Archive: 15/08/2017

Report: Higher premiums if Trump halts 'Obamacare' subsidies

Premiums for a popular type of individual health plan would rise sharply, and more people would be left with no insurance options if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to stop "Obamacare" payments to insurers, ...

Aug 15, 2017

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Can previous exposure to west Nile alter the course of Zika?

West Nile virus is no stranger to the U.S.-Mexico border; thousands of people in the region have contracted the mosquito-borne virus in the past. But could this previous exposure affect how intensely Zika sickens someone ...

Aug 15, 2017

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US antidepressant use jumps 65 percent in 15 years

(HealthDay)—The number of Americans who say they've taken an antidepressant over the past month rose by 65 percent between 1999 and 2014, a new government survey finds.

Aug 15, 2017

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Fecal calprotectin is best marker for discriminating pediatric IBD

(HealthDay)—Fecal calprotectin adds most to discrimination between pediatric patients with and without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a meta-analysis published online Aug. 14 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Aug 15, 2017

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Hungary pulls tainted egg products from shelves

Hungary on Tuesday became the latest European country to withdraw egg products imported from Germany containing the insecticide fipronil.

Aug 15, 2017

Graft survival similar for kidneys from octogenarians

(HealthDay)—Graft survival is similar for recipients of kidneys from >80-year-old donors and donors aged ≤60 years, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Aug 15, 2017

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Research on substance use among transgender students in California

Chapman University has published research on substance abuse among transgender students in California. The research looked at students in middle and high schools in nearly every school district in California. Results showed ...

Aug 15, 2017

Therapeutic fusion protein could mitigate blood vessel damage from cardiovascular disease

Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital Vascular Biology Program have revealed an engineered fusion protein that could recover blood vessel health following the onset of hypertension, atherosclerosis, stroke, heart attack, ...

Aug 15, 2017

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Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and 'brain-eating' amoeba infections

Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that compounds produced by the creosote bush, a ...

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Archive: 15/08/2017

Report: Higher premiums if Trump halts 'Obamacare' subsidies

Can previous exposure to west Nile alter the course of Zika?

US antidepressant use jumps 65 percent in 15 years

Fecal calprotectin is best marker for discriminating pediatric IBD

Hungary pulls tainted egg products from shelves

Graft survival similar for kidneys from octogenarians

Research on substance use among transgender students in California

Therapeutic fusion protein could mitigate blood vessel damage from cardiovascular disease

Eating habits affect skin's protection against sun

Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and 'brain-eating' amoeba infections

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