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12/15/15 - A drug epidemic that's plaguing the US workplace

12/15/15 A drug epidemic that's plaguing the US workplace

CNBC

 

Though research is limited as to the exact economic costs of opioid abuse, the ... chief medical director and executive director of global health and wellness at ...

12/3/15 - World's First Child-Friendly TB Medicines in Correct Doses

12/3/15 World's First Child-Friendly TB Medicines in Correct Doses

Infection Control Today

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) joined the TB Alliance and partners today to announce the availability of child-friendly tuberculosis (TB) medicines in the ...

12/3/15 - Support grows to increase Mass. smoking age to 21

12/3/15 Support grows to increase Mass. smoking age to 21

Wicked Local

 

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg supports raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, a proposal already adopted by nearly 80 ...

12/2/15 - False Alarm Mammograms May Still Signal Higher Breast Cancer Risk

12/2/15 False Alarm Mammograms May Still Signal Higher Breast Cancer Risk

NPR

 

Women who have an abnormal mammogram should stay vigilant for cancer for for the next decade, even when follow-up tests fail to detect cancer, a study ...

12/2/15 - Smog Linked to Heart Disease in Seniors

12/2/15 Smog Linked to Heart Disease in Seniors

HealthDay News

 

Older people living in cities with high levels of a particular type of air pollution are more likely to be hospitalized for ...

12/2/15 - Higher cigarette taxes linked to lower infant mortality rate

12/2/15 Higher cigarette taxes linked to lower infant mortality rate

WLS-TV

 

When it costs more to smoke, fewer babies die, according to a new study that links ... with declines in smoking during pregnancy and with better newborn health.

11/23/15 - Majority of adults with severe mental illness not screened for diabetes

11/23/15 Majority of adults with severe mental illness not screened for diabetes

Healio

Despite an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes, adults with a severe mental illness who take antipsychotic medications are rarely screened for the disease, ...

11/16/15 - The most common causes of eye injuries in the US

11/16/15 The most common causes of eye injuries in the US

CBS News

In fact, the research also showed that the cost to treat eye injuries at hospitals ... and equipment costs, or administrative costs with all the changes in health care, ...

11/13/15 - US Adult Obesity Rate Hits Almost 40%; Youth Rate Stays Stable

11/13/15 US Adult Obesity Rate Hits Almost 40%; Youth Rate Stays Stable

Medscape

The US obesity rate for adults has climbed to 37.7%, up from 32.2% 10 years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control ...

11/11/15 - Infant Probiotics and Lower Type 1 Diabetes R...

11/11/15 Infant Probiotics and Lower Type 1 Diabetes R...

WebMD

Adding probiotics -- good bacteria -- to an infant's feedings in the first month of life may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes for those ...

11/9/15 - Eating more homemade meals may lower type 2 diabetes risk

11/9/15 Eating more homemade meals may lower type 2 diabetes risk

Medical News Today 

Eating homemade meals around twice a day may reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes, researchers find. Study coauthor Geng Zong, PhD, a research fellow at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA, and colleagues suggest eating more ...

11/5/15 - Study: Veterans Who Receive Prosthesis Prescription Within 1 Year ...

11/5/15 Study: Veterans Who Receive Prosthesis Prescription Within 1 Year ...

Healio

Kurichi also said it is likely the patients who receive a prescription for a ... the Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany, N.Y.; ...

11/5/15 - Early warning found for chronic kidney disease

11/5/15 Early warning found for chronic kidney disease

Medical Xpress

"SuPAR promises to do for kidney disease what cholesterol has done for cardiovascular disease," said Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, senior author of the NEJM ...

11/4/15 - Sleep Patterns May Affect a Woman's Diabetes ...

11/4/15 Sleep Patterns May Affect a Woman's Diabetes ...

WebMD

Women who experience a big increase in hours of sleep each night may face an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, new research ...

10/30/15 - AAP releases multiple policies to protect youths from tobacco, nicotine

10/30/15 AAP releases multiple policies to protect youths from tobacco, nicotine

AAP News

The policies call for raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 years; urge pediatricians to screen patients for use of tobacco and nicotine delivery devices; and address tobacco dependence in parents as part of pediatric health care. The ...

10/29/15 - Early Intake Of Fruits And Vegetables Linked To Healthier Heart ...

10/29/15 Early Intake Of Fruits And Vegetables Linked To Healthier Heart ...

Tech Times

The study, published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, was the first direct study to analyze the effects of diet and coronary artery disease in ...

10/28/15 - CDC Study: DC Leads Nation in Per Capita Cost of 'Excessive ...

10/28/15 CDC Study: DC Leads Nation in Per Capita Cost of 'Excessive ...

CNSNews.com

The calculated costs of excessive drinking includes health care, lost productivity, and other expenses relating to criminal justice, motor vehicle crashes, fire ...

10/14/15 - Sleep apnea associated with evidence of early heart injury in women

10/14/15 Sleep apnea associated with evidence of early heart injury in women

News-Medical.net

"The finding that sleep apnea is associated with evidence of early heart injury and an elevation in long term risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, ...

10/9/15 - FDA announces launch of new education campaign to prevent ...

10/9/15 FDA announces launch of new education campaign to prevent ...

News-Medical.net

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the launch of a national public education campaign to prevent and reduce tobacco use among ...

10/6/15 - As HIV Patients Live Longer, Certain Cancer Risks Rise: Study ...

10/6/15 As HIV Patients Live Longer, Certain Cancer Risks Rise: Study ...

WebMD

A study of nearly 90,000 HIV patients revealed a rise in three types of cancer as the AIDS-causing virus has evolved from a probable death sentence into a ...