A good spring clean can help tame seasonal allergies (HealthDay)—When it's finally time to store away your winter coats and boots, it's also a good time to rid your home of the allergens that accumulated over the winter, an allergist suggests. Mar 25, 2019 0 10
Race affects health care of even the smallest and youngest (HealthDay)—Racial segregation starts early in a child's life, with vulnerable black "preemies" receiving worse hospital care in the United States than white, Hispanic or Asian infants, a new investigation finds. Mar 25, 2019 1 17
Marijuana ER visits climb in Denver hospital study Five years after Colorado first legalized marijuana, a new study shows pot's bad effects are sending more people to the emergency room. Mar 25, 2019 5 240
Like racecars and geese, cancer cells draft their way to new tumor sites NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when it comes to exploiting the power of drafting, letting someone else do the hard work of moving forward while you coast behind. Mar 25, 2019 0 53
Abused kids use text-based services to seek help, study shows "She says she will burn the house down with me in it." Mar 25, 2019
Replacing sitting time with physical activity associated with lower risk of death For those who get the least amount of physical activity, replacing a half hour of sitting time with physical activity was associated with up to a nearly 50% reduction in mortality, according to a new study from the American ... Mar 25, 2019 0 57
Restoring this enzyme's function protects against heart disease in lupus and beyond Patients with lupus, an inflammatory disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, are on average seven to nine times more likely to develop heart disease than the general population. Younger women with ... Mar 25, 2019 0 29
The stroke care paradox: Close-knit social networks increase delays in hospital arrival Patients with closer-knit social networks, including family members and spouses, were more likely to delay seeking hospital care for a stroke whereas those with a more dispersed network of acquaintances were more likely to ... Mar 25, 2019 0 11
New angle of attack drives cellular HIV-reservoirs to self-destruction While current therapies for HIV can successfully manage active infection, the virus can survive in tissue reservoirs, including macrophage cells, and remain a persistent problem. Now, Dr. David Russell, William Kaplan Professor ... Mar 25, 2019 0 122