Even light drinking increases risk of death
Credit: Washington University School of Medicine Drinking a daily glass of wine for health reasons may not be so healthy after all, suggests a new...
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Privatized education did not lead to more doctors in Tanzania
Credit: Lena Mustonen Many are trained, few employed, fewer still remain in the medical profession in rural areas. This is the result of a major...
Best way to assess obstetrics programs? Measure outcomes for both mom, baby
Mothers and babies are dying due to birth-associated complications at higher rates now than a decade ago. In a new study appearing online in Birth,...
Sexual harassment and assault linked to worse physical/mental health among midlife women
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3, 2018 - A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests that experiences of sexual harassment and...
Articles examine aspects of sexual assault, harassment
Bottom Line: Two articles are being published to coincide with the North American Menopause Society annual meeting. An original investigation by Rebecca C. Thurston, Ph.D.,...
Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women
Credit: University of Saskatchewan New research from the University of British Columbia and the University of Saskatchewan is adding new evidence in support of midwives...
Newly discovered compounds shed fresh light on whole grain health benefits
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen Scientists have discovered new compounds that may explain whole grain health benefits, reports a new study led by the University of...
A grape constituent protects against cancer
(Université de Genève) Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer, and 80 percent of death are related to smoking. In addition to tobacco control,...
The dog, when treated with insecticide, is man’s best friend
Credit: Geoff Gallice Treating dogs at a community level with systemic insecticide could considerably reduce the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil, according to a...
Paradigm shift in tuberculosis treatment: genome sequencing replaces standard resistance testing
An international research team from the CRyPTIC Consortium has taken a critical step forward in the fight against tuberculosis: a large-scale genome analysis of over...
Leading cancer research team win the 2018 European Health Award
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers from Queen's University Belfast and the University of Leeds, as part of a pan-European partnership called the European Cancer Concord...
Closed-loop ‘artificial pancreas’ insulin delivery system offers better glucose control and reduced risk of hypoglycaemia
New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin, Germany, and published in The...
Study shows how lixisenatide slows or prevents damage to the kidneys in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
New research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and published simultaneously in The Lancet Diabetes &...
Sexual harassment and assault take long-term toll on women’s health
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 3, 2018)--The #MeToo Movement, in addition to raising awareness, has provided people with a voice to speak out when they've been wronged,...
Interferential current offers solution to painful sex
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 3, 2018)--Insufficient estrogen creates an array of physical changes in women, some of which limit the ability to enjoy sex. A new...
