To test the munchies, researchers offer a choice: chips or an orange?
As cannabis legalization efforts grow, need arises for tailored health education, study authors sayCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- ...
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Three-antibiotic cocktail clears ‘persister’ Lyme bacteria in mouse study
Scientists isolate slow-growing variant Lyme bacteria forms that caused severe symptoms, resisted standard single-antibiotic Lyme treatment in the mouse model ...
Some women could be more susceptible to PTSD than others, according to new study
Researchers propose a model that offers a biological explanation for why childhood trauma is linked to PTSD in some -- ...
Innovation at the heart of breast cancer care: First ESMO Breast Cancer Congress
Lugano, Switzerland, 23 April 2019 - Innovative breast cancer treatment will be discussed during the first ESMO Breast Cancer Congress ...
NUS researchers identified new biomarkers associated with ‘chemobrain’
Credit: National University of Singapore Cognitive impairment associated with cancer, also known as "chemobrain", has gained recognition as a complication ...
How drug-resistant E. coli succeeds as a public health menace
Washington, DC - April 23, 2019 - In a study published this week, an international team of researchers conducted high-resolution ...
Study shines light on safety of deworming programs
Washington, DC - April 23, 2019 - A new study has identified no major differences between the microbiomes of people ...
Study finds improved WIC food packages reduced obesity risk for children
Raising nutrition standards for the federal WIC assistance program for new mothers and their children helped reduce obesity risks for ...
Patients with cancer seen in the emergency department have better outcomes at original hospital
Visual abstract link: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.180962/-/DC2 Patients with cancer requiring emergency department care had better outcomes at their original hospital or a ...
One woman’s cancer fight: A case study in structural racism
Exposing the impact of racism -- not just race -- on health outcomes Despite the growing body of evidence showing ...
Soft bedding poses grave danger to sleeping babies, study shows
Bedding caused almost 70% of sleep-related suffocation deathsCredit: UVA Health System Almost 70% of babies who died from sleep-related suffocation ...
Not drinking water may boost kids’ consumption of sugary beverages
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Kids and young adults who drink no water throughout the day may consume twice the amount ...
Survey shows half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs
Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Medical University of South Carolina graduate wins NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to ...
PA residents shoulder health impacts of state’s oil and gas waste
Comprehensive study tracking 26 years of waste disposal shows most stays in-stateCredit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, Calif. - More than ...
Study provides insights on marijuana and opioid use in people with cancer
A new study reveals that many people with cancer use marijuana, and rates of use in the U.S. have increased ...
Decoding cellular signals linked to hypospadias
Daniel Casella, M.D., a urologist at Children's National, was honored with an AUA Mid-Atlantic Section William D. Steers, M.D. Award, ...
People with heart disease at risk when pharmacies close
Study shows link between closures, medication use New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that when pharmacies ...
Study finds that quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers risk of preterm births
There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a ...
Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the disease
Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES WHAT: In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, ...
