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

A new breast cancer model, published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, will help health care providers more accurately predict breast cancer risk in their Hispanic patients.

20 Dec 2016

Holiday tips and gift suggestions for caregivers, families of AD patients

The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy and celebration, but we all know they can be stressful even under the best of circumstances.

20 Dec 2016

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

Investigators from Whitehead Institute, the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to identify three promising new targets for treatment of HIV infection.

20 Dec 2016

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

A new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that the prevalence of past-month marijuana use among reproductive-aged women rose from 2.4 percent in 2002 to 3.9 percent in 2014, an increase of 62 percent.

20 Dec 2016

New SWOG review shows vitamin E and selenium do not prevent colorectal adenomas

Eight years ago, results from a landmark cancer prevention trial run by SWOG showed that a daily dose of vitamin E and selenium did not prevent prostate cancer.

20 Dec 2016

Regular NSAID use linked to increased risk of endometrial cancer mortality

Regular use of over-the-counter non-steroidal inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen is associated with an increased risk of dying in patients diagnosed with Type 1 endometrial cancers, according to a new population-based study led by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

20 Dec 2016

FDA awards accelerated approval to new ovarian cancer drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Rubraca (rucaparib) to treat women with a certain type of ovarian cancer.

19 Dec 2016

Use of multiple social media platforms strongly linked to depression and anxiety among young adults

Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health found in a national survey.

19 Dec 2016

NHS Health Checks may have prevented up to 8,400 heart attacks and strokes, review reveals

The NHS Health Check programme in England may have prevented an estimated 4,600 to 8,400 heart attacks, strokes, or death from these causes in its first five years, according to an independent review of the programme led by Queen Mary University of London.

19 Dec 2016

Undocumented migrants may experience high levels of psychological distress, study finds

Undocumented migrants are an especially vulnerable group with regard to their health status, living conditions, and barriers to access to health care and social welfare.

19 Dec 2016

Noise sensitivity linked to how the brain processes variations in sound stream

The degree to which one is disturbed by noises of everyday life may be related to how the brain processes variations in the sound stream, according to new findings published in Scientific Reports.

19 Dec 2016

Echocardiography post-surgery can detect early and asymptomatic heart dysfunction

New echocardiographic ultrasound methods can non-invasively evaluate deformation of the heart muscle in order to identify abnormal function in children who were operated for coarctation (narrowing) of the aorta.

19 Dec 2016

Study shows potential long-term socioeconomic impact of child maltreatment

People who suffer neglect and abuse in childhood are much more likely to have time off work due to long-term sickness and less likely to own their own homes when they reach middle age than their peers, according to new research undertaken at UCL.

19 Dec 2016

Presence of tumor DNA in blood linked to poor outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients

The presence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) isolated from blood samples of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma was associated with poor outcomes.

19 Dec 2016

People at increased risk of schizophrenia more likely to use cannabis, research finds

People who have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia are more likely to try cannabis, according to new research, which also found a causal link between trying the drug and an increased risk of the condition.

19 Dec 2016

Cost of treatment leaves cancer patients in debt

Cancer patients are ending up in debt because they have to cover the costs of treatment as well as other care related expenses, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore.

17 Dec 2016

ICED 2017 to bring global professionals together for improving lives of people with eating disorders

Eating disorders affect people all over the world. They are found in all genders, ages, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, body shapes and weights.

17 Dec 2016

Misleading labeling provides hookah users with erroneous information, new study finds

Label information on many hookah tobacco products is misleading and may be misinterpreted by consumers, according to new research on nicotine and pH levels in hookah tobacco.

17 Dec 2016

UL Environment experts to serve as advisory board member of Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, announced today that UL Environment’s Craig Rowlands, PhD, DABT, senior toxicologist, will serve as an advisory board member of Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) and UL Environment’s Anne Bonhoff, PhD, global head of chemistry, will serve as an advisory board member of the European branch (CAAT-Europe) located at the University of Konstanz, Germany.

17 Dec 2016

Study estimates health benefits of UK soft drinks industry levy

The UK soft drinks industry levy, due to be introduced in April 2018, is estimated to have significant health benefits, especially among children, according to the first study to estimate its health impact, published in The Lancet Public Health.

17 Dec 2016

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

Holiday tips and gift suggestions for caregivers, families of AD patients

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

New SWOG review shows vitamin E and selenium do not prevent colorectal adenomas

Regular NSAID use linked to increased risk of endometrial cancer mortality

FDA awards accelerated approval to new ovarian cancer drug

Use of multiple social media platforms strongly linked to depression and anxiety among young adults

NHS Health Checks may have prevented up to 8,400 heart attacks and strokes, review reveals

Undocumented migrants may experience high levels of psychological distress, study finds

Noise sensitivity linked to how the brain processes variations in sound stream

Echocardiography post-surgery can detect early and asymptomatic heart dysfunction

Study shows potential long-term socioeconomic impact of child maltreatment

Presence of tumor DNA in blood linked to poor outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients

People at increased risk of schizophrenia more likely to use cannabis, research finds

Cost of treatment leaves cancer patients in debt

ICED 2017 to bring global professionals together for improving lives of people with eating disorders

Misleading labeling provides hookah users with erroneous information, new study finds

UL Environment experts to serve as advisory board member of Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

Study estimates health benefits of UK soft drinks industry levy

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