Health
National Academy of Medicine launches comprehensive online resource hubs on clinician burnout
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today launched the Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub, a comprehensive online repository for health system...
One in 10 people have traces of cocaine or heroin on their fingerprints
Scientists have found that drugs are now so prevalent that 13 per cent of those taking part in a test...
Health check can spot psychologically vulnerable persons
If mental health was made part of a health check, then it would be possible to detect vulnerable people who...
Harvard scientists ask ‘what is the point?’ in challenge to acupuncture researchers
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 22, 2018--The effectiveness of acupuncture compared to standard treatments has...
Bacteria may promote pancreatic cancer by suppressing the immune system
Bottom Line: Bacterial load was significantly higher in pancreatic tumor samples from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma compared with pancreatic...
North and south cooperation to combat tuberculosis
Credit: UZH Tuberculosis can be cured and could be eradicated. For this to happen, however, patients have to receive the...
Discovery offers hope for improving physical performance as we age
Researchers from UNSW and Harvard Medical School have discovered that replacing two naturally occurring molecules in the body could reverse...
Antibiotics often inappropriately prescribed for hospitalized kids, global study suggests
Nearly a third of all antibiotics prescribed for hospitalized children globally were intended to prevent potential infections rather than to...
Indian rural women late in seeking breast cancer care
Credit: Bharat Patil Women in rural India are waiting long before seeking medical care for breast cancer. Most of the...
A wearable system to monitor the stomach’s activity throughout the day
Credit: University of California San Diego San Diego, Calif., March 22, 2018 -- A team of researchers has developed a...
Antioxidants and amino acids could play role in the treatment of psychosis
A scientific paper has revealed that some nutrients found in food may help reduce the symptoms of psychotic illness, when...
Obesity surgery prevents severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure
Credit: Malin Arnesson Patients that underwent weight-loss surgery ran a significantly lower risk of developing severe chronic kidney disease and...
Home genetic tests should be interpreted by experts
Results from at-home genetic tests are not always accurate. A new study in the journal Genetics in Medicine, published by...
Whether sustained or sporadic, exercise offers same reductions in death risk
DURHAM, N.C. -- For decades, Americans have been inundated with a confusing barrage of messages about how best to counteract...
Trouble hearing? It could increase your risk of an injury
Boston, MA-- Accidental injuries are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The Centers for...
Obesity surgery linked to positive outcomes in very obese teens with diabetes
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (March 22, 2018) - While it's not news that weight loss and medication control type...
Hip hop music teaches children, parents to recognize stroke and act quickly
DALLAS, March 22, 2018 -- An intervention that uses hip hop music with stroke education lyrics increased stroke awareness for...
Is hearing loss associated with increased risk of accidental injury?
Bottom Line: Difficulty hearing was associated with increased risk of accidental injury and individuals reporting "a lot of trouble" hearing...
Antimicrobial used in toiletries could become option against malaria
A study conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil shows that triclosan, an antimicrobial compound used in soap,...
Gut bacteria determine speed of tumor growth in pancreatic cancer
The population of bacteria in the pancreas increases more than a thousand fold in patients with pancreatic cancer, and becomes...
