Archive: 16/06/2014
Delinquent youth—especially girls—more likely to die violently as adults
Delinquency in youth predicts a significantly higher rate of violent death in adulthood—especially from firearms—and females are among the most vulnerable, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Jun 16, 2014
Improved diagnostic performance of low-dose computed tomography screening
Investigators of the COSMOS (Continuous Observation of SMOking Subjects) study show good compliance and patient survival outcomes using a 5-year low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening protocol in individuals at high-risk ...
Jun 16, 2014
China official blasted for blaming lead poisoning on pencils
A Chinese government official who blamed lead poisoning in more than 300 children on the possible chewing of school pencils was excoriated in state-run media and ridiculed online Monday.
Jun 16, 2014
Advances in predictive hypoglycemia-minimizing technology from Animas-JDRF collaboration
Animas Corporation today shared encouraging results from its predictive hypoglycemia-minimizing algorithm in development. Data from a clinical feasibility study demonstrated that the algorithm was capable of helping maintain ...
Jun 16, 2014
No long-term anxiety or distress associated with low-dose computed tomography screening
Examination and review of several studies that evaluated patient-centered outcomes for individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer found that screening does not appear to significantly ...
Jun 16, 2014
Bionic pancreas outperforms insulin pump in adults, youth
People with type 1 diabetes who used a bionic pancreas instead of manually monitoring glucose using fingerstick tests and delivering insulin using a pump were more likely to have blood glucose levels consistently within the ...
Jun 16, 2014
Caffeine affects boys and girls differently after puberty, study finds
Caffeine intake by children and adolescents has been rising for decades, due in large part to the popularity of caffeinated sodas and energy drinks, which now are marketed to children as young as four. Despite this, there ...
Jun 16, 2014