Health
Your sushi may serve up parasitic worms
You may get more than you bargained for when you eat sushi, a new study suggests.
Apr 14, 2020
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Medications
Researchers find opioid prescriptions linked to obesity
Two new studies from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription opioids in the United States.
Apr 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thirty-six percent of available hospital beds unoccupied on typical day
(HealthDay)—Leading up to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, about 2.2 beds were available per 1,000 people in U.S. hospitals; however, only 36 percent were unoccupied on a typical day, according to a report ...
Mar 25, 2020
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Health
Marketing makes dubious claims about infant formulas
Marketing claims promote benefits of providing infant formula and toddler milks that are not supported by scientific evidence, yet 60% of caregivers mistakenly believe these products provide nutrition not present in breastmilk, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria
Lyme disease is caused by four main species of bacteria. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii cause Lyme disease in the United States, while Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are the leading causes in Europe and ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Health
Lovely but dangerous, wood fires bring health risks
Decades ago, Nat King Cole gently crooned about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. But since then, scientists have uncovered some troubling truths about wood smoke.
Dec 13, 2019
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Medications
Concerns about other painkillers contributed to opioid crisis, study finds
Patients with chronic pain caught between cardiovascular concerns about non-opioid analgesics and addiction risks of opioids, likely causing significant unmet need for pain relief.
Dec 11, 2019
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Cardiology
Using virtual reality, researcher tricks patients with intermittent arterial claudication into walking longer distances
People with intermittent arterial claudication often experience severe pain when walking. Psychologist Anne Cuperus used virtual reality to trick 20 patients, and discovered that they could suddenly walk much further. Ph.D. ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Health
Rural-urban flip: How changing ACA rules affected health insurance premium costs
People in rural areas of the U.S. who receive subsidies to buy health insurance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces pay less in premiums than their counterparts in urban areas, a flip that occurred in 2018 and has been widening ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Health
U.S. improves emergency readiness, but gaps persist
(HealthDay)—The United States' ability to deal with major health emergencies quickly has improved significantly in recent years, researchers say.
May 8, 2019
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