Archive: 05/03/2019

How much coffee is OK?

(HealthDay)—It seems as though every day brings a new study on the merits—or the risks—of coffee. So what's the real scoop?

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Study looks to limit secondhand smoke in homes with children

A San Diego State University study found some parents who smoke at home can be nudged outdoors with a combination of coaching, lights and sound.

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A silver lining like no other

Vaccinations are the world's frontline defence against infectious diseases yet despite decades of interventions, unsafe injection practices continue to expose billions of people to serious infection and disease.

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Too few seniors are getting their memory tested

(HealthDay)—Most seniors expect their doctor to recommend testing of thinking and memory when it's needed.

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Life-threatening birth complication rate increasing across US racial, ethnic groups

Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity—life-threatening maternal complications associated with childbirth—have persisted and increased at high rates among U.S. women, according to an analysis of nearly ...

Mar 5, 2019

Life after death at a metabolic level – and it's the heart that goes on

Life continues at a metabolic level after death according to new research – which has found that the heart has the most activity in the day after demise.

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Mindful parenting shapes emotional health of youth, study shows

Young adults who were raised by parents who were supportive of them expressing emotions tend to be more emotionally healthy and report lower levels of depression and anxiety, according to a study led by a Georgia State psychology ...

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Shortages of essential medicines for pediatric cancer patients threaten outcomes

Shortages of essential chemotherapy drugs for children undergoing cancer treatment has been an increasingly frequent obstacle for patients and hospitals across the country. In a new position paper in JAMA Pediatrics, Baylor ...

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Low-dose aspirin does not cut death from prostate cancer

(HealthDay)—Low-dose aspirin use does not appear to reduce the overall risk for prostate cancer death, according to a study published online March 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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New strategy to tackle 'don't eat me' signal on cancer cells

Myeloid immune cells kill cancer cells by eating them but cancer cells prevent this from happening by giving out a 'do not eat me' signal. Led by immunologists Ton Schumacher (Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode) and ...

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