News tagged with epidemiologist

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Physical activity linked to lower rates of depression in bariatric surgery patients

Adults undergoing bariatric surgery who are more physically active are less likely to have depressive symptoms and to have recently received medication or counseling for depression or anxiety than their less active counterparts, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

U.S. kids still eat too much added sugar: CDC

(HealthDay) -- Added sugar in drinks and foods makes up almost 16 percent of the calories U.S. children and teens consume, federal health officials report.

Health created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Cancer cases dropped after nuke plant closed, study finds

(HealthDay)—There were about 4,300 fewer than expected cases of cancer among people in Sacramento County, Calif., in the two decades after the closure of the Rancho Seco nuclear reactor, according to a ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study shows high blood calcium levels may indicate ovarian cancer

A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is the first to report that high blood calcium levels might predict of ovarian cancer, the most fatal of the gynecologic cancers.

Cancer created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mount Sinai researcher finds timing of ADHD medication affect academic progress

A team of researchers led by an epidemiologist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and University of Iceland has found a correlation between the age at which children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) begin ...

Attention deficit disorders created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study questions value of calcium and vitamin D supplements

Prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplements for men at risk of bone loss from hormonal treatment for prostate cancer seems like good medicine.

Cancer created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Eating meat may raise breast cancer risk in whites, study finds

(HealthDay)—Investigators have found preliminary evidence that eating red meat and poultry seems to boost the risk of breast cancer in white women—but not black women.

Cancer created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ultrasounds spot heart disease early in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Special echocardiograms show promise for early detection of a potentially deadly complication in rheumatoid arthritis: heart disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. The findings were being presented at The European League Against ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hepatitis A vaccination in children under two remains effective for ten years

Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus (HAV) in children two years of age and younger remains effective for at least ten years, according to new research available in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal of the Am ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Four in 10 babies given solid foods too early, study finds

(HealthDay)—Child development experts advise parents not to introduce solid foods, such as baby cereal, into an infant's diet until the infant is at least 4 to 6 months old. However, new research suggests ...

Pediatrics created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hearing loss linked to 3-fold risk of falling

Hearing loss has been linked with a variety of medical, social and cognitive ills, including dementia. However, a new study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher suggests that hearing loss may also be a risk factor for another ...

Health created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds dairy products in adult diets improve cognitive function

Adults who consume dairy products at least once daily have higher cognitive function than those who rarely or never drink milk or eat dairy foods, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia ...

Health created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Growing concern over drugs fed to animals

Drugs fed to animals to promote growth and prevent diseases may play a key role in the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, microbiologists said Sunday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Childless women with fertility problems at higher risk of hospitalization for psychiatric disorders

While many small studies have shown a relationship between infertility and psychological distress, reporting a high prevalence of anxiety, mood disorders and depressive symptoms, few have studied the psychological effect ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Continuing uncertainties surround anti-influenza drug

Incomplete availability of data has hampered a thorough assessment of the evidence for using the anti-influenza drug oseltamivir, a Cochrane Review has found. However, after piecing together information from over 16,000 pages ...

Medications created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0