Are your Facebook friends making you feel sick?
Research published in Heliyon finds that Facebook users who engage in social comparison are more aware of their physical ailments...
Drug sponge could minimize side effects of cancer treatment
Absorbent polymer sops up chemotherapy drugs from bloodstream after treatmentCredit: Anand Patel, MD, UCSF With the help of sponges inserted...
'Environmentally friendly' flame retardant could degrade into less safe compounds
To reduce the risk of fire, many everyday products -- from building materials to furniture to clothing -- contain flame...
Capturing chemotherapy drugs before they can cause side effects
Credit: Hee Jeung Oh Although chemotherapy can kill cancer cells very effectively, healthy cells also suffer. If doctors could remove...
Artificial bug eyes
Credit: American Chemical Society Single lens eyes, like those in humans and many other animals, can create sharp images, but...
Lack of standard dosage for blood thinners can lead to bleeding during bariatric surgery
The study suggests better measures for accurate dosages of blood thinners in obese patientsCredit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University Rutgers researchers have...
Misinterpretation of WHI results decreased use of hormones, even in women not at risk
A new study analyzed SWAN data to document decrease in hormone therapy initiation and continuation; many younger symptomatic women needlessly...
School counselors reflect on their experience following student deaths
Credit: Mike Peters, Montclair State University When five school counselors who were part of a counseling team were interviewed to...
Depression and obesity linked to greater likelihood of hip pain
In a representative sample of the German population, older age, obesity, and depressive disorder were associated with experiencing chronic hip...
Investigational cream may help patients with inflammatory skin disease
A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology indicates that an investigational nonsteroidal topical cream (PAC-14028) may be effective...
Certain psychiatric drugs linked with elevated pneumonia risk
A review of published studies indicates that use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine related drugs (BZRDs), which are prescribed to treat...
Finger joint enlargements may be linked to knee osteoarthritis
Heberden's nodes (HNs) are bony enlargements of the finger joints that are readily detectable in a routine physical exam and...
Couples intervention may help partners of patients with diabetes
A new Diabetic Medicine study reveals that couples interventions may have beneficial effects for partners of individuals with type 2...
Tiny digital 'tags' improve eye care by tracking every step
A popular type of data collection is helping Kellogg providers make visits more meaningful for patients and reduce wait times.Credit:...
Does PTSD affect heart disease and cancer risk?
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as the metabolic syndrome, in a new...
Tobacco use linked with higher use of opioids and sedatives
Tobacco is a known risk factor for the misuse of prescription opioids. In addition, concurrent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotics...
Cigarette smoking may contribute to worse outcomes in bladder cancer patients
In a study of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who had undergone radical cystectomy, cigarette smoking was linked with poor...
Research explains public resistance to vaccination
Same force that influences economics and physics complicates efforts to prevent diseaseCredit: Figure courtesy of Feng Fu and Xingru Chen....
Newborns face risks when born to women with the flu
Pregnant women with influenza are more likely to experience complications, but how this affects infants is unclear. A new Birth...
Global colorectal cancer mortality rates predicted to rise
In the first effort to predict the future burden of colorectal cancer mortality globally, researchers note that colon and rectal...
