Archive: 27/11/2017

'Smoking kills,' US tobacco firms say in court-ordered ads

Smoking kills an average 1,200 Americans daily, US tobacco companies admitted Sunday in court-ordered "corrective statements" published in newspapers.

Nov 27, 2017

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Replacing lymph nodes to ease painful legacy of cancer care

Breast cancer treatment left Susan Wolfe-Tank with an arm too painfully swollen to lift anything heavy or even fit into her usual clothing—a debilitating condition that gets little attention and has no cure.

Nov 27, 2017

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White male gun owners with money stress more likely to be morally attached to their guns

White male gun owners who have lost, or fear losing, their economic footing tend to feel morally and emotionally attached to their guns, according to a Baylor University study.

Nov 27, 2017

New HIV guideline outlines cost-effective prevention strategies for high-risk people

A new Canadian guideline outlines how new biomedical strategies to prevent HIV infection can best be used in high-risk populations both before and after exposure to the virus. The guideline, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...

Nov 27, 2017

High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

Patients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most likely to die early, researchers say.

Nov 27, 2017

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Blood lead levels lower, but tooth decay higher in children who do not drink tap water

American children and adolescents who do not drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much more likely to have tooth decay, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the ...

Nov 27, 2017

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US arthritis prevalence is much higher than current estimates

New research indicates that the prevalence of arthritis in the United States has been substantially underestimated, especially among adults

Nov 27, 2017

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