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Air pollution increases risk of dementia

A new study has shown that air pollution raises the risk of dementia. The risk remains among people of all ages find researchers.

18 Sep 2018

Study examining mental health among students finds significant disparities in treatment across race

The first nationally representative study since the 1990s to examine mental health among college students of color, led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher, shows significant disparities in treatment across race/ethnicity.

18 Sep 2018

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

Clinicians, scientists and public health professionals should proudly "declare victory" in their efforts to extend the human lifespan to its very limits, according to University of Illinois at Chicago epidemiologist S. Jay Olshansky.

18 Sep 2018

More women veterans with chronic pain use CIH therapies than men

A recent major shift in practice by the Veterans Health Administration now means that complementary and integrative health therapies such as meditation, yoga and acupuncture are increasingly being offered to VA patients as non-drug approaches for pain management and related conditions, says Elizabeth Evans, an epidemiology researcher in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

18 Sep 2018

Study reveals prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among American adults

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that type 2 diabetes remains overwhelmingly the most common type of diabetes diagnosed in American adults who have the disease.

18 Sep 2018

ASPREE trial explores whether low dose aspirin can prolong good health in elderly people

The ASPREE trial of more than 19,000 participants in Australia and the US is the largest and most comprehensive study to look at whether the many millions of older people around the world who take (100mg) low dose aspirin to preserve good health are deriving any benefit by doing so.

18 Sep 2018

Boehringer Ingelheim announces study results of COPD patients treated with Spiolto Respimat

Boehringer Ingelheim announced results from the OTIVACTO study, an observational European real-world study of 7,443 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients treated with Spiolto Respimat, which were presented today at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2018 in Paris, France

17 Sep 2018

Witnessing school violence linked to later risk of psycho-social and academic impairment

Students who witness violence in school at age 13 are at later risk of psycho-social and academic impairment at age 15, according to a new longitudinal study by researchers at Université de Montréal with colleagues in Belgium and France.

17 Sep 2018

Daily low-dose aspirin does not prolong healthy life in older people, study finds

In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia or persistent physical disability).

17 Sep 2018

The use of aspirin in elderly now questioned

A large study led by Australian researchers has found that taking Aspirin tablets regularly to does not really prolong life or reduce the risk of a first heart attack or stroke.

16 Sep 2018

Religious upbringing may be protective factor for health, well-being in early adulthood

Participating in spiritual practices during childhood and adolescence may be a protective factor for a range of health and well-being outcomes in early adulthood, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

14 Sep 2018

Researchers identify pathogenic Leptospira strains in Uruguay cattle

Leptospirosis infections, caused by Leptospira bacteria, occur in people and animals around the world, but different strains of the bacteria may vary in their ability to cause disease and to jump between species.

14 Sep 2018

Study: Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are immunologically disparate at birth

Neonatal concentrations of eight detectable inflammatory markers were significantly different in children later diagnosed with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) compared with controls.

14 Sep 2018

Medicare incurs more than $1.2 billion over prostate cancer care in older men

Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center estimate that screening for and treating prostate cancer in men aged 70 years or older, which is not recommended by national guidelines, cost Medicare more than $1.2 billion over a three year period for each group of men diagnosed in the United States each year.

14 Sep 2018

Overweight mothers more likely to stop breastfeeding sooner than healthy weight women

Overweight mothers are more likely than those classed as being of a healthy weight to stop breastfeeding in the first week after having a baby and less likely to continue past four months, according to a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Auckland.

12 Sep 2018

10-year investigation captures information on geographic distribution of outbreaks of Salmonella enteric

A 10-year investigation evaluating data from four surveillance systems captured information on the geographic distribution of outbreaks of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections in the U.S., who is at greatest risk, the rate of antimicrobial resistance of Newport infections, and how often antimicrobial resistance may be linked to an environmental cause of infection.

12 Sep 2018

Second case of Monkeypox infection identified in UK

United Kingdom has recorded the second cases of Monekypox within days of the first case. This second case was a patient who tested positive for the virus at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

12 Sep 2018

Deaths from inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by 2100

The number of deaths associated with the inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by the end of the century, according to new research.

10 Sep 2018

Hunterdon Medical Center uses LightStrike robot to quickly zap away pathogens

As germs and bacteria become increasingly resistant to cleaning chemicals and antibiotics, Hunterdon Medical Center recently deployed Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots that use pulsed xenon ultraviolet light to enhance traditional room cleaning procedures as a key part of the hospital's infection prevention program.

10 Sep 2018

Superbugs often move between humans and animals

The MRSA staphylococcus is an example of a pathogen, the likes of which are often called superbugs. These are resistant to most antibiotics and can cause serious infections.

7 Sep 2018

Epidemiology News and Research

Air pollution increases risk of dementia

Study examining mental health among students finds significant disparities in treatment across race

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

More women veterans with chronic pain use CIH therapies than men

Study reveals prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among American adults

ASPREE trial explores whether low dose aspirin can prolong good health in elderly people

Boehringer Ingelheim announces study results of COPD patients treated with Spiolto Respimat

Witnessing school violence linked to later risk of psycho-social and academic impairment

Daily low-dose aspirin does not prolong healthy life in older people, study finds

The use of aspirin in elderly now questioned

Religious upbringing may be protective factor for health, well-being in early adulthood

Researchers identify pathogenic Leptospira strains in Uruguay cattle

Study: Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are immunologically disparate at birth

Medicare incurs more than $1.2 billion over prostate cancer care in older men

Overweight mothers more likely to stop breastfeeding sooner than healthy weight women

10-year investigation captures information on geographic distribution of outbreaks of Salmonella enteric

Second case of Monkeypox infection identified in UK

Deaths from inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by 2100

Hunterdon Medical Center uses LightStrike robot to quickly zap away pathogens

Superbugs often move between humans and animals

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