Scouts and guides have better mental health in later life, study finds
Taking part in the scouts or guides appears to help lower the risk of mental illness in later life, a study suggests.
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Most indoor tanning salons comply with Texas tanning ban for those under 18
When female employees of a mystery shopping firm called posing as 17-year-olds interested in tanning, 81 percent of indoor tanning facilities complied with the Texas ban on indoor tanning for those under the age of 18 in ...
Nov 9, 2016
Disability, reduced social participation associated with chronic conditions in middle-age
Middle-age adults living with a combination of arthritis, heart disease or diabetes, and depression are more likely to experience disability and limited involvement in society, new research from McMaster University has found.
Nov 9, 2016
Presurgical endocrine therapy less toxic than chemotherapy for ER-positive breast cancer
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy - designed to reduce the size of breast tumors before surgical removal - appears to be as effective as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with localized, estrogen-receptor (ER)-positive breast ...
Nov 9, 2016
Study suggests probable scientific misconduct in bone health studies
A new study suggests probable scientific misconduct in at least some of 33 bone health trials published in various medical journals. The study used statistical methods to detect scientific misconduct or research fraud and ...
Nov 9, 2016
Can safety netting improve cancer detection in patients with vague symptoms?
There is an assumption that following up people with symptoms which are low risk but no risk of cancer will improve cancer pick up. But experts writing in The BMJ today say that we do not know whether this approach works. ...
Nov 9, 2016
Expensive new cancer drugs have little effect on survival of many cancers
Despite considerable investment and innovation, new cancer drugs approved in the past 10 years may have little effect on survival in adults with cancer, raising a number of concerns, argues an expert in The BMJ today.
Nov 9, 2016
