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Regular exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Regular exerciss may help prevent cognitive decline seen in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

16 Aug 2019

Boosting a single brain molecule can change 'dispositional anxiety' in nonhuman primates

Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change "dispositional anxiety," the tendency to perceive many situations as threatening, in nonhuman primates, researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found.

16 Aug 2019

Study finds no harm to newborns from opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy

A new Pharmacology Research & Perspectives study found no harm to newborns from opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) during pregnancy compared with no treatment.

16 Aug 2019

Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses

When they started practicing medicine, most surgeons say, there was little or no information about just how many pain pills patients needed after specific procedures.

14 Aug 2019

FDA approves new drug for specific type of highly treatment-resistant tuberculosis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Pretomanid Tablets in combination with bedaquiline and linezolid for the treatment of a specific type of highly treatment-resistant tuberculosis of the lungs.

14 Aug 2019

Fatty foods increase CBD absorption, finds new research

With both marijuana and alcohol being legal in the US, researchers have found that an increasing proportion of people are using both drugs in combination. However, this is a risky thing to do, says a new study. The increased risk is largely due to the overlap of effects between the two separate drugs.

14 Aug 2019

Facebook could be key to helping new moms overcome breastfeeding challenges

Facebook could be the key to helping mothers overcome breastfeeding challenges. That's according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

14 Aug 2019

Using cannabis and opioids for pain increases mental health issues

Opioid misuse has become a significant public health problem. Despite efforts to control its use, opioid is still the most widely prescribed class of medicines. Now, a new study shows that when adults mix prescription opioids for pain with marijuana or cannabis, they report higher rates of anxiety and depression symptoms.

13 Aug 2019

Scientists point to enterovirus infection as cause for acute flaccid myelitis

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the University of California San Diego report antibody evidence in cerebrospinal fluid that points to enterovirus infection as a cause for acute flaccid myelitis, a disease responsible for partially paralyzing more than 560 children in the United States since 2014. Results of the study appear in the journal mBio.

13 Aug 2019

Charity care spending by hospitals plunges

California hospitals are providing significantly less free and discounted care to low-income patients since the Affordable Care Act took effect.

13 Aug 2019

Poor fit between reasoning abilities and job demands linked to health conditions

Older workers whose reasoning abilities no longer allow them to meet the demands of their jobs may be more likely to develop chronic health conditions and retire early, which may not be ideal for the employee or employer, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

13 Aug 2019

Breakthrough study identifies specific antibody target implicated in neuropsychiatric lupus

A breakthrough study by a SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University research team has identified a specific antibody target implicated in neuropsychiatric symptoms of lupus.

13 Aug 2019

Resistance to two critical antibiotics widely distributed in Southeast Asia

Resistance to two critical antibiotic types, one a "drug of last resort" when all others fail against some "superbugs," are widely distributed in Southeast Asia, raising the risk of untreatable infections, say a team of investigators led by Georgetown University Medical Center.

13 Aug 2019

Adults who combine opioids and cannabis have more mental health issues

A researcher from the University of Houston has found that adults who take prescription opioids for severe pain are more likely to have increased anxiety, depression and substance abuse issues if they also use marijuana.

12 Aug 2019

Women and older adults at increased risk of dangerous drug interactions

A new study led by researchers at Indiana University has found that women and older adults who use multiple prescription drugs are significantly more likely to be prescribed pills whose combination produces dangerous side effects.

12 Aug 2019

How #MeToo is changing sex ed policies — even in red states

In Colorado, a law passed this spring requires any sex education taught in the state’s public schools to be medically accurate and, in an unusual move, carves out $1 million to pay for it.

12 Aug 2019

Assessing blood flow is key to early detection, treatment for patients with critical limb ischemia

Non-invasive techniques and devices for assessing blood flow and other diagnostic considerations for people with critical limb ischemia are addressed in a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published in the Association's flagship journal Circulation.

12 Aug 2019

UAMS Myeloma Center receives $542,486 grant from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Brian Walker, Ph.D., with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $542,486, three-year grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to look at changes in the DNA sequence that effects the development and advancement of multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the blood.

12 Aug 2019

Larger companies score higher on implementing Total Worker Health approach

Compared to small and "micro" businesses, larger companies have made more progress toward introducing the Total Worker Health approach to worker health and safety, reports the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

12 Aug 2019

Study: More heart attacks in areas with higher number of fast food restaurants

Areas with a higher number of fast food restaurants have more heartattacks, according to research presented at CSANZ 2019.

12 Aug 2019

Public Health News and Research

Regular exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Boosting a single brain molecule can change 'dispositional anxiety' in nonhuman primates

Study finds no harm to newborns from opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy

Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses

FDA approves new drug for specific type of highly treatment-resistant tuberculosis

Fatty foods increase CBD absorption, finds new research

Facebook could be key to helping new moms overcome breastfeeding challenges

Using cannabis and opioids for pain increases mental health issues

Scientists point to enterovirus infection as cause for acute flaccid myelitis

Charity care spending by hospitals plunges

Poor fit between reasoning abilities and job demands linked to health conditions

Breakthrough study identifies specific antibody target implicated in neuropsychiatric lupus

Resistance to two critical antibiotics widely distributed in Southeast Asia

Adults who combine opioids and cannabis have more mental health issues

Women and older adults at increased risk of dangerous drug interactions

How #MeToo is changing sex ed policies — even in red states

Assessing blood flow is key to early detection, treatment for patients with critical limb ischemia

UAMS Myeloma Center receives $542,486 grant from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Larger companies score higher on implementing Total Worker Health approach

Study: More heart attacks in areas with higher number of fast food restaurants

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