Older adults with multiple chronic illnesses
AGS releases new action steps to guide care Caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions can create challenging situations. ...
Tag: Public Health
The importance of puberty: A call for better research models
What happens in puberty affects health and well-being across the lifespan Puberty is much more than just a time of ...
Tobacco control policies linked to reduced smoking
Increases in tobacco taxes and smoke-free policies in European countries were significantly related with a reduction in smoking among older ...
Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer
Cheap energy for the tumor cellCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA It has been known for decades that cancer cells have an ...
Three new honorary doctors at Karolinska Institutet
Paolo Chiesi, Douglas Easton, and Sophie Ekman appointed in 2019 Three new honorary doctors have been appointed by the Swedish ...
Accelerating advances for HIV-positive Youth in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Wits University in South Africa has collaborated in a project with Oxford University to test a United Nations development approach ...
NSF International and NEHA to host Legionella Conference 2019
Conference organizers seek oral and poster presentations on water conservation, Legionella outbreak prevention and related public health topics NSF International ...
When is best time to get flu shot? Analysis compares scenarios
PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2019 - When flu season peaks after mid-winter, tens of thousands of influenza cases and hundreds of ...
More vitamin D may improve memory but too much may slow reaction time
Rutgers-led study of post-menopausal women finds potential risks and benefitsCredit: Sue Shapses/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How much vitamin D can boost ...
The Lancet: Mosquito-killing drug reduced malaria episodes by a fifth among children, according to randomised trial
First evidence that repeated mass administration of ivermectin can reduce malaria incidence in children aged five or younger without an ...
New food guide will save Canadians money but few are following it, study finds
Credit: UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH The good news is the new Canada's Food Guide will save a family of four $475 ...
Rice U. study highlights danger of vitamin B12 deficiency
Researchers finds first direct link between low-B12 diet, increased risk of infectionCredit: Natasha Kirienko/Rice University HOUSTON -- (March 13, 2019) ...
Stress hormones promote breast cancer metastasis
It has long been thought that stress contributes to cancer progression. Scientists from the University of Basel and the University ...
Easier nicotine vaping product access likely to improve health and reduce health costs
Easier access to e-cigarettes containing nicotine is highly likely to lead to health gains and cost savings in the health ...
El Camino Hospital first in California to offer new treatment for severe COPD/emphysema
Revolutionary lung valve is first FDA-approved device to help emphysema patients breathe easier without major surgeryCredit: Pulmonx Corporation - www.MyLungsMyLife.com ...
‘Virtual focus groups’ uncover clues to rural and urban HPV vaccination disparities
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and Dartmouth College have harnessed the power ...
Secrets of early life revealed from less than half a teaspoon of blood
Pioneering technology could pave the way for improved newborn vaccines A global team of scientists have mapped the developmental pathway ...
Most deaths in children aged 5 to 14 in India, China, Brazil, Mexico are preventable
Deaths due to communicable diseases, transport injuries, drowning and childhood cancers are common for children in all four countries March ...
The world's adolescents — large unmet needs and growing inequalities
Today's adolescents make up the largest generation in history, but they encounter greater health challenges than 25 years ago Today's ...
Health inequality threatening more adolescents worldwide than ever before
US stands out for poor adolescent health compared with other high-income countries A detailed global study of the health and ...