Tag: Public Health

July 2, 2019

New research suggests that a particular type of carbohydrate plays an important role in regulating the blood pressure in the ...

What do sick kids really want in hospital?

July 2, 2019

No-one has asked until now Feeling safe and being able to get to sleep at night are the things that ...

Greater awareness needed of stomach cancer risk in under-40s, especially in Latin America

July 2, 2019

ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2019, Barcelona, Spain, July 3-6Credit: @European Society for Medical Oncology Barcelona, Spain, 2 July ...

Study shows some generics can cost medicare recipients more than brand-name drugs

Medicare Part D enrollees may pay more out of pocket for high-priced specialty generic drugs than their brand-name counterparts, according ...

Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells

UC Riverside research on mouse neural stem cells has implications for nicotine useCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...

Good medicine depends on diversity

Columbia University leads a national study to facilitate greater inclusion of ethnic minorities in genetic studiesCredit: Photo courtesy of National ...

Standard TB tests may not detect infection in certain exposed individuals

Study published in Nature Medicine CLEVELAND - An international collaboration of infectious disease experts has identified a large group of ...

After WIC offered better food options, maternal and infant health improved

Fruits and veggies helped lower some birth complications for moms and babies, study finds A major 2009 revision to a ...

Women missing class and missing out due to period pain

1 July 2019 Period pain significantly impacts young women’s academic performance worldwide, according to new Australian-led research – and women ...

NLST follow up reaffirms that low dose CT reduces lung cancer mortality

Denver--July 1, 2019--Early detection and treatment through screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has been investigated as a potential means ...

More Effective influenza vaccine begins US clinical trials

A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in the US A more effective seasonal flu vaccine ...

Alcohol and pregnancy policies: Birth outcomes & prenatal care use by race

In the U.S. state policies pertaining to alcohol use during pregnancy have been in effect for more than 40 years. ...

Peer support reduces carer burden

Credit: Wellways Australia In a world first, La Trobe University research has shown how peer-led support programs for family and ...

MS patients at a greater risk of cancer, new study suggests

June 29, 2019

New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest that patients may ...

One in 10 people have ‘near-death’ experiences, according to new study

Near-death experiences where people report a range of spiritual and physical symptoms, including out-of-body sensations and seeing or hearing hallucinations, ...

The state of multiple antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Cape Coast, Ghana

This article by Dr. Olufunso O. Kwame K. Asare et al. is published in The Open Microbiology Journal, Volume 13, ...

There’s need to intensify diabetes screening amongst older patients living with HIV

This article by Dr. Olufunso O. Sogbanmu et al. is published in The Open Public Health Journal, Volume 12, 2019 ...

Epidemiological review on emerging & re-emerging parasitic infectious diseases in Malaysia

This article by Dr. Saad Musbah Alasil and Dr. Khairul Anuar Abdullah is published in The Open Microbiology Journal, Volume ...

Scientists find thirdhand smoke affects cells in humans

UC Riverside-led study is the first to find an association between thirdhand smoke and gene expression in humansCredit: Stan Lim, ...

Students chowing down tuna in dining halls are unaware of mercury exposure risks