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Texas A&M expert explains reasons for having sensitive teeth

An ice cream cone on a hot July day can be a tasty way to beat the heat, but if you're one of the millions of people who have sensitive teeth, then that cold treat can be a real pain.

21 Jul 2017

Drowning can occur even while on dry land

Drowning is one of the biggest problems in the United States, and considering the number of people who will head to bodies of water to cool off this summer, we are entering the riskiest months.

21 Jul 2017

New mathematical model could serve as guide to halt spread of mosquito-borne viruses

Upstate Medical University researcher Anna Stewart Ibarra, Ph.D., M.P.A., and her colleagues have created a mathematical model that can serve as a guide to make monthly predictions on when people are at greatest risk for contracting mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, due to climate conditions.

21 Jul 2017

Rising seas could be detrimental to human health on a much shorter time scale, say researchers

In 2014, a team of researchers led by a paleobiologist from the University of Missouri found that clams from the Holocene Epoch (that began 11,700 years ago) contained clues about how sea level rise due to climate change could foreshadow a rise in parasitic trematodes, or flatworms.

21 Jul 2017

Merck, Pfizer and Corning join forces to modernize pharmaceutical glass packaging

Merck, Pfizer and Corning Incorporated today announced collaborations that have enabled the modernization of pharmaceutical packaging with the introduction of Corning Valor Glass.

20 Jul 2017

Majority of primary care providers could not recognize all risk factors for prediabetes, survey finds

Johns Hopkins researchers who distributed a survey at a retreat and medical update for primary care physicians (PCPs) report that the vast majority of the 140 doctors who responded could not identify all 11 risk factors that experts say qualify patients for prediabetes screening.

20 Jul 2017

FDA clears first MRI device for neonatal brain and head imaging

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first magnetic resonance imaging device specifically for neonatal brain and head imaging in neonatal intensive care units.

20 Jul 2017

Parents have substantial role in curbing drinking habits of adolescents

Fewer Australian teenagers are drinking alcohol but more needs to be done to curb the drinking habits of Aussie students, based on the findings of the latest study by Adelaide researchers.

20 Jul 2017

People who think they are less active than peers more likely to have shorter lifespan

Would you say that you are physically more active, less active, or about equally active as other people your age? Your answer might be linked to your risk of premature death decades from now - no matter how physically active you actually are, according to research by Stanford scholars Octavia Zahrt and Alia Crum.

20 Jul 2017

Targeting risk factors throughout life stages could prevent 35% of dementia cases, study reveals

A study published in The Lancet, on July 20th 2017, reveals that 1 out of 3 dementia cases are preventable when risk factors are targeted beginning from childhood.

20 Jul 2017

Depression among heart attack survivors can be deadly, yet is often ignored

Clyde Boyce has been hospitalized 14 times in the past four years. Boyce, 61, survived two strokes and five operations to unblock arteries around his heart, including three procedures in which doctors propped open his blood vessels with stents. He takes 18 pills a day and gets injections every two weeks with a powerful drug to lower cholesterol.

20 Jul 2017

These preventive measures might help delay dementia or cognitive decline

In a landmark report, scientists have endorsed three strategies for preventing dementia and cognitive decline associated with normal aging — being physically active, engaging in cognitive training and controlling high blood pressure.

20 Jul 2017

Child-oriented nutritional intervention contributes advantageously to parents’ diets

Nutrition advice aimed at children also improves parents' diets, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

20 Jul 2017

Study finds high levels of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in chickens raised on farms in India

A new study from India raises questions about the dangers to human health of farming chicken with growth-promoting antibiotics--including some of the same drugs used in raising millions of chickens in the United States and worldwide.

20 Jul 2017

Meal frequency and timing play role in predicting weight loss or gain

A study by researchers from Loma Linda University School of Public Health and the Czech Republic has found that timing and frequency of meals play a role in predicting weight loss or gain.

20 Jul 2017

Postcard from Capitol Hill: Lawmakers put women’s health care in its place

The atmosphere at a House Appropriations Committee lunch meeting on women's health midday Wednesday was predictably charged.

19 Jul 2017

Obamacare repeal would spell loss of health cover for 32 million Americans

If the Republics go ahead with the plan to repeal Obamacare, around 32 million Americans would lose their health cover according to a prediction from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) yesterday. CBO is a non-partisan office that works to analyse pending bills and legislations.

19 Jul 2017

Researchers receive NIH grant to launch HIV prevention study of gay and bisexual men

The National Institutes for Health has awarded Dr. Christian Grov and his colleagues $2.4 Million to launch a 2-year nationwide HIV prevention study of gay and bisexual men.

19 Jul 2017

Kent State professor offers reliable information about vaccine safety, urges to promote immunization

The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at Kent State University's College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she calls upon her colleagues in the scientific community to speak out to promote vaccination.

19 Jul 2017

Study shows variation in testosterone prescribing practices in VA system

Providers in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system vary in their testosterone prescribing practices, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

19 Jul 2017

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Texas A&M expert explains reasons for having sensitive teeth

Drowning can occur even while on dry land

New mathematical model could serve as guide to halt spread of mosquito-borne viruses

Rising seas could be detrimental to human health on a much shorter time scale, say researchers

Merck, Pfizer and Corning join forces to modernize pharmaceutical glass packaging

Majority of primary care providers could not recognize all risk factors for prediabetes, survey finds

FDA clears first MRI device for neonatal brain and head imaging

Parents have substantial role in curbing drinking habits of adolescents

People who think they are less active than peers more likely to have shorter lifespan

Targeting risk factors throughout life stages could prevent 35% of dementia cases, study reveals

Depression among heart attack survivors can be deadly, yet is often ignored

These preventive measures might help delay dementia or cognitive decline

Child-oriented nutritional intervention contributes advantageously to parents’ diets

Study finds high levels of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in chickens raised on farms in India

Meal frequency and timing play role in predicting weight loss or gain

Postcard from Capitol Hill: Lawmakers put women’s health care in its place

Obamacare repeal would spell loss of health cover for 32 million Americans

Researchers receive NIH grant to launch HIV prevention study of gay and bisexual men

Kent State professor offers reliable information about vaccine safety, urges to promote immunization

Study shows variation in testosterone prescribing practices in VA system

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