Archive: 28/05/2015

Specific trans fatty acids linked with incident diabetes

(HealthDay)—Among older adults, specific trans fatty acids (TFAs) may be associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), according to a study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care.

May 28, 2015

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Average New Yorker sits seven hours each day: study

(HealthDay News)—They may live in the "City That Never Sleeps," but most New Yorkers still sit around a lot—an average of seven hours every day, a new study shows.

May 28, 2015

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Higher disease burden for patients with fibromyalgia

(HealthDay)—Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) have a higher disease burden than those with chronic widespread pain (CWP), according to research published online May 16 in Pain Practice.

May 28, 2015

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Women, poor, uninsured face higher risk of psychological distress: CDC

(HealthDay)—Women, people with chronic medical conditions, the poor and those without health insurance are more likely to struggle with "serious psychological distress," U.S. health officials reported Thursday.

May 28, 2015

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House call primary care practices vary substantially

(HealthDay)—Home-based primary care practices vary in terms of size and approaches to quality of care assessment, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

May 28, 2015

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Oil and gas industry worker death rate down by a third

(HealthDay)—Even as the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States boomed, there was a decline in the rate of worker deaths, a new federal government study shows.

May 28, 2015

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Teen drivers a danger to others on the road, report warns

(HealthDay)—Teen drivers are a threat to everyone on the road, a new study warns.

May 28, 2015

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Research links impulsivity and binge eating

Do you get impulsive when you're upset? If so, this could be putting you at risk for binge eating.

May 28, 2015

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Parents feel racial socialization may help minority children succeed in school

A child's ability to succeed academically is one of the strongest determinants of his or her future quality of life. In particular, it has been directly linked to overall longevity and several other critical health outcomes.

May 28, 2015

CDC: 150 possibly had contact with Lassa fever victim

Federal and New Jersey health officials have identified more than 150 people who possibly had contact with a patient who died of Lassa Fever.

May 28, 2015

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