Archive: 06/05/2019

Helping Asian-Americans fight their hidden heart risks

At first glance, Anh Vu Sawyer wouldn't appear to be someone at high risk for heart disease or stroke.

May 6, 2019

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E-cigarettes used in 5 percent of U.S. homes with kids

(HealthDay)—As e-cigarettes gain fans, children may be losing out. New research suggests that vaping parents expose children to secondhand fumes that may be as harmful as tobacco smoke.

May 6, 2019

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Sunscreen chemicals enter bloodstream at potentially unsafe levels: study

For years, you've been urged to slather on sunscreen before venturing outdoors. But new U.S. Food and Drug Administration data reveals chemicals in sunscreens are absorbed into the human body at levels high enough to raise ...

May 6, 2019

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AUA: Marijuana tied to increased risk for LUTS medications in BPH

(HealthDay)—Marijuana use is associated with both sperm functional defects and an increased risk for being on a lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) medication among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/LUTS, according ...

May 6, 2019

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Reduction and loss of SNAP benefits tied to increased food insecurity and poor health among working

Families with young children who experienced a reduction or cutoff in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits because of increased income were more likely to experience food insecurity and report poor health ...

May 6, 2019

Children with chronic illness can have normal life satisfaction

(HealthDay)—Children with chronic illness have lower general health, but their life satisfaction is comparable to that of their peers without chronic illness, according to a study published online May 6 in Pediatrics.

May 6, 2019

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First in-vivo trial of subharmonic contrast-enhanced imaging for detection of PCa

A new technique for imaging of microbubble ultrasound contrast agents may be useful in detection of prostate cancer (PCa) not found by multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to a study to be presented ...

May 6, 2019