Archive: 11/10/2016

Opinion: How to build a mentally healthy workplace

Mental health has long been the Cinderella of healthcare: left to scrape an existence while the bulk of funding and attention goes elsewhere. As we mark World Mental Health Day, it is clear that policy makers and the public ...

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New research takes guesswork out of depression

A team of Australian and United States mental health researchers has found that combining new brain scan techniques with patient information about any early life trauma can predict with unprecedentedly high (80%) accuracy ...

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Researchers find genes behind aggressive ovarian and endometrial cancers

In a major breakthrough for ovarian and uterine cancers, Yale researchers have defined the genetic landscape of rare, highly aggressive tumors called carcinosarcomas (CSs), pointing the way to possible new treatments.

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Empowering preschool children with the language of math adds up to stronger skills

Teaching preschool children simple math-related vocabulary and concepts, such as "more," "a lot," "some" and "fewer," improves their mathematical skills, according to a new a study from Purdue University.

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A noninvasive approach may identify glioblastoma patients suitable for antiangiogenic therapy

Radiomics, an approach that combines imaging and computation, can stratify patients with recurrent glioblastoma into those who are likely to benefit from the antiangiogenic therapy bevacizumab (Avastin) and those who do not, ...

Oct 11, 2016

Undiagnosed eye problems pose risks for migrant farm workers

(HealthDay)—Vision problems are common among migrant farm workers, but many never get eye exams, a new study shows.

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A guide to coping with corns and calluses

(HealthDay)—Corns and calluses are sometimes painful areas of thickened skin that develop on the feet due to repeated rubbing or pressure.

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US health care system is one of the least efficient worldwide

(HealthDay)—The U.S. health care system is one of the least efficient worldwide based on a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy, health care spending per capita, and relative spending as a share of gross domestic ...

Oct 11, 2016

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DEET repellents safe in pregnancy to prevent Zika, researchers say

(HealthDay)—DEET insect repellents won't harm a pregnant woman or her fetus when used as instructed to prevent infection with the Zika virus, a new research analysis suggests.

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As babies stricken by Zika turn 1, health problems mount

Two weeks shy of his first birthday, doctors began feeding Jose Wesley Campos through a nose tube because swallowing problems had left him dangerously underweight.

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