Archive: 23/02/2021

Certain occupations may be associated with higher rates of heavy drinking

Working in certain occupations may be associated with a higher likelihood of heavy drinking in people aged 40-69 years, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The findings could be used ...

Feb 23, 2021

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Overall deaths did NOT increase for most of China during initial COVID-19 outbreak

A new study involving researchers from the University of Oxford and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) has examined the change in overall and cause-specific death rates during the three months ...

Feb 23, 2021

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Researchers identify 'violent' processes that cause wheezing in the lungs

A team of engineers has identified the 'violent' physical processes at work inside the lungs which cause wheezing, a condition which affects up to a quarter of the world's population.

Feb 23, 2021

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Plant based diet may ease painful skin ulceration of baffling blood vessel disorder

A whole foods, plant based diet may ease the painful skin blistering and scarring of a baffling blood vessel disorder for which there is as yet no commonly accepted cure, and no known cause, suggest doctors in the journal ...

Feb 23, 2021

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Global travellers vulnerable to drug-resistant bacteria: study

International travelers are particularly vulnerable to virulent strains of drug-resistant bacteria—often picking up several different types during a trip through spending time in the company of other tourists, a new study ...

Feb 23, 2021

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'Night owls' may be twice as likely as morning 'larks' to underperform at work

Night 'owls' may be twice as likely as morning 'larks' to underperform at work and to run a heightened risk of early retirement due to disability, finds research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental ...

Feb 23, 2021

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Incarceration is strongly linked with premature death in US

An analysis of U.S. county-level data found a strong association between jail incarceration and death rates from infectious diseases, chronic lower respiratory disease, drug use, and suicide, in a new study by Columbia University ...

Feb 23, 2021

Waitlist policies may contribute to racial disparities in kidney transplant access

Despite efforts to address them, racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation persist in the United States. New research published in an upcoming issue of JASN indicates that policy changes surrounding patients' ...

Feb 23, 2021

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Prospective study finds light activity, such as gardening or walking, preserves women's mobility during aging

One in four women over age 65 is unable to walk two blocks or climb a flight of stairs. Known as mobility disability, it is the leading type of incapacity in the United States and a key contributor to a person's loss of independence. ...

Feb 23, 2021

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Dutch extend coronavirus curfew until mid-March

The Netherlands will extend its coronavirus curfew by two weeks despite the violent protests against the measure, and may keep even longer if need be, the prime minister said Tuesday.

Feb 23, 2021

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