Majority of Americans support blocking sales of all tobacco products, CDC study says A majority of adults in the United States support policies that prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and all tobacco products according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Feb 6, 2023 0 2
Electronic health record data may predict early autism Autism detection using electronic health record (EHR) data achieves clinically meaningful accuracy by age 30 days, which improves by age 1 year, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Feb 6, 2023 0 2
How a high fat diet allows expulsion of intestinal parasite worms Scientists have discovered that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm which is a major cause of death and illness in the developing world. Feb 6, 2023 0 3
Understanding how music can influence children's emotional recognition A new study led by Dr. Paddy Ross of the Durham University Psychology Department has shown that music can significantly influence emotion recognition in children. Feb 6, 2023 0 6
Sobering facts about wine, women and liver disease If you missed the chance to join the popular "Dry January" challenge, it's not too late to take a break from wine, beer or liquor. If you completed the challenge, congratulations and keep going. Feb 6, 2023 0 8
Screening teens for vaping history key to diagnosing lung disease during pandemic The severity of a lung disease associated with e-cigarettes in teens decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitalizations from the disease continued to mount, according to a study of more than three dozen patients ... Feb 6, 2023 0 3
Faster genomics-based diagnosis may accelerate targeted treatment of patients with myeloid neoplasms Identifying recurrent genetic alterations in myeloid neoplasms has improved diagnosis and expanded targeted treatments available to patients. However, treatment initiation can be delayed by the variable and lengthy turnaround ... Feb 6, 2023 0 8
Global pharmaceutical sales data reveal that as COVID-19 cases increased, so did purchases of antibiotics Globally, during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, antibiotics were prescribed to 75 percent of COVID-19 patients despite bacterial coinfection rates averaging less than 10 percent. Unnecessary use of antibiotics potentially ... Feb 6, 2023 0 21
Large study identifies risk factors in children with chronic kidney disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is rare, which makes it difficult to study and leaves major gaps in the quantity and quality of evidence that informs the care of pediatric patients with the condition. Even the largest ... Feb 6, 2023 0 16
COVID-19 vaccine primary series coverage 76 percent in adults 60 years and older COVID-19 vaccine primary series coverage reached 76 percent among adults aged 60 years and older by the end of 2022, according to a study published in the Feb. 3 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Feb 6, 2023 0 15