SearchPast Issues Sept. 27, 2007

Dietary calcium better than supplements at protecting bones Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets. Lending a hand A group of pre-health students from the Japanese university spent a week at the School of Medicine taking part in classes in the Programs in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy. Crib bumper pad hazards greater than the benefits Although crib bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant outweighs their possible benefits. Drug-resistance gene has spread from East Coast to Midwest A resistance gene that allows bacteria to beat an important class of antibiotics has started to appear in microorganisms taken from Midwestern patients.