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Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, found that between 2002 and 2018 purchases by US households of foods and beverages containing caloric sweetener (CS, i.e., sugar) declined while purchases of products containing both caloric sugars and nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS, i.e., sugar substitutes) increased.

29 Jul 2020

Researchers examine specifications for mass acceptance of contact-tracing apps

Coronavirus tracing applications for the detection of infection chains are currently being developed and made available across the world.

28 Jul 2020

Injury patterns may help spot differences between abuse and accidents in elderly people

The signs of physical abuse among elderly people can be challenging for health care professionals to recognize, resulting in as few as one in 24 cases being reported to authorities.

28 Jul 2020

Ergonomic lessons from the 'new normal' of working from home

Taking a few minutes to get that periodic cup of joe might not be such a bad idea.

28 Jul 2020

Fighting a pandemic is 500 times more expensive than the costs of preventive efforts

According to new research, the failure to protect tropical rain forests has cost trillions of dollars stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked economic havoc and caused historic levels of unemployment in the United States and around the world.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers analyze global trends of antibiotic consumption in each WHO AWaRe category

Antibiotic consumption per capita increased nearly 40 percent worldwide between 2000 and 2015, primarily driven by increases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where lack of access to antibiotics exists alongside overuse.

28 Jul 2020

Study reveals women’s experiences in maternity care based on insurance type

Giving birth in the United States is a radically different experience based on race and income, illustrated most brutally by the Black and Indigenous maternal mortality crisis.

28 Jul 2020

Inadequate calcium and vitamin D intake increases risk of developing osteoporosis

Pharmavite LLC, the makers of Nature Made vitamins, minerals and supplements, announced the publication of a research article in the journal PLoS ONE, which examines inadequate nutrient intake and its relationship to poor bone health, specifically risk of osteoporosis.

28 Jul 2020

Community support, progressive political climate contribute to lesbian and bisexual girls' health

Many LGBTQ youth continue to experience stigma and discrimination despite Canada's progress in protecting human rights. New research from UBC's school of nursing shows that supportive communities--and a progressive political climate--can help mitigate the effects of stigma on mental health.

28 Jul 2020

Study: Seafood products made from cells of fish or shellfish should be labeled cell-based

Companies seeking to commercialize seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish should use the term "cell-based" on product labels, according to a Rutgers study - the first of its kind - in the Journal of Food Science.

28 Jul 2020

Experts provide a comprehensive view of snakebite cases in the Middle East

Snakebite envenoming is a common problem in many parts of the world, but little is known about its magnitude in the Arab countries of the Middle East, where cases are not widely reported.

28 Jul 2020

The COVID-19 downturn triggers jump in Medicaid enrollment

Reversing a three-year decline, the number of people covered by Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the impact of the recession caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 began to take hold.

28 Jul 2020

Dental and doctors’ offices still struggling with COVID job loss

California's outpatient health care practices largely shrugged off two recessions, adding more than 400,000 jobs during a two-decade climb from the start of 2000 to early 2020. It was an enviable growth rate of 85% and a trend largely mirrored on the national level.

28 Jul 2020

Official counts of COVID-19 cases understate the number of people affected by coronavirus

In mid-April, as the COVID-19 epidemic roared through the nation, 2,017,105 jobholders were absent from work because they were ill.

28 Jul 2020

UT Southwestern Medical Center ranks among the top 50 hospitals

UT Southwestern Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth – the nation's fourth-largest metro area – and ranks among the top 50 hospitals nationally in 10 specialties ranging from brain to heart care, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Hospitals report released today. Six of the specialties rank in the top 25.

28 Jul 2020

App for tracking COVID-19 symptoms may not be a good predictor of the spread of virus

A new piece in Family Practice, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that tracking symptoms affiliated with the novel coronavirus through an app may not be a good predictor of the spread of the disease.

28 Jul 2020

Cancer-related care has decreased since the start of COVID-19

Research from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health (SKCC) found significant decreases nationwide in the number of patients being seen for cancer-related care as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed during the few first months of 2020.

28 Jul 2020

ECDC and WHO collaborate to track the status of hepatitis infections across EU

Approximately four in five people living with hepatitis B and three out of four people with hepatitis C infection across the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the UK have not yet been diagnosed.

28 Jul 2020

New estimator finds 11 states with surging COVID-19 rates at risk of workforce shortage

A hospital workforce estimator developed by the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity (Mullan Institute) at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) finds 11 states with surging COVID-19 rates are currently at risk of straining their supply of intensivists, doctors who are trained to work in intensive care units (ICU).

28 Jul 2020

Three commercially available drugs may cause unexpected effects in humans, shows study

A new study of 1,443 medications found that three prescription drugs currently on the market caused unexpected changes in worms that could point to potential, unrecognized effects in humans.

28 Jul 2020

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Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

Researchers examine specifications for mass acceptance of contact-tracing apps

Injury patterns may help spot differences between abuse and accidents in elderly people

Ergonomic lessons from the 'new normal' of working from home

Fighting a pandemic is 500 times more expensive than the costs of preventive efforts

Researchers analyze global trends of antibiotic consumption in each WHO AWaRe category

Study reveals women’s experiences in maternity care based on insurance type

Inadequate calcium and vitamin D intake increases risk of developing osteoporosis

Community support, progressive political climate contribute to lesbian and bisexual girls' health

Study: Seafood products made from cells of fish or shellfish should be labeled cell-based

Experts provide a comprehensive view of snakebite cases in the Middle East

The COVID-19 downturn triggers jump in Medicaid enrollment

Dental and doctors’ offices still struggling with COVID job loss

Official counts of COVID-19 cases understate the number of people affected by coronavirus

UT Southwestern Medical Center ranks among the top 50 hospitals

App for tracking COVID-19 symptoms may not be a good predictor of the spread of virus

Cancer-related care has decreased since the start of COVID-19

ECDC and WHO collaborate to track the status of hepatitis infections across EU

New estimator finds 11 states with surging COVID-19 rates at risk of workforce shortage

Three commercially available drugs may cause unexpected effects in humans, shows study

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