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Bacterial and fungal toxins found in popular electronic cigarettes

Popular electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) products sold in the U.S. were contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

24 Apr 2019

Diagnostic stewardship strategy reduces inappropriate testing

Programming a hospital's electronic health record system to provide information on appropriate use of a costly gastrointestinal panel and to block unnecessary orders reduced inappropriate testing by 46 percent and saved up to $168,000 over 15 months, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

24 Apr 2019

Three-antibiotic cocktail eradicates 'persister' Lyme bacteria in mouse model

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a slow-growing variant form of Lyme bacteria caused severe symptoms in a mouse model.

24 Apr 2019

Researchers study how E. coli clones have become major cause of drug-resistant infections

A 'superbug' clone of E. coli has evolved to prevent itself from becoming so dominant that it could potentially wipe out the bacteria from existence, scientists led by the University of Birmingham have discovered.

23 Apr 2019

New study provides better understanding on safety of deworming programs

A new study has identified no major differences between the microbiomes of people infected with roundworm or hookworm and uninfected peers.

23 Apr 2019

Just 20 minutes of exercise may offset the health effects of sitting down all day

A new study suggests that engaging in physical activity for 20 to 40 minutes a day could offset the mortality risks associated with sitting down all day.

23 Apr 2019

Opening blocked arteries may be lifesaver for older heart attack patients

Among heart attack patients 75 years and older, the oldest of those patients were less likely than younger patients to receive a procedure to open blocked arteries.

23 Apr 2019

Improved WIC food packages reduced obesity risk for children, study finds

Sweeping changes designed to make a major federal food assistance program more nutritious for low-income families were effective in reducing obesity risk for 4-year-olds who had been on the program since birth, according to a new study by researchers from Tulane University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and PHFE WIC.

23 Apr 2019

Comprehensive molecular test introduced for diagnosis of malaria caused by P. vivax parasites

Human Diagnostics Worldwide, EIKEN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics announced today the launch of the first commercially available molecular diagnostic test for the detection of malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax parasites.

23 Apr 2019

Mediterranean diet protects against overeating and obesity

Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good to be true.

23 Apr 2019

$4 million NIH award will help establish UCI Skin Biology Resource-based Center

With nearly $4 million in funding from the National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, the University of California, Irvine will establish the UCI Skin Biology Resource-based Center.

23 Apr 2019

Plant-based diets associated with lower risk of heart failure

Plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk of heart failure in adults without known heart disease, while Southern diets consisting of more fried and processed foods and sweetened drinks are associated with greater risk, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that looked at the association between five dietary patterns and risk of heart failure.

22 Apr 2019

Physical activity may eliminate mortality risk caused by sedentary behavior

For less active adults, the amount of time spent sitting may be associated with an increased risk of death; however, increasing physical activity to recommended levels may eliminate this association in some, according to a study published today in the annual cardiovascular health promotion issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

22 Apr 2019

Soft bedding responsible for majority of sleep-related infant deaths, study reveals

Almost 70% of babies who died from sleep-related suffocation between 2011 and 2014 did so because of soft bedding, a new study reveals.

22 Apr 2019

Study finds worse health-related quality of life among transgender adults

Transgender adults were more likely to report worse health-related quality of life compared with cisgender adults.

22 Apr 2019

Study tracks Pennsylvania's oil and gas waste-disposal practices

More than 80 percent of all waste from Pennsylvania's oil and gas drilling operations stays inside the state, according to a new study that tracks the disposal locations of liquid and solid waste from these operations across 26 years.

22 Apr 2019

Survey: Half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs

Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and RTI International.

22 Apr 2019