Health
Kids rice snacks in Australia contain arsenic above EU guidelines: study
Rice snacks for kids found in Australian supermarkets contain arsenic at levels above European safety guidelines, a new study shows.
Jan 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A novel tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment course for patients
Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly infection that occurs in every part of the world. The standard treatment for TB, a six-month multidrug regimen, has not changed in more than 40 years. Patients can find it difficult to complete ...
Jun 4, 2021
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Genetics
Scientists find treatment for rare genetic skin disorder
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have identified genomic variants that cause a rare and severe inflammatory skin disorder, known as disabling pansclerotic morphea, and have found a potential ...
May 31, 2023
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Medications
Is immunotherapy the answer to peanut allergy purgatory?
Peanut allergy can be deadly, and evidence shows that it affects nearly 2% of people in some Western countries. While the standard treatment for peanut allergy is to avoid exposure, oral immunotherapy is a heavily debated ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
App helps promote better dietary habits and less screen time in young children
With the help of a multi-language smartphone app, parents in Sweden were able to give their young children better dietary habits and less screen time, a study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the International ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Medical research
Researcher explores new treatment for advanced biliary tract cancers
A new treatment that may extend survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancers—who typically face a grim outlook with average survival of less than a year—is being studied by a University of Arizona Cancer ...
Jul 30, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Foods advertised on popular children's websites do not meet nutrition standards
(Medical Xpress)—Despite food company pledges to advertise only healthier foods to children, a Yale Rudd Center study finds that companies place billions of ads for unhealthy foods and beverages on children's websites. ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Medical economics
Widely used hospital gowns show signs of exposing workers to infection
Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and may fall short of safety standards, leaving health care ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Strengthened school lunch standards improved obesity outlook for low-income children
Regulations that strengthened the nutritional requirements for school lunches were associated with a decline in signs of obesity among free or reduced-price lunch participating school children in kindergarten through 5th ...
May 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Partial immunity and social distancing could reduce COVID-19 mortality rates
Partial immunity to SARS-CoV-2 combined with social distancing would significantly reduce mortality rates new mathematical modeling shows.
Oct 27, 2020
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