Archive: 29/06/2017

More Americans are walking for exercise

(HealthDay)—Call it a step in the right direction: More and more Americans are trying to walk their way to better health.

Jun 29, 2017

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Arm yourself against insect sting allergies

(HealthDay)—For most of us, an insect bite means an annoying itch and some minor discomfort. But more and more people are having serious—and even potentially deadly—reactions to bites and stings, researchers report.

Jun 29, 2017

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Car seat laws for older kids have limited impact

Laws that require increasingly older kids to sit in car safety seats appear to have limited impact, new research has found.

Jun 29, 2017

Common antimicrobials help patients recover from MRSA abscesses

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to more serious or life-threatening infection in other parts of the body. ...

Jun 29, 2017

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Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen for breast cancer

Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may be failing to take the preventive anti-cancer drug tamoxifen because they are confusing naturally-occurring symptoms with side effects from the medicine, according ...

Jun 29, 2017

Even perfectly clean hands can lead to MRSA transmission in NICU babies

Even if hospital workers practice perfect hand hygiene, MRSA can still spread among babies in the NICU, according to new research led by a Drexel University researcher.

Jun 29, 2017

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A perturbed skin microbiome can be 'contagious' and promote inflammation, study finds

Even in healthy individuals, the skin plays host to a menagerie of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Growing scientific evidence suggests that this lively community, collectively known as the skin microbiome, serves an important ...

Jun 29, 2017

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Why does acupuncture work? Study finds it elevates nitric oxide, leading to pain reduction

The use of acupuncture to treat pain dates back to the earliest recorded history in China. Despite centuries of acupuncture, it's still not clear why this method of applying and stimulating tiny needles at certain points ...

Jun 29, 2017

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Research suggests association between gut bacteria and emotion

Researchers have identified gut microbiota that interact with brain regions associated with mood and behavior. This may be the first time that behavioral and neurobiological differences associated with microbial composition ...

Jun 29, 2017

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Researchers find link between food allergies and childhood anxiety

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied the link between food allergy and childhood anxiety and depression among a sample of predominantly low socioeconomic ...

Jun 29, 2017

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Archive: 29/06/2017

More Americans are walking for exercise

Arm yourself against insect sting allergies

Car seat laws for older kids have limited impact

Common antimicrobials help patients recover from MRSA abscesses

Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen for breast cancer

Even perfectly clean hands can lead to MRSA transmission in NICU babies

A perturbed skin microbiome can be 'contagious' and promote inflammation, study finds

Why does acupuncture work? Study finds it elevates nitric oxide, leading to pain reduction

Research suggests association between gut bacteria and emotion

Researchers find link between food allergies and childhood anxiety

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