Archive: 11/01/2016

Obamacare enrollment initiative targets latinos

(HealthDay)—With only three weeks left in the latest Affordable Care Act enrollment period, U.S. health officials and community advocates are ramping up efforts to sign up difficult-to-reach Latino Americans.

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Texas pharmacy agrees to stop distributing adulterated drugs

A Dallas-area pharmacy facing government allegations of making contaminated drugs in unsanitary conditions has agreed to a court order that it not distribute adulterated drugs in interstate commerce.

Jan 11, 2016

New study challenges 'mid-life crisis' theory

For half a century, the accepted research on happiness has shown our lives on a U-shaped curve, punctuated by a low point that we've come to know as the "mid-life crisis". A number of studies have claimed over the years that ...

Jan 11, 2016

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Task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50

Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings should make their own choice after weighing ...

Jan 11, 2016

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Biomarker can predict risk of preterm birth from first half of pregnancy

Offering a standard biomarker test earlier in pregnancy could potentially help doctors to better identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely, thus enabling health services to focus treatments on women at highest risk, ...

Jan 11, 2016

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More research needed on evaluation of dense breasts

A systematic review of the scientific literature on dense breasts by researchers at UC Davis and other institutions has found that determinations of breast density can be unreliable and that as many as 19 percent of women ...

Jan 11, 2016

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New analyses confirms biennial mammography starting at age 50 is optimal for average women

New and comprehensive analyses from six independent research teams examining breast cancer screening intervals have produced a unanimous finding—that mammography screening every two years for average risk women ages 50 ...

Jan 11, 2016

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Simple refinements could reduce radiation risk from digital screening mammography

In a comprehensive modeling study, researchers from UC Davis and other institutions have found that breast cancer screening with digital mammography poses only a small risk of radiation-induced breast cancer for most women. ...

Jan 11, 2016

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Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased visceral fat

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages every day was associated with an increase in a particular type of body fat that may affect diabetes and heart disease risk, according to new research in the American Heart Association's ...

Jan 11, 2016

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Even small reductions in kidney function may damage heart, blood vessels

Even small reductions in kidney function are associated with heart and blood vessel damage, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

Jan 11, 2016

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