Archive: 12/06/2017

Ontarians still skeptical of flu shot

Half of all people who avoid the flu shot do so because they question its importance and effectiveness, a new study from the University of Waterloo reports.

Jun 12, 2017

Burden of physical health conditions linked to increased risk of suicide

Suicide continues to be a major driver of mortality in the United States. Each year, more than 45,000 people die by suicide and in the past 15 years, the suicide mortality rate has risen by an alarming 24%. A new study in ...

Jun 12, 2017

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Research suggests Asian women less likely to receive timely follow-up after abnormal mammogram

Women with an abnormal mammogram result need follow-up tests to check whether the finding indicates breast cancer, which should be treated at the earliest possible stage. In a recent study, Asian women were less likely to ...

Jun 12, 2017

Risk, benefit or cost: What stops patients from receiving a diagnostic test?

Diagnostic tests can help identify disease and disease probability in patients.

Jun 12, 2017

For children with cochlear implants, oral communication may provide better outcomes (Update)

In a new, multisite study of deaf children with cochlear implants, UT Dallas researchers have found that children with either no exposure or limited exposure to sign language end up with better auditory, speaking and reading ...

Jun 12, 2017

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Study: Underweight female runners more likely to get stress fractures

Carrying less weight may make female runners faster, but a new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shows it may also put them at a higher risk for injuries.

Jun 12, 2017

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Drug costs vary by more than 600% in study of 10 high-income countries

In a study of 10 high-income countries with universal health care, costs for prescription drugs in 6 of the largest categories of primary care medicines varied by more than 600%, according to research published in CMAJ (Canadian ...

Jun 12, 2017

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E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, study shows

A study by chemists at the University of Connecticut offers new evidence that electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes.

Jun 12, 2017

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Fasting plasma glucose and insulin are determinants of dietary weight loss success

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, together with colleagues from the University of Colorado, Tufts University, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBER OBN) ...

Jun 12, 2017

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