Quality of diet still poor for SNAP participants A new Food-PRICE study finds persistent nutritional disparities within the food choices of those receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) compared to those not receiving SNAP assistance. ... Jun 15, 2018 0 0
AMA president calls physicians to lead in addressing gun violence (HealthDay)—The issue of gun violence must be addressed by the physician leadership scientifically, in an evidence-based manner, according to remarks issued by the president of the American Medical Association (AMA) at ... Jun 15, 2018 0 0
Children can drink clear fluids until one hour before anesthesia (HealthDay)—On the day of surgery it is practical to allow children to drink until one hour before anesthesia, according to a special interest article published online April 27 in Pediatric Anesthesia. Jun 15, 2018 0 0
Strategies to avoid sunburn (HealthDay)—If you could protect yourself from cancer, you'd do it, right? Yet most Americans still aren't taking the easiest step to prevent the most commonly diagnosed type—skin cancer, which will affect one in five ... Jun 15, 2018 0 0
Liver cancer a big threat to U.S., other developed nations (HealthDay)—Liver cancer cases in several developed countries have doubled in the past 25 years, due to the continuing obesity epidemic and a spike in hepatitis infections, new research suggests. Jun 15, 2018 0 2
When DEA cracked down on opioids, abusers moved to black market: study (HealthDay)—Illegal opioid sales on the internet have surged in the wake of U.S. government crackdowns on prescriptions for the highly addictive painkillers, a new study shows. Jun 15, 2018 0 0
How can a baby have 3 parents? It seems impossible, right? We have been taught from the time we were young that babies are made when a sperm and an egg come together, and the DNA from these two cells combine to make a unique individual with half the DNA ... Jun 15, 2018 0 0
AMA: Federal government must tackle rising insulin prices (HealthDay)—U.S. officials need to take action to control spiking insulin prices, the American Medical Association (AMA) says. Jun 15, 2018 0 1
Kellogg's honey smacks cereal recalled due to salmonella risk (HealthDay)—The Kellogg Company announced Thursday it was recalling certain boxes of Honey Smacks cereal due to the possibility of contamination with salmonella. Jun 15, 2018 0 0
New compound shown to be as effective as FDA-approved drugs against life-threatening infections Purdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat life-threatening infections ... Jun 15, 2018 0 224