Archive: 21/07/2017

The summer risk of Legionnaires' disease

Legionnaires' disease is the disease is caused by bacterium called Legionella, which is found most often in fresh water. Symptoms include pneumonia and, in some cases, the infection can be deadly.

Jul 21, 2017

An 'active' workstation won't lower your job performance

(HealthDay)—Companies needn't worry that job performance will suffer when employees use "active" workstations that come with potentially distracting treadmills, bikes or ellipticals.

Jul 21, 2017

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Making the most of childhood wellness visits

(HealthDay)—Babies born today will have about a dozen wellness visits by the time they reach age 3. At that point, these checkups typically drop to just once a year, often before kids head back to school.

Jul 21, 2017

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To combat teen smoking, health experts recommend R ratings for movies that depict tobacco use

Public health experts have an unusual suggestion for reducing teen smoking: Give just about any movie that depicts tobacco use an automatic R rating.

Jul 21, 2017

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What's ahead for health care reform in 2018?

(HealthDay)—The Republican Party's quest to undo the Affordable Care Act—either by replacing it, repealing it or letting it fail—is creating enormous uncertainty for millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance.

Jul 21, 2017

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No dye: Cancer patients' gray hair darkened on immune drugs

Cancer patients' gray hair unexpectedly turned youthfully dark while taking novel drugs, and it has doctors scratching their heads.

Jul 21, 2017

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Creating new model to support workers with disabilities

There was a time when not much was expected of Karly Saeks.

Jul 21, 2017

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Struggling to ditch meat? Here are five ways to resist the temptation

Are you a conflicted carnivore – loving meat but also hating that you love it? Perhaps you are worried about the carcinogenic, heart-clogging properties of cooked meat or the industry's use of antibiotics creating threatening ...

Jul 21, 2017

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Offer of $100 boosts rates of colon cancer screenings

Offering $100 to patients eligible for a preventive colonoscopy screening more than doubled the rate of screening when compared to a simple emailed request, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

Jul 21, 2017

Depression changes structure of the brain, study suggests

Changes in the brain's structure that could be the result of depression have been identified in a major scanning study.

Jul 21, 2017

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