People with weakened immune systems remain more likely to die if hospitalized with COVID-19 than patients with normal immune systems, a new UK study has confirmed.
Feb 1, 2023
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Reductions in violence are seen in individuals using Beta adrenergic-blocking agents (β-blockers) compared with periods that they are not taking the medication, finds a study published January 31 in the open-access journal ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Gestational age (GA) may be an important factor for body size in infancy, but the strength of association attenuates consistently with age, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in PLOS Medicine.
Jan 30, 2023
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The introduction of the soft drinks industry levy—the 'sugary drinks tax'—in England was followed by a drop in the number of cases of obesity among older primary school children, according to Cambridge researchers. Taking ...
Jan 26, 2023
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A comprehensive study of more than 400,000 children—with over 11,000 conceived via in-vitro fertilization (IVF)—has found no link between IVF conception and adverse developmental outcomes for school-age children.
Jan 25, 2023
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People at high risk of fracture who also have complex or multiple chronic medical conditions are less likely to receive treatment for the underlying osteoporosis and also have poorer health outcomes, according to a new study ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Nitrites and nitrates occur naturally in water and soil and are commonly ingested from drinking water and dietary sources. They are also used as food additives to increase shelf life. A study publishing January 17 in the ...
Jan 17, 2023
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For patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and/or memantine is associated with reduced hospital admissions and mortality, according to a study published online ...
Dec 14, 2022
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The experiences of people from ethnic minority groups with NHS mental health care are being seriously undermined by failures to consider the everyday realities of people's lives in services in the UK, reports a new study ...
Dec 13, 2022
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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against omicron infections than other variants. A study published December 1 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Margaret L. Lind at the Yale School of Public Health and colleagues ...
Dec 1, 2022
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