Can being an immigrant be hazardous to your health? In recent years, health care experts have warmed to the idea that lots of seemingly non-medical factors – income, housing, education – can significantly affect a person's health. Oct 7, 2019 0 63
How to make your own healthful sauerkraut (HealthDay)—Pickled foods are still on trend and so are do-it-yourself recipes since homemade fermented foods taste much better than store-bought versions. Oct 7, 2019 0 35
What are the risks of pain relief alternatives to opioids? (HealthDay)—With so much attention focused on the dangers of opioid painkillers, it's easy to forget that even "safe" over-the-counter products carry some dangers. Oct 7, 2019 0 39
Financial incentives have short-term effect on BP control (HealthDay)—A patient-centered behavioral economics intervention only yields short-term benefits for blood pressure (BP) control in a highly disadvantaged population, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in the ... Oct 7, 2019 0 28
Back sleeping in late pregnancy linked to lower birth weight (HealthDay)—Back sleeping in late pregnancy is independently associated with lower birth weight, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Oct 7, 2019 0 39
CTE risk, severity increases with years playing American football The risk and severity of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases with the number of years playing American football according to a new study that appears online in Annals of Neurology. These findings reaffirm ... Oct 7, 2019 0 72
Young infants with fever may be more likely to develop infections Infants with a high fever may be at increased risk for infections, according to research from Penn State College of Medicine. Oct 7, 2019 0 44
Icaros: Flight simulator home trainer Epidemiological studies show significant correlations between periods spent sitting and the prevalence of chronic diseases. This also applies to children and adolescents. One of the major obstacles to people taking up physical ... Oct 7, 2019 0 46
Atopic dermatitis: How allergens get on our nerves Dry skin, pain, and itching... Atopic dermatitis affects the everyday lives of nearly 20% of children, and up to 5% of adults. The condition can have a significant impact on the quality of life of these patients. Oct 7, 2019 0 82
From sleeping cell to assassin—how immune cells work Scientists at the University of Dundee have carried out one of the most comprehensive studies into how immune cells sense and respond to their environment to fight infection and destroy tumours. Oct 7, 2019 0 154