Archive: 22/12/2017

Older adults need support for healthy weight loss in 2018

If you're trying to drop a few pounds in 2018, forget the fancy gym memberships and the home-delivered diets. Researchers at Wake Forest University say seniors whose New Year's resolution is to lose weight succeed with a ...

Dec 22, 2017

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Five things to know about coughing kids

Parents know the drill. First comes the sniffles, followed by congestion—and then finally, a persistent, hacking cough. And that cough can drag out for weeks, long after the other upper-respiratory symptoms clear up. Why ...

Dec 22, 2017

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Violence declines during intensive PTSD treatment, study says

Combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced declines in violent behavior while undergoing treatment in an intensive Veterans Health Administration (VHA) PTSD program, according to a new ...

Dec 22, 2017

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Study suggests that alcohol consumption contributes to self-blame in rape cases

An experimental study has suggested that alcohol consumption contributes to self-blame in rape, and women who blame themselves may not be as likely to report it.

Dec 22, 2017

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Researchers develop risk assessment tool to predict future kidney disease

Paulette McIlvena went to bed, at home, and woke up three weeks later, in hospital. She became severely ill due to complications from pancreatitis. While she was in a coma McIlvena underwent surgery and was put on dialysis ...

Dec 22, 2017

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Six mental health tips for a stress-free festive season

This holiday season, we asked Darren Ferleyko, director of Staff Wellness at the University of Calgary, to give us his top six tips to have a healthy, restful holiday break.

Dec 22, 2017

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Plant molecule could be used to block postoperative incisional pain

A promising approach to post-operative incision-site pain control uses a naturally occurring plant molecule called resiniferatoxin (RTX). RTX is found in Euphorbia resinifera, a cactus-like plant native to Morocco, which ...

Dec 22, 2017

Scientists reprogram stem cells to regenerate muscle in muscular dystrophy

Specially programmed stem cells demonstrated the potential to regenerate lost muscle mass in muscular dystrophy, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

Dec 22, 2017

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The ideal 'dose' of behavioral interventions to prevent and treat childhood obesity

Establishing the optimum "dose" of behavioral interventions to prevent and treat childhood obesity is critical for addressing the ongoing obesity epidemic and developing future interventions.

Dec 22, 2017

What psychiatrists have to say about holiday blues

This time of the year brings a lot of changes to the usual day-to-day life of hundreds of millions of people: The weather is colder, trees are naked, snowy days become plentiful and friendly critters are less visible around ...

Dec 22, 2017

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