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Gambian sleeping sickness could be eliminated in six years in DRC, research reveals

Gambian sleeping sickness - a deadly parasitic disease spread by tsetse flies - could be eliminated in six years in key regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to new research by the University of Warwick.

22 Dec 2016

Scientists find explanation for vulnerability of children to collateral damage from cancer treatment

Despite many successes in treating pediatric cancer, young children remain at high risk for developing severe, long-lasting impairments in their brain, heart, and other vital organs from chemotherapy and radiation treatments. In adults, however, these tissues are relatively spared.

22 Dec 2016

WHO’s new report reveals children, pregnant women in Africa have better access to malaria control

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria control.

22 Dec 2016

New UCLA research recommends community clinics to routinely screen for misuse of drugs

The misuse of both prescription and illicit drugs is so prevalent in Tijuana and East Los Angeles that community clinics in those areas should routinely, though discreetly, screen for it, according to new UCLA research.

21 Dec 2016

RAGE regulates key signaling pathway that promotes acute and chronic inflammation

Researchers have shown that Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products helps to regulate a key signaling pathway known to promote both acute and chronic inflammation.

21 Dec 2016

FDA expands approved use of G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Dexcom's G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System to allow for replacement of fingerstick blood glucose (sugar) testing for diabetes treatment decisions in people 2 years of age and older with diabetes.

21 Dec 2016

Researchers find effective cure for social anxiety disorders

Social phobia is the most common anxiety disorder of our time. But the current treatment regimen for patients with this diagnosis has not proven very effective. Now a team of Norwegian and British researchers believe they have found a cure for social anxiety disorders.

21 Dec 2016

Technology could help improve health care quality

Technology has promised to transform health care for years now. Multiple apps, devices, and other e-health approaches are being created to help the patient increase their awareness, education and accountability in their own health.

21 Dec 2016

Research casts doubt on link between popularity of e-cigarettes and desire to smoke tobacco

The majority (96%) of qualitative responses given in interviews with 100 non-smokers aged between 16 and 29, showed young people were able to clearly differentiate between smoking traditional cigarettes and e-cigarette use, with most expressing disinterest in vaping, considering the devices were used only for attempting to quit or reduce tobacco consumption.

20 Dec 2016

Regular use of aspirin could cut pancreatic cancer risk in half

Regular use of aspirin by people living in Shanghai, China, was associated with decreased risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

20 Dec 2016

Texas A&M specialist explains what people need to know about mumps

Mumps may seem like a contagion relegated to history books, but like many other diseases of the past now preventable with a vaccine, mumps has been making a resurgence.

20 Dec 2016

Genetic mutation may increase susceptibility to cytomegalovirus infection

Experimenting with human cells and mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that a genetic mutation that alters a protein called NOD1 may increase susceptibility to human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.

20 Dec 2016

Texas A&M professor shares tips to protect infants from RSV

Coughing, sneezing and a runny nose: You might think it is yet another cold, but if your baby is under 2 years old, it could very well be respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

20 Dec 2016

Regular use of common mouthwash can help curb spread of gonorrhoea infections

A commercial brand of mouthwash that is readily available from supermarkets and pharmacies can help curb the growth of the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, reveals preliminary research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

20 Dec 2016

Public Health News and Research

Gambian sleeping sickness could be eliminated in six years in DRC, research reveals

Scientists find explanation for vulnerability of children to collateral damage from cancer treatment

WHO’s new report reveals children, pregnant women in Africa have better access to malaria control

New UCLA research recommends community clinics to routinely screen for misuse of drugs

RAGE regulates key signaling pathway that promotes acute and chronic inflammation

FDA expands approved use of G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Researchers find effective cure for social anxiety disorders

Technology could help improve health care quality

Research casts doubt on link between popularity of e-cigarettes and desire to smoke tobacco

Regular use of aspirin could cut pancreatic cancer risk in half

Texas A&M specialist explains what people need to know about mumps

Genetic mutation may increase susceptibility to cytomegalovirus infection

Texas A&M professor shares tips to protect infants from RSV

Regular use of common mouthwash can help curb spread of gonorrhoea infections

Nutritional guidelines restricting sugar intake not based on high quality science, study finds

NCI’s new tool could help accurately predict breast cancer risk in Hispanic patients

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Researchers use CRISPR-based genetic screening to identify three promising HIV treatment targets

New study finds rise in past-month marijuana use among reproductive-aged women

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