Addiction
Study finds 'alarming' rates of nicotine in sports
High-performing athletes are often seen as the picture of health, but new Brock research is highlighting an eye-opening trend in sports that may suggest otherwise.
Mar 7, 2023
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News tagged with urine
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Electronic health record–focused interventions can reduce unnecessary urine cultures in hospital patients
Physicians in the largest safety-net hospital system in the United States used two electronic health record (EHR)-focused interventions to significantly reduce inappropriate urine cultures among hospitalized patients. Findings ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Restricting antibiotics for livestock could limit spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in people
A California policy restricting antibiotic use in animals raised for food is associated with a reduction in one type of antibiotic-resistant infection in people in the state, according to a new study published today in the ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Health
New research finds that people who use cannabis early in pregnancy are at increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes
As more states legalize marijuana for recreational use, researchers are looking into the potential health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy.
Feb 9, 2023
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Medical research
Hairdressers of color exposed to 'concerning' mix of unknown chemicals: Study
Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals, many of them unknown, potentially hazardous, and undisclosed on product labels, Johns Hopkins University researchers found.
Jan 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Algorithm predicts urinary tract infection without microscopy
The NoMicro classifier appears accurate for evaluating urine cultures in cases of suspected urinary tract infection in the primary care setting without the need for microscopy, according to a study published in the January/February ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Cardiology
Do sexual orientation and gender identity affect your stroke risk?
People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-binary may have a higher risk for stroke at a younger age, as well as a possible higher risk for recurrence than those who identify as straight and cisgender, ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Cardiology
Ten-minute scan enables detection and cure of the most common cause of high blood pressure
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital, have led research using a new type of CT scan to light up tiny nodules in a hormone gland and cure high blood pressure by their ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Health
Eating almonds daily boosts exercise recovery molecule by 69% among 'weekend warriors'
For those who exercise regularly, eating almonds each day might be the ideal new year's resolution. A randomized controlled trial in Frontiers in Nutrition showed that female and male participants who ate 57g almonds daily ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Research teams find biomarkers that predict common, severe pregnancy complication
A discovery by Stanford School of Medicine researchers of biomarkers in the blood and urine of women with a dangerous complication of pregnancy could lead to a low-cost test to predict the condition.
Dec 12, 2022
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