Are Canadians kept in the dark about new risks of medicines?
Government warnings about potential drug safety risks vary significantly across countries, according to a new international study co-authored by researchers ...
Tag: Public Health
Looking for ‘help’ signals in the blood of newborns with HIE
Credit: Children's National BALTIMORE - Measuring a number of biomarkers over time that are produced as the body responds to ...
In HIE, lower heart rate variability signals stressed newborns
Credit: Children's National BALTIMORE - In newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), lower heart rate variability correlates with autonomic manifestations of ...
Intervention increases healthy behavior among South African adolescents
New research from the University of Pennsylvania found that a specially designed health intervention given to South African youth improved ...
Children’s NICU slashes unintended extubation rates by 60% over 10 years
Accidentally dislodged breathing tube is fourth-most common adverse event in the nation's NICUsCredit: Children's National WASHINGTON-(April 26, 2019)-A quality-improvement project ...
Mount Sinai researchers find significant delays in West Nile virus reporting
Delays impact accurate infectious disease forecasting (New York, NY - April 26, 2019) --Mount Sinai researchers found significant delays in ...
Common oral infections in childhood may increase the risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood
The association between childhood oral infections and adulthood carotid atherosclerosis was observed in The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, ...
Bactericidal action of violacein revealed
Violet pigment is produced by microorganisms found in the environment, such as Chromobacterium violaceum and its various biological activities include ...
Global malaria spending $2 billion short of WHO target, stifling progress
New study reveals wide variation in spending across the 106 countries, based on whether countries are seeking to control the ...
High school students publish paper with RIT scientists analyzing rare bacterium
Three Rochester Prep High School seniors make scientific contributionCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT Three high school students working in a science ...
Researchers verify new method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention technique
'Cook your Wash' campaign reduces risk of HIV transmissionCredit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry LONDON, ON - New studies from Lawson ...
Dentists can be the first line of defense against domestic violence
PHOENIX - The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Midwestern University have published an article to bring ...
Low awareness of hypertension and diabetes in China elderly causing public health concerns
Majority of Chinese who were diagnosed with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes in 2011 said they were unaware of having ...
’13 Reasons Why’ and young adults’ risk of suicide
Beneficial and harmful effects seen from viewing season 2 of the Netflix seriesCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center. Published in Social ...
New genetic test detects hundreds of harmful mutations among high-risk groups
Study suggests widespread screening may lower morbidity and mortality for Amish and Mennonites WILMINGTON, Del. (April 25, 2019) - Researchers ...
Gonorrhoea cases on the rise across Europe
It is the second most notified sexually transmitted infection in the EU/EEACredit: ECDC Following a decline in notification rates in ...
New tech will detect infant breathing problems
Wearable technology will monitor respiratory rate among new-born babies An innovative wearable sensor to monitor new-born babies in poor areas ...
Higher out-of-pocket costs threaten universal health coverage in ‘missing middle’ nations
By 2050, health spending in US expected to exceed $15,000 per person; Somalia, the lowest at $19; In 2016, health ...
Drug overdoses in young people on the rise
PISCATAWAY, NJ - In American adolescents and young adults, death rates from drug poisoning, particularly from opioids, have sharply increased ...
PCORI award seeks to support students in recovery
Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery The UC ...
