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Head and neck cancer survivors more likely to commit suicide

Despite improved survival rates among cancer patients, the risk of death by suicide remains high, especially among those treated for head and neck cancers.

25 Oct 2018

Study uses data from 500,000 people to elucidate risks of obesity

Elevated body mass index - a measure of weight accounting for a person's height - has been shown to be a likely causal contributor to population patterns in mortality, according to a new study led by the University of Bristol using measurements and mortality data from 500,000 people.

25 Oct 2018

Smoke alarms using mother's voice more effective for waking children

When residential fires happen at night while people are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet many young children don't wake up to traditional high-pitch tone alarms.

25 Oct 2018

Advertising for alcohol is common in British television, study reveals

A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that advertising for alcohol is common in British television, and may be a potential driver of alcohol use in young people.

25 Oct 2018

Exposure to transportation noise and air pollution raises heart attack risk

Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated. Not only air pollution negatively impacts on health, but also car, train and aircraft noise increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, as previous research has demonstrated.

24 Oct 2018

HPTN 075 study shows high risk of HIV infection among MSM and TGW in sub-Saharan Africa

Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network today presented results from the HPTN 075 Study at the HIV Research for Prevention conference in Madrid, Spain.

24 Oct 2018

Simple technology prevents infectious disease outbreaks in low-resource settings

A pilot study in which healthcare workers in the Central African Republic used a smartphone app to transmit public health disease reports to health authorities demonstrates that this technique contributes to early detection and prevention of infectious diseases and outbreaks.

24 Oct 2018

Mother's smoking during pregnancy associated with early puberty in children

If the mother smokes during pregnancy, there is a risk of her children going into puberty earlier. This is shown by a major study from Aarhus University which has just been published in the international journal American Journal of Epidemiology.

23 Oct 2018

Intake of painkillers during pregnancy linked to early puberty in future offspring

The more weeks a women takes pain-reliving medication during pregnancy, the earlier their daughters enter puberty. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University.

23 Oct 2018

New diagnostic platform simultaneously screens for all known pathogenic bacteria

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed the first diagnostic platform that can simultaneously screen for all known human pathogenic bacteria as well as markers for virulence and antibiotic resistance.

23 Oct 2018

Advanced breast cancer patients can benefit from immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination

Patients with an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer can benefit from immunotherapy when used in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment, according to the results of a large international Phase III clinical trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and led by a researcher at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

23 Oct 2018

Study: 12% of frequent marijuana smokers experience cannabis withdrawal syndrome

As the number of Americans who regularly use cannabis has climbed, so too has the number of those experiencing cannabis withdrawal symptoms.

23 Oct 2018

11th World Stroke Congress examines high stroke impact in low- and middle-income countries

11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute care, recovery and rehabilitation in 100s of sessions and oral posters.

22 Oct 2018

Green leafy vegetables could help reduce macular degeneration risk

A new study has shown that eating vegetable nitrates, found mainly in green leafy vegetables and beetroot, could help reduce your risk of developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration.

19 Oct 2018

Incidence of stroke has risen steadily among marijuana users, show studies

11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and recovery in 100s of sessions and oral posters.

19 Oct 2018

Researchers investigate why some cancers affect only young women

Among several forms of pancreatic cancer, one of them affects specifically women, often young. How is this possible, even though the pancreas is an organ with little exposure to sex hormones? This pancreatic cancer, known as "mucinous cyst", has strange similarities with another mucinous cancer, affecting the ovaries.

19 Oct 2018

New statistical method estimates long- and short-term risk of recurrence of breast cancer in US women

A statistical method could fill the gaps in the U.S. cancer registry data to estimate the short- and long-term risk of recurrence of hormone receptor (HR)-positive and HR-negative breast cancers.

19 Oct 2018

New research seeks to address sex disparities in women's health

Traditionally many health-related research projects focused only on males, assuming that females' bodies would respond the same way to a given intervention or drug.

17 Oct 2018

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

The burden of risk factors for chronic disease is substantially higher in black men compared with their white counterparts, including a higher prevalence of obesity and hypertension.

17 Oct 2018

Purdue Pharma, Eisai announce positive topline results from Phase 3 study of lemborexant

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Purdue Pharma L.P. announced positive topline results from SUNRISE 2, a long-term Phase 3 efficacy and safety evaluation of lemborexant, an investigational agent for sleep-wake regulation currently being studied for the potential treatment of multiple sleep-wake disorders.

17 Oct 2018

Epidemiology News and Research

Head and neck cancer survivors more likely to commit suicide

Study uses data from 500,000 people to elucidate risks of obesity

Smoke alarms using mother's voice more effective for waking children

Advertising for alcohol is common in British television, study reveals

Exposure to transportation noise and air pollution raises heart attack risk

HPTN 075 study shows high risk of HIV infection among MSM and TGW in sub-Saharan Africa

Simple technology prevents infectious disease outbreaks in low-resource settings

Mother's smoking during pregnancy associated with early puberty in children

Intake of painkillers during pregnancy linked to early puberty in future offspring

New diagnostic platform simultaneously screens for all known pathogenic bacteria

Advanced breast cancer patients can benefit from immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination

Study: 12% of frequent marijuana smokers experience cannabis withdrawal syndrome

11th World Stroke Congress examines high stroke impact in low- and middle-income countries

Green leafy vegetables could help reduce macular degeneration risk

Incidence of stroke has risen steadily among marijuana users, show studies

Researchers investigate why some cancers affect only young women

New statistical method estimates long- and short-term risk of recurrence of breast cancer in US women

New research seeks to address sex disparities in women's health

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

Purdue Pharma, Eisai announce positive topline results from Phase 3 study of lemborexant

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