Archive: 13/08/2015
New study examines the link between hospital care for self-harm and risk of death
A University of Manchester study which followed up 38,415 people admitted to hospital with self-harm has, for the first time, investigated the association between the treatment patients receive in hospital and their subsequent ...
Aug 13, 2015
Chickenpox continues to decline in US thanks to vaccination
Since the chickenpox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995, there has been a large reduction in chickenpox cases. Hospitalizations and outpatient visits for chickenpox have continued their decline after a second dose ...
Aug 13, 2015
Depression, stress, anxiety and anger compound CVD risk in RA patients
New research reveals that depressive symptoms, stress, anxiety, and anger and lack of social support in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were linked to atherosclerosis—a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries ...
Aug 13, 2015