study links abnormal pain syndrome to nerve cell changes

A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified molecular changes in nerve cells that may play an important role in an abnormal pain syndrome that often eludes effective treatment.