Archive: 10/11/2015

Computer model reveals deadly route of Ebola outbreak

Using a novel statistical model, a research team led by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health mapped the spread of the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, providing the most detailed picture to date ...

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Childhood cancer survivors at heightened risk of several autoimmune diseases

Childhood cancer survivors are at heightened risk of a wide range of autoimmune diseases, reveals research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Nov 10, 2015

Tighter local alcohol licensing curbs linked to fewer drink-related hospital admissions

Tighter local alcohol licensing curbs are linked to fewer drink-related hospital admissions in these areas, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Nov 10, 2015

ACR: resistance training program beneficial in hand osteoarthritis

(HealthDay)—A progressive resistance strength training program can improve some aspects of hand osteoarthritis (OA), such as pain, function, and treatment satisfaction, according to a study presented at the annual meeting ...

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AHA: women more often receive suboptimal post-MI care

(HealthDay)—Women are less likely than men to get the recommended treatments for myocardial infarction (MI) survivors, and that could explain much of the gender gap in long-term survival, according to research scheduled ...

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Some kids with heart defects struggle in school

(HealthDay)—Children born with heart defects often do worse in school than their peers, a new study finds.

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Knee arthritis: Steroid shots may not help long-term, ozone injections promising

(HealthDay)—Millions of aging Americans are plagued by arthritic knees, and two new studies offer insight into what might—or might not—help curb the condition.

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Rare Her2 mutations may not always spur breast cancers on their own

Results of a new laboratory study by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers suggests that some rare "missense" mutations in the HER2 gene are apparently not—on their own—capable of causing breast cancer growth ...

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Emotionally supportive relationships linked to lower testosterone

Science and folklore alike have long suggested that high levels of testosterone can facilitate the sorts of attitudes and behavior that make for, well, a less than ideal male parent.

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Wrist fractures could predict susceptibility to serious fractures in postmenopausal women

Wrist fractures are common among postmenopausal women who are younger than 65 and a new UCLA-led study suggests that they may also predict more serious fractures in other parts of their bodies later in life.

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