Archive: 15/09/2015
Study reveals England's improving health performance compared to other wealthy countries
In 2013, England performed better than average on a variety of key health outcomes compared with 18 other high-income countries in the European Union, and Australia, Canada, Norway, and the USA (EU15+), according to new research ...
Sep 15, 2015
Link between air pollution, increased deaths and increased deaths from heart disease affirmed
In what is believed to be the largest, most detailed study of its kind in the United States, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere have confirmed that tiny chemical particles in the air we breathe are linked ...
Sep 15, 2015
Combining epigenetic therapies with immunotherapies likely to improve cancer patient outcomes
Recent data suggest that epigenetic therapies are likely to provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients when rationally combined with immunotherapeutic drugs, according to a review published in Clinical Cancer ...
Sep 15, 2015
Both sedentary behavior, lack of physical activity linked with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Prolonged sitting time as well as reduced physical activity contribute to the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a study of middle-aged Koreans. These findings support the importance of both reducing ...
Sep 15, 2015
Effects of prenatal myelomeningocele closure on the need for a CSF shunt
Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) investigators analyzed updated data on the effects of prenatal myelomeningocele closure on the need for placement of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt within the first 12 months ...
Sep 15, 2015