Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With warmer weather comes wrap-up of severe flu season
(HealthDay)—Spring continues to take the bite out of this year's brutal flu season, new numbers show.
Mar 30, 2018
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End of brutal flu season in sight
(HealthDay)—It's been a particularly tough flu season, but spring—and real relief—may be near, new numbers show.
Mar 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Millions get wrong treatment for back pain: study
(HealthDay)—Low back pain affects 540 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of disability, but it's often treated improperly, researchers report.
Mar 21, 2018
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Flu season finally slowing down
(HealthDay)—As winter nears its end so too does a tough flu season, with new data showing a decline in doctor visits and less severe strains of influenza beginning to dominate.
Mar 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brief education intervention boosts tetanus vaccination rates in rural India
Education of mothers on the benefits of tetanus vaccination increased immunization coverage in a randomized trial set in rural India, according to new research this week in PLOS Medicine by Timothy Powell-Jackson of the London ...
Mar 6, 2018
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In Colombia, social pension income improves self-reported older men's health
In a new study appearing in the March issue of Health Affairs, Philipp Hessel of the University of the Andes and coauthors assessed the effects of Colombia Mayor, a noncontributory pension program providing eligible low-income ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Surgery
Patients with head injuries do better when treated by trauma centers, even if it means bypassing other hospitals
Patients who sustain severe head injuries tend to have better outcomes if they are taken to a designated trauma center, but 44 percent of them are first taken to hospitals without these specialized care capabilities, according ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Spending more on health care? Here's why
(HealthDay)—Americans spent more on health care in 2016, even though their use of health care did not increase, and rising costs are the reason why, a new report shows.
Jan 23, 2018
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Diabetes
Bidirectional association for depression, dysglycemia in T1DM
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), there is a bidirectional association between depression and severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Diabetes Care.
Jan 5, 2018
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UK considers 'drunk tanks' to ease strain on health services
British health officials are considering turning to so-called drunk tanks to ease the strain on emergency rooms and ambulance services caused by heavy drinkers.
Dec 29, 2017
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