Health
New push to keep seniors in home, community-based programs
The federal government is pushing states to keep more low-income seniors out of nursing homes and, instead, enroll them in home and community-based programs.
Apr 4, 2016
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Costs estimated for applying to dermatology residency
(HealthDay)—The total cost for all U.S. medical school seniors applying to dermatology residency is estimated at almost $5 million, according to a research letter published in the April issue of the Journal of the American ...
Mar 22, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
16 disciplined after Singapore hospital hepatitis C outbreak
Sixteen people have been disciplined in Singapore for a hepatitis C outbreak in the city-state's largest hospital last year that left at least seven patients dead, officials said Thursday.
Mar 17, 2016
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Neuroscience
Computer use may help deflect seniors' memory problems
(HealthDay)—Seniors who use their computers as little as once a week may help ward off age-related declines in memory and thinking, new research suggests.
Mar 3, 2016
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Many US women still smoke before, during pregnancy: report
(HealthDay)—Despite the potential risks to their baby's health, roughly one in 10 women smoke in the three months before getting pregnant, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.
Feb 10, 2016
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Health
Social Internet-based activities important for healthy ageing
Meaningful and Internet-based activities promote experiences of participation in society and are important for healthy ageing. In a new dissertation at Umeå University in Sweden, occupational therapists are shown to promote ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New research uses nanotechnology to prevent preterm birth
Using nanoparticles to engineer a special drug, a team of researchers has demonstrated in mice a new way to both reduce preterm birth and avoid the risks of medication in pregnancy to unborn babies.
Feb 1, 2016
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Pediatrics
CDC: increasing rate of gastroschisis seen in U.S.
(HealthDay)—The birth defect gastroschisis among U.S. infants has increased over the past 18 years, according to research published in the Jan. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity ...
Jan 23, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika virus likely to spread to southern US, experts predict
(HealthDay)—As cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus are spreading across central and South America and the Caribbean, experts say it's only a matter of time before the disease, which has been linked to an alarming increase ...
Jan 21, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
More evidence preterm birth could raise autism risk
(HealthDay)—According to a new study, very premature infants may have an increased risk of being diagnosed with autism by age 4, although the research questions just how high the odds are.
Jan 21, 2016
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