Health
New school lunch rules target added sugars, salt
School lunches will soon contain less added sugars and salt under new nutrition standards announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday.
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Publicly funded fertility program linked to a decrease in rate of multifetal pregnancy
In the era after the introduction of publicly funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) mandating elective single embryo transfer, the multifetal pregnancy rate decreased significantly for IVF, but the contribution of ovulation ...
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Health
2 million bottles of Perrier ordered destroyed by French agency
Perrier destroyed two million bottles of its famous sparkling water suspected of being contaminated with "fecal" bacteria under government orders, the public health agency said Thursday.
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Medical research
Stem cell transplants and survival rates on the rise across all racial and ethnic groups
The volume of hematopoietic cell transplants rose among all racial/ethnic groups, but grew faster among African Americans and Hispanics compared with non-Hispanic white individuals, mirroring changes in population growth ...
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Exercise can ease peripheral artery disease symptoms
Patricia Creque describes herself as "one of those people who has music in my head and am always ready to dance."
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antimicrobial-resistant hospital infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, study finds
Despite progress in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the U.S. since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital-acquired AMR infections remain well above pre-pandemic levels, according to a major new study ...
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Medications
Study: Antibiotic use in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 appears to have no beneficial effect on clinical outcomes
Antibiotic treatment of adults hospitalized with moderate COVID-19 is associated with clinical deterioration, despite the drugs being given to over 40% of patients, according to new research being presented at this year's ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researcher discusses importance of communicating to the public during a pandemic, and the personal risk it can entail
In global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital that scientists step forward to engage with the public and help deliver medical and scientific advice in a friendly, digestible and open format. While the traditional ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improving health communication to save lives during epidemics
During epidemics of Ebola, COVID-19, Zika and other public health emergencies, effective communication of public health messages is crucial to control the spread of disease, maintain public trust, and encourage compliance ...
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Medical research
Q&A: Alzheimer's and Arab Americans—more research needed
Middle Eastern and Arab American populations may have higher rates of Alzheimer's disease and related cognitive impairments, but researchers don't exactly know because these populations aren't identifiable in national datasets.
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