Archive: 26/07/2019

Americans are spending even more time sitting, study shows

(HealthDay)—The United States has grown a bumper crop of couch potatoes in recent years, a new study reports.

Jul 26, 2019

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Innovative hub feeds the need for fresh produce in flint

FRIDAY, July 26, 2019 (American Heart Association News)—Flint, Michigan, is best known in recent years for its troubles over tainted water. But another problem has challenged the city for decades: Most of its population ...

Jul 26, 2019

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Model fails to predict risk for maternal ICU admission

(HealthDay)—A predictive model that uses prenatal risk factors to help identify women at higher risk for admission to the maternal intensive care unit (ICU) has low positive predictive value, according to a study published ...

Jul 26, 2019

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Thyroidectomy complication rate down when surgeon volume up

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing total thyroidectomy, the occurrence rate of complications decreases as annual surgeon volumes increase, according to a study published online July 25 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck ...

Jul 26, 2019

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WHO says e-cigarettes 'undoubtedly harmful'

Electronic cigarettes are "undoubtedly harmful" and should be regulated, the WHO said Friday as it warned against the use of vaping products by smokers trying to quit their deadly habit.

Jul 26, 2019

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Study finds novel mechanism of action for NK cells in checkpoint inhibitor for cancer

PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors are a powerful and growing form of immunotherapy used to treat melanoma, kidney cancer, head and neck cancers, Hodgkin's lymphoma and other cancers. The PD-L1 protein is expressed on tumor cells ...

Jul 26, 2019

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Compound found in red wine opens door for new treatments for depression, anxiety

Like to unwind with a glass of red wine after a stressful day? Don't give alcohol all the credit.

Jul 26, 2019

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For salmonella detection, genomic tool emerges as a key

The world's food supply will become safer as the food industry shifts to high-resolution, whole-genome sequencing—which examines the full DNA of a given organism all at once. This move to make sequencing ubiquitous will ...

Jul 26, 2019

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Antipsychotic use in youths with ADHD is low, but still cause for concern

Although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do not appear to be clinically warranted, according to a new study from psychiatry researchers at ...

Jul 26, 2019

Quinn on Nutrition: Does vitamin B-1 repel mosquitos?

As I sit here scratching a mosquito bite, I'm suddenly interested in a recent question from a patient. Do vitamin B-1 supplements repel mosquitos? Here's what I learned:

Jul 26, 2019

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