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Incidence of thyroid cancer rising faster in Pennsylvania than in rest of the United States as a whole

Incidence of thyroid cancer is rising faster in Pennsylvania than in the rest of the United States as a whole, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

11 Sep 2014

Peer pressure influences adherence to hand hygiene

Nationally, hand hygiene adherence by healthcare workers remains staggeringly low despite its critical importance in infection control.

11 Sep 2014

People with diabetes may have six-fold higher risk of developing heart failure

People with diabetes who appear otherwise healthy may have a six-fold higher risk of developing heart failure regardless of their cholesterol levels, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.

11 Sep 2014

Simple question about appetite may help reduce risk of dying

A simple question about appetite can provide insights into old people's general health that may help reduce their risk of dying.

11 Sep 2014

Pollution in many cities threatens brain development in children

Pollution in many cities threatens the brain development in children. Findings by University of Montana Professor Dr. Lilian Calder-n-Garcidue-as, MA, MD, Ph.D., and her team of researchers reveal that children living in megacities are at increased risk for brain inflammation and neurodegenerative changes, including Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.

11 Sep 2014

Now, women experiencing morning sickness can benefit from Diclegis drug

Up to 85 percent of pregnant women are affected by nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), more commonly known as morning sickness.

10 Sep 2014

African American women are 55% less likely to receive breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Dartmouth researchers have found that African American women are 55 percent less likely to receive breast reconstruction after mastectomy regardless of where they received their care.

10 Sep 2014

Stages of symptoms in schizophrenia: an interview with Dr. Mark Opler, ProPhase

I think there's a perception that schizophrenia is principally a disorder that involves hallucinations such as hearing voices, seeing things and believing things that aren't real. These are indeed part of the phenomenon, but the condition is much broader than that.

9 Sep 2014

Young people who have attempted suicide less likely to have successful professional career later

People who have attempted suicide when young are less likely to have a successful professional career later in life.

9 Sep 2014

Non-sodium dietary factor related to increases in systolic blood pressure than sodium intake

A new study published in American Journal of Hypertension finds evidence that increased Body Mass Index, age, and non-sodium dietary factors are much more closely related to increases in systolic blood pressure than sodium intake.

9 Sep 2014

Nearly half of hog workers carry livestock-associated bacteria to home

A new study suggests that nearly half of workers who care for animals in large industrial hog farming operations may be carrying home livestock-associated bacteria in their noses, and that this potentially harmful bacteria remains with them up to four days after exposure.

9 Sep 2014

Experts share tips on prevention of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. One in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 233,000 new cases are diagnosed annually.

9 Sep 2014

FDA approves use of Menactra for booster vaccination against meningococcal disease

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved use of Menactra® [Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine] for booster vaccination against meningococcal disease in persons 15 years through 55 years of age.

9 Sep 2014

Researchers modify protocol to test dangerous form of antibiotic resistance

Researchers from Oregon State Public Health Lab have modified the protocol for a relatively new test for a dangerous form of antibiotic resistance, increasing its specificity to 100 percent.

8 Sep 2014

Study finds no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk

A population-based case-control study found no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women, according to research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

5 Sep 2014

Short-term use of DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC School of Medicine have found that a popular class of diabetes medications called DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase the short-term risk of pancreatic cancer, as was previously reported by other researchers.

5 Sep 2014

LSU Health New Orleans receives $1.3 million grant to report cases of cancer in children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry a $1.3 million grant over five years to more rapidly find and report cases of cancer in children and young adults. One of only eight state registries to successfully compete for this funding, the award will support efforts to increase the availability of this data for surveillance and research activities at the local, state and national level.

4 Sep 2014

Sepsis patients more likely to survive when treated at hospital with higher volume of cases

Patients with sepsis, one of the most time-sensitive and hard-to-detect illnesses in medicine, are more likely to survive the life-threatening condition when treated at a hospital that sees a higher volume of sepsis cases.

4 Sep 2014

Exposure to certain phenols during pregnancy may disrupt growth of boys

A research consortium bringing together teams from Inserm, the Nancy and Poitiers University Hospitals, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Atlanta, USA), and coordinated by the Inserm and University of Grenoble Environmental Epidemiology team (Unit 823), has just published an epidemiological study indicating that exposure to certain phenols during pregnancy, especially parabens and triclosan, may disrupt growth of boys during foetal growth and the first years of life.

4 Sep 2014

Branded or trademarked diets have similar levels of effectiveness, the key is sticking to it

Branded or trademarked diets have similar levels of effectiveness; the key is sticking to it, a research study has found.

3 Sep 2014

Epidemiology News and Research

Incidence of thyroid cancer rising faster in Pennsylvania than in rest of the United States as a whole

Peer pressure influences adherence to hand hygiene

People with diabetes may have six-fold higher risk of developing heart failure

Simple question about appetite may help reduce risk of dying

Pollution in many cities threatens brain development in children

Now, women experiencing morning sickness can benefit from Diclegis drug

African American women are 55% less likely to receive breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Stages of symptoms in schizophrenia: an interview with Dr. Mark Opler, ProPhase

Young people who have attempted suicide less likely to have successful professional career later

Non-sodium dietary factor related to increases in systolic blood pressure than sodium intake

Nearly half of hog workers carry livestock-associated bacteria to home

Experts share tips on prevention of prostate cancer

FDA approves use of Menactra for booster vaccination against meningococcal disease

Researchers modify protocol to test dangerous form of antibiotic resistance

Study finds no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk

Short-term use of DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

LSU Health New Orleans receives $1.3 million grant to report cases of cancer in children

Sepsis patients more likely to survive when treated at hospital with higher volume of cases

Exposure to certain phenols during pregnancy may disrupt growth of boys

Branded or trademarked diets have similar levels of effectiveness, the key is sticking to it

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