Archive: 13/02/2020

'Tough guys' may be at especially high risk for suicide

(HealthDay)—Young men who believe that "real men don't cry" may be more prone to suicide, a new study suggests.

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Parents, grandparents to blame for many child drug poisonings, CDC warns

(HealthDay)—If you are sometimes less than careful with your prescription medications and have young kids at home, a new study shows how easily tragedies can occur.

Feb 13, 2020

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State alcohol laws focus on drunk driving; they could do much more

A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study finds a substantial increase in the number and strength of state laws to reduce impaired driving over the last 20 years, while laws to reduce excessive drinking ...

Feb 13, 2020

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Shale drilling activity linked to increased sexually transmitted infections in Texas

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have found that rates of two sexually transmitted infections (STIs), gonorrhea and chlamydia, are 15% and 10% higher, respectively, in Texas counties with high shale drilling ...

Feb 13, 2020

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Using the immune system, hydrogels, and bacteria to treat and prevent intestinal diseases

Each one of us carries about 38 trillion bacteria around with us in our gut every day—if you wanted to count them all, it would take you more than a million years. How can such a veritable zoo of microbes reside peacefully ...

Feb 13, 2020

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Benefits and barriers of prescription drug lists for asthma medications

A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examines the benefits and barriers of Prescription Drug List coverage for preventive asthma medications. The study, "Preventive Drug Lists as Tools for Managing ...

Feb 13, 2020

Orthostatic hypotension during therapy not tied to CVD events

(HealthDay)—Orthostatic hypotension (OH) during hypertension treatment is not associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease events, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in Hypertension.

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Risk for complications from mesh implant does not diminish

(HealthDay)—Continued surveillance after mesh use in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repairs is necessary, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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New study describes neural inflammatory processes in lab-developed human cells

Astrocytes are neural cells with many important functions in the nervous system. The inflammation of these cells occurs in brain infections and neurodegenerative disorders, a process called astrogliosis. Aware of this fundamental ...

Feb 13, 2020

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No major change in 'trajectory' of coronavirus outbreak: WHO

The World Health Organization on Thursday said a sharp rise in reported COVID-19 cases in China, due to a change in counting methods, did not represent a big shift in the epidemic.

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