Archive: 20/05/2019
Nearly all women are confronted with health problems after breast cancer
Nearly all women who have been treated for non-metastatic breast cancer suffer from health problems after primary treatment. The problems reported by women include fatigue, tingling in the hands and feet (neuropathy), and ...
May 20, 2019
Researchers find stark social inequalities in children's body mass index
Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years and widen across childhood and into early adolescence. These are the striking ...
May 20, 2019
Why cannabis legalization must include cannabis equity
Canada's federal government is currently working to pass a bill that would provide pardons for people convicted of minor cannabis possession. With a federal election around the corner, it may be too little, too late.
May 20, 2019
Mental health impacts of increasingly severe storms—lessons from the 2017 Atlantic storm season
The 2017 Atlantic storm season provides important lessons on the need to anticipate and prepare for the mental health impacts of increasingly severe weather events, according to new research presented here at the American ...
May 20, 2019
London heart disease patients take part in clinical trial to test alternative to statins
A clinical trial, coordinated by researchers from Queen Mary University of London, is currently recruiting patients in London to see whether a new cholesterol-lowering drug could save lives in people who are intolerant to ...
May 20, 2019