Physician education and guidelines lead to drop in opioids prescribed after hand surgery
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery An educational session on opioid abuse and new prescription guidelines led to a 45 percent...
Study finds mandatory flu vaccines for healthcare workers reduce absenteeism
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, Colo. (March 8, 2018) - A multi-institutional study, as reported in the journal Infection Control...
New study finds less research being published by female radiologists
A new study has found that although radiology research by women has increased significantly over the past five decades, the...
ZooKeys special: Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Thailand
Credit: 17th International Congress of Myriapodology For the third consecutive time, a special issue in the open access zoological journal...
Feeling anxious? Blame the size of your waistline!
CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 7, 2018)--Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders, and it's more likely to affect...
Older adult falls lead to substantial medical costs
In 2015, the estimated medical costs attributable to both fatal and nonfatal falls in older US adults was approximately $50...
Icelandic program seeks to eliminate HCV
A new Journal of Internal Medicine study describes an innovative program to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public...
Why people experience seasonal skin changes
A new British Journal of Dermatology study provides information that may help explain why many people experience eczema and dry...
Warm showers and ball exercises may help women during childbirth
A new International Journal of Nursing Practice study demonstrates that during childbirth, women may benefit from warm showers, perineal exercises...
Causes of death in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Mortality rates were increased for patients with rheumatoid arthritis relative to the general population across all causes of death in...
Weight loss surgery linked to an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
A new Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics analysis has found a link between the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and...
Study reveals that italian adolescents are heavy consumers of caffeine
More than three-quarters (76%) of Italian adolescents who completed anonymous questionnaires consumed caffeine on a daily basis and nearly half...
Examining preferences for centralizing cancer surgery services
Centralization of cancer surgery services aims to reduce variations in quality of care and improve health outcomes for patients, but...
Research reveals risk factors for urgency urinary incontinence
In a large representative British population of individuals in their late 60s, the prevalence of urinary incontinence was 15% in...
Study points to potential misuse/abuse of ADHD drugs
A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study indicates that methylphenidate, a central nervous system stimulant approved to treat attention...
Caregivers face strain when patients receive heart pumps
DALLAS, March 7, 2018 - When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist...
MD Anderson and Berkeley Lights launch Optera Therapeutics to accelerate development of cell therapy
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Berkeley Lights, Inc. today announced the launch of Optera Therapeutics Corp,...
Scientists’ warning to humanity ‘most talked about paper’
Credit: Oliver Day, Oregon State University Twenty-five years after the first 'scientists' warning to humanity', a new report is continuing...
How cats and dogs are consuming and processing parabens
Many households can claim at least one four-legged friend as part of the family. But pets that primarily stay indoors...
Super sniffer: Dog’s nose inspires new gas sensor materials
It is well known that dogs have a better sense of smell than humans. For years, researchers have been trying...
