Tag: Public Health

When antibiotics are used to treat bacteria susceptible to them, the treatment usually works. Nevertheless, the antibiotic chosen is sometimes ...

New research insights hold promise for kids with DMD

Experimental drug shows promise for simultaneously treating inflammation and heart disease in experimental modelsCredit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Feb. 11, ...

Scientists advance new technology to protect drinking water from Lake Erie algal toxins

The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The ...

Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease

With widespread legalization & increasing use, more care, education a research needed about how each marijuana formulation may affect & ...

More than half a million breast cancer deaths averted in the US over three decades

Latest U.S. estimates indicate that since 1989, hundreds of thousands of women's lives have been saved by mammography and improvements ...

Better architectural design could prevent youth suicide

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if ...

New heated tobacco device causes same damage to lung cells as e-cigs and smoking

A new study that directly compares new heated tobacco devices with vaping and traditional cigarettes shows that all three are ...

A new protocol for Hepatitis A vaccination to prevent a vaccine-resistant virus

Vaccination policies against the diseaseCredit: University of Barcelona Researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have analysed, with massive sequencing ...

Seasons change: Researchers provide new definition for major Indian monsoon season

Credit: Sara Vankm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Toward the end of every year, the Northeast Indian Monsoon (NEM) batters southern India ...

Study reveals complementary medicine use remains hidden to conventional medicine providers

Research reveals that 1 in 3 complementary medicine (CM) users do not disclose their CM use to their medical providers, ...

Scientists discover genes that help harmful bacteria thwart treatment

Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agentCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Overdose deaths could increase with 'changing nature' of opioid epidemic

Multi-pronged interventions are needed to curb the opioid overdose crisis, according to engineering, health science, and policy researchers The opioid ...

Drug-resistant tuberculosis: High mortality rate due to inaccurate tests

Credit: Courtesy of Kathrin Zuercher Around ten million people around the world develop tuberculosis every year and 1.5 million people ...

Prior dengue infection protects against Zika