Archive: 20/07/2016
Study finds differences in older adults who fall indoors versus outdoors
Falling can have serious consequences for older adults, including a loss of function and increased risk of institutionalization. According to a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, ...
Jul 20, 2016
One-third of women with ADHD have anxiety disorders, almost half have considered suicide
Women with ADHD are much more likely to have a wide range of mental and physical health problems in comparison to women without ADHD, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto.
Jul 20, 2016
Preventing HIV in transgender people—JAIDS assembles critical evidence
Programs to reduce the high risk of HIV infection among transgender people are urgently needed—but efforts are hindered by a lack of accurate information on HIV prevalence, HIV incidence, and specific risk factors facing ...
Jul 20, 2016
Rationing healthcare: More than half of US doctors say no to clinical services
More than half of US physicians included in a national survey have withheld certain medical interventions with small benefits from their patients because of the cost-implications these hold. These include deciding whether ...
Jul 20, 2016
Develops plant-based Polio booster vaccine
Jonas Salk created a vaccine against polio that has been used since 1955; Albert Sabin created another version that has been on the market since 1961. Together, these two vaccines have nearly eliminated polio from the face ...
Jul 20, 2016
Improving health facility efficiency could markedly expand HIV treatment
Health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia could extend life-sustaining antiretroviral therapy (ART) to hundreds of thousands of people living with HIV if facilities improved the efficiency of service delivery. This is ...
Jul 20, 2016
Study shows changes in brain activity after mindfulness therapy in adolescents
Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions affecting children and adolescents. While antidepressants are frequently used to treat youth with anxiety disorders, sometimes, antidepressants may be poorly ...
Jul 20, 2016