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Study: E-cigarettes often advertised on Twitter

E-cigarettes, also known as vaping pens or e-hookas, are commonly advertised on Twitter and the tweets often link to commercial websites promoting e-cig use, according to University of Illinois at Chicago researchers.

18 Jun 2014

Researchers find no evidence of protective link between soy food and endometrial cancer risk

Researchers have found no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk, says a new study published (18 June) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

18 Jun 2014

Women more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing psychological distress

A new study in the American Journal of Health Behavior finds that women are more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing severe psychological distress.

18 Jun 2014

Lowering systolic blood pressure below 120 does not appear to provide additional benefit

For decades, common medical wisdom has been "the lower the better" in treating the approximately one in three people in this country who have high blood pressure.

17 Jun 2014

Combining 2 smoking cessation therapies more effective for highly nicotine-dependent smokers

Combining two smoking cessation therapies is more effective than using just one for male and highly nicotine-dependent smokers who weren't initially helped by the nicotine patch, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

17 Jun 2014

New study examines rising disparities in AIDS deaths in NYC

Between 2005 and 2012, the percentage of city AIDS deaths in the Bronx and Brooklyn climbed significantly while deaths of people with AIDS in Manhattan significantly decreased, according to a new study released today by Health People: Community Preventive Health Institute.

17 Jun 2014

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

Examination and review of several studies that evaluated patient-centered outcomes for individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer found that screening does not appear to significantly influence overall health-related quality of life or result in long-term changes in anxiety or distress, but that positive results in the short-term, do increase distress levels.

16 Jun 2014

Study show good compliance and patient survival outcomes using LDCT screening protocol

Investigators of the COSMOS (Continuous Observation of SMOking Subjects) study show good compliance and patient survival outcomes using a 5-year low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening protocol in individuals at high-risk of developing lung cancer.

16 Jun 2014

Use of opioid linked to higher levels of dissatisfaction following spine surgery

A new study appearing in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) links the use of opioid pain relievers (prescription medications, such as Percocet) to less improvement and higher levels of dissatisfaction following spine surgery.

13 Jun 2014

Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing friends to start smoking than to quit

Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing their friends to start smoking than in helping them to quit, according to sociologists.

13 Jun 2014

State highlights: Calif. jails face problems with inmates with mental illness; Conn. patients to get 'facility fee' notice

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said board members and their staffs were not privy to communications sent by the U.S. Justice Department to Sheriff's Department and county mental health officials regarding ongoing problems until September. That's when county officials received a letter announcing a federal civil-rights investigation of the jail system (Sewell, 6/10).

12 Jun 2014

High-protein diets lower stroke risk

People with diets higher in protein, especially from fish, may be less likely to have a stroke than those with diets lower in protein, according to a meta-analysis published in the June 11, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Jun 2014

Study examines effect of phthalate exposure in humans’ sperm epigenetics

A new three-year, $440,000 study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is now underway to investigate whether phthalate levels in expectant fathers have an effect on the couples' reproductive success, via epigenetic modifications of sperm DNA.

12 Jun 2014

Back App: A training apparatus for Sitting Disease

Scientific research is increasingly showing strong links between spending too much time sitting and the development of severe long and short term health problems.

12 Jun 2014

Obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis have higher disease activity scores

A new study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher DAS (disease activity) scores than non-obese patients, irrespective of their disease stage.

12 Jun 2014

Auxilium and Prasco introduce authorized generic version of Testim

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has partnered with Prasco, LLC ("Prasco") to introduce an Authorized Generic version of Testim® (testosterone gel).

11 Jun 2014

Text messages to smokers' mobile phones help quit smoking

Sending smokers individualized text messages to their mobile phones was found to be twice as effective at helping them quit smoking compared to simply providing self-help materials, according to a study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

11 Jun 2014

Adding evidence-based weight loss strategies enhances statewide wellness campaign

Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that adding evidence-based weight loss strategies to a statewide wellness campaign improves weight loss outcomes among participants. The study and its findings are published online in advance of print in the American Journal of Public Health.

11 Jun 2014

New guidelines aim to improve delivery of prostate cancer survivorship care

New American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care guidelines released today outline posttreatment clinical follow-up care for the myriad of long-term and late effects an estimated 2.8 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States may face.

11 Jun 2014

Children of parents with BD are at greater risk of developing psychiatric disorders

Bipolar disorder (BD) is among the 10 most burdensome medical conditions, according to the World Health Organization. The disorder is known for its dramatic highs of extreme euphoria, racing thoughts and decreased need for sleep, as well as its profound lows of sadness and despair.

11 Jun 2014

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Study: E-cigarettes often advertised on Twitter

Researchers find no evidence of protective link between soy food and endometrial cancer risk

Women more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing psychological distress

Lowering systolic blood pressure below 120 does not appear to provide additional benefit

Combining 2 smoking cessation therapies more effective for highly nicotine-dependent smokers

New study examines rising disparities in AIDS deaths in NYC

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

Study show good compliance and patient survival outcomes using LDCT screening protocol

Use of opioid linked to higher levels of dissatisfaction following spine surgery

Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing friends to start smoking than to quit

State highlights: Calif. jails face problems with inmates with mental illness; Conn. patients to get 'facility fee' notice

High-protein diets lower stroke risk

Study examines effect of phthalate exposure in humans’ sperm epigenetics

Back App: A training apparatus for Sitting Disease

Obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis have higher disease activity scores

Auxilium and Prasco introduce authorized generic version of Testim

Text messages to smokers' mobile phones help quit smoking

Adding evidence-based weight loss strategies enhances statewide wellness campaign

New guidelines aim to improve delivery of prostate cancer survivorship care

Children of parents with BD are at greater risk of developing psychiatric disorders

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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