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New British calorie guidelines

According to the Public Health England, Britain needs to go on a diet with immediate effect to curb the obesity epidemic. The PHE has come up with its new calorie guidelines that would cut the sizes of the meals and remove junk foods. This comes under the newly launched ‘One You’ campaign.

5 Mar 2018

Study assesses healthcare workers' exposures to airborne influenza virus

In United States, more than 18 million workers are employed in healthcare sector. Healthcare workers providing direct patient care services face a wide range of hazards including exposures to infectious diseases.

5 Mar 2018

Lassa fever strikes in Nigeria - high rates of fatality with no cure and no vaccine

Nigeria has been affected with an outbreak of the deadly Lassa fever since the start of this year. This disease typically has a high rate of fatality, no known cure and no vaccines have been developed against it yet. This is an unprecedented outbreak of this disease that is spreading faster than before. It is infecting more individuals than health workers can handle with their limited resources, say official sources.

5 Mar 2018

Study: Other aspects of diet may not offset harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure

An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. The study, published in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension, also reaffirms the need for widespread sodium reduction in the food supply.

5 Mar 2018

Healthy diet may not counteract effects of high salt intake on blood pressure, study suggests

A healthy diet may not offset the effects of a high salt intake on blood pressure, suggests a new study.

5 Mar 2018

FDA reminds consumers to be wary of unapproved flu products

As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health fraud, the agency is reminding consumers to be wary of unapproved products claiming to prevent, treat or cure influenza, or flu.

5 Mar 2018

New Canadian guideline lays out optimal strategies for treatment of opioid addiction

A new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders lays out the optimal strategies for the treatment of opioid addiction, including recommending opioid agonist treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone as the preferred first-line treatment.

5 Mar 2018

Supplementing magnesium is essential to help the body absorb vitamin D

If you supplement the sunshine vitamin, then it’s vital you take magnesium to help activate this nutrient so it can be used by the body, say researchers.

5 Mar 2018

Researchers identify genetic variations that affect blood pressure using cigarette smoking behavior

Using a technique that is opening the door to more complex analyses of the human genome, researchers have identified dozens of new genetic variations that affect blood pressure.

2 Mar 2018

Extra sunlight in late summer could help reduce severity of flu season

People getting more rays of sunlight - and therefore vitamin D - in August and September could help reduce the severity of flu season, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper co-authored by a University of Kansas economist.

2 Mar 2018

New UGA study focuses on safe infant feeding in post-disaster setting

In the wake of a natural disaster, displaced families face a number of hardships that may lead to poor health and nutrition. In these conditions, babies and mothers are particularly vulnerable, but their unique feeding needs are often overlooked in disaster relief efforts.

2 Mar 2018

Nervous system can "put the brakes" on immune response and prevent excessive inflammation

Cells in the nervous system can "put the brakes" on the immune response to infections in the gut and lungs to prevent excessive inflammation, according to research by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists. This insight may one day lead to new ways to treat diseases caused by unchecked inflammation, such as asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.

2 Mar 2018

Prediabetes linked to substantial risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases

Researchers at the Emory Rollins School of Public Health and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that high proportions of patients with prediabetes are at substantial risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Their findings are published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

2 Mar 2018

Yale researchers develop new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer treatments

Yale School of Public Health researchers have developed a new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer therapeutics, and a methodology to apply it to one of the most frequent cancer-causing genes.

1 Mar 2018

Waist to hip ratio predicts heart attack risks among women

According to a new study from the George Institute for Global Health, women who have larger waists compared to their hips are at a greater risk of heart attacks than men who have a similar shape. A larger waist compared to hips is typically called the “apple shape”. The study appeared in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association and was sourced by data and other aids by UK Biobank.

1 Mar 2018

Study finds no association between current or previous marijuana use and kidney function

New study of nearly 14,000 individuals finds reassuring lack of evidence of the effect of infrequent, relatively light use of marijuana on kidney function, reports The American Journal of Medicine

1 Mar 2018

Eye examination with special microscope helps detect nerve damage in diabetics

By examining the cornea of the eye with a special microscope it may be possible within ten minutes to diagnose if a person with type 2 diabetes has nerve damage. This according to a study among diabetics in Skellefteå, north Sweden.

1 Mar 2018

At some California hospitals, fewer than half of workers get the flu shot

How well are doctors, nurses and other workers at your local hospital vaccinated against the flu?

28 Feb 2018

Search engine queries reflect geographic distribution of coronary heart disease

Search engine queries related to common heart disease symptoms track closely with geographic and seasonal trends for coronary heart disease hospitalizations, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

28 Feb 2018

NIAID details new strategic plan for creating safe, effective universal influenza vaccine

Developing a universal influenza vaccine -- a vaccine that can provide durable protection for all age groups against multiple influenza strains, including those that might cause a pandemic -- is a priority for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

28 Feb 2018

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New British calorie guidelines

Study assesses healthcare workers' exposures to airborne influenza virus

Lassa fever strikes in Nigeria - high rates of fatality with no cure and no vaccine

Study: Other aspects of diet may not offset harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure

Healthy diet may not counteract effects of high salt intake on blood pressure, study suggests

FDA reminds consumers to be wary of unapproved flu products

New Canadian guideline lays out optimal strategies for treatment of opioid addiction

Supplementing magnesium is essential to help the body absorb vitamin D

Researchers identify genetic variations that affect blood pressure using cigarette smoking behavior

Extra sunlight in late summer could help reduce severity of flu season

New UGA study focuses on safe infant feeding in post-disaster setting

Nervous system can "put the brakes" on immune response and prevent excessive inflammation

Prediabetes linked to substantial risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases

Yale researchers develop new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer treatments

Waist to hip ratio predicts heart attack risks among women

Study finds no association between current or previous marijuana use and kidney function

Eye examination with special microscope helps detect nerve damage in diabetics

At some California hospitals, fewer than half of workers get the flu shot

Search engine queries reflect geographic distribution of coronary heart disease

NIAID details new strategic plan for creating safe, effective universal influenza vaccine

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