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Rethinking a healthy diet from a global perspective
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON (August 28, 2018)-Recommendations for a high quality diet to avoid cardiovascular disease were developed in...
Emergency resuscitation device increases cardiac arrest survival rate, study reports
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth. When paramedics resuscitated cardiac arrest patients with a new type of breathing tube, their...
Current advice to limit dairy intake should be reconsidered
Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 28 Aug 2018: The consumption of dairy products has long been thought to increase...
Post-workout muscle building and repair blunted in obese adults, study finds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Obesity is associated with a host of health problems, including heart disease, type...
GW report delivers recommendations aimed at preparing Puerto Rico for hurricane season
Credit: NOAA WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 29, 2018) -- In an independent report published today, researchers at the George Washington University...
UTEP scientists awarded $6 million to improve treatment for Chagas disease
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have received nearly $6 million...
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug. 28, 2018: Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided,...
Quality registers for surgery exclude many treatment-related adverse events
(University of Helsinki) According to a recent study, many extensive national registries are primarily based on data collected for administrative...
More patients survive sudden cardiac arrest with new EMS technique that uses a breathing tube
Credit: Courtesy of Rob Cahill, UTHealth. A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics...
Take a vacation — it could prolong your life
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: Taking vacations could prolong life. That's the finding of...
Study helps children hit the right note in supporting autistic peers
Collaborative music lessons in schools improve the attitudes of pupils towards their peers with autism, a new study in the...
Differences between combined, isolated use of cannabis, nicotine on brain networks
Credit: Center for BrainHealth Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth® at the University of Texas at Dallas investigated the effects...
Study shows AI can deliver specialty-level diagnosis in primary care setting
(University of Iowa Health Care) A system designed by a University of Iowa ophthalmologist that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to...
Temperature model predicts regional and seasonal virus transmission by mosquitoes
Credit: Shocket et al., 2018 Scientists have built a model that predicts how temperature affects the spread of Ross River...
Philips acquires Air Force technology for mobile patient monitoring
Credit: Richard Eldridge/US Air Force ANDOVER, Mass. - Philips Healthcare, a global leader in the health technology market, has signed...
Anxiety, depression, other mental distress may increase heart attack, stroke risk in adults over 45
DALLAS, Aug. 28, 2018 - Adults ages 45 or older who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may...
Infectious Diseases Society of America honors 105 distinguished physicians, scientists
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the nation's leading infectious diseases professional society, recognizes the distinguished physicians and scientists...
Does chemotherapy harm ability to function for older women with breast cancer?
Older women are at higher risk for developing breast cancer than younger women are--almost half of all breast cancer cases,...
E. coli strain from retail poultry may cause urinary tract infections in people
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 28, 2018) - A strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) found in retail chicken and turkey products...
New sensor could help doctors monitor patient progress from a distance
A self-powered sensor developed at the University of Waterloo could allow doctors to remotely monitor the recovery of surgical patients....
