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Energy-drink consumption influences alcohol-induced body sway

Heavy drinking impairs balance and motor coordination, which is why increased body sway is a useful indicator to both police and bartenders that a person may be intoxicated.

7 Nov 2017

Most teas contain safe amounts of fluoride, UF study finds

If you drink tea, you can rest assured about your children's teeth or your adult bones, now that a University of Florida research team has found that most teas contain safe amounts of fluoride.

7 Nov 2017

Ohio’s drug-pricing ballot question triggers voter confusion

Lawmakers in the nation's capital have yet to grapple with rising drug costs, but Ohio voters are being asked — in a single ballot-box question next week — to figure out how best to lower the tab the state pays for prescriptions.

7 Nov 2017

Beyond stigma and bias, many transgender people struggle with mental health

Diana Feliz Oliva, a 45-year-old transgender woman who grew up outside Fresno, Calif., remembers being bullied when she was younger and feeling confused about her gender identity. She was depressed and fearful about being found out, and she prayed every night for God to take her while she slept.

7 Nov 2017

Interactive website positively influences parents to vaccinate their children

Pregnant women who received vaccine information through an interactive website monitored by a clinical expert were more likely to vaccinate their children than those who did not use the web resource, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Pediatrics.

7 Nov 2017

Hospice workers who care for the dying don’t plan ahead themselves

Hospice workers may witness terminal illness and death almost daily, but that doesn't mean they've documented their own end-of-life wishes, a new report finds.

7 Nov 2017

JTFPP guidelines offer practical advice on medications to treat seasonal allergic rhinitis

In a newly updated clinical practice guideline, published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, allergists offer practical advice on the best types and amounts of medications to treat seasonal allergic rhinitis. Annals is the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

7 Nov 2017

Research examines trend in hospitalizations from opioid poisonings

Preliminary research presented today at APHA's 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo examined the trend in hospitalizations from opioid poisonings in West Virginia, a state heavily impacted by the current opioid overdose crisis.

7 Nov 2017

Researchers receive $2 million NIH grant to find if face masks protect against air pollution

Many people around the world, especially in Asia, wear face masks to protect against air pollution. Do they work? Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, Herman Hellerstein, professor of cardiovascular medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and chief of cardiovascular medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, has received a $2 million National Institutes of Health grant to help find out if face masks really protect against air pollution.

7 Nov 2017

Study shows lupus support line as valuable resource to help patients cope with disease

A free telephone support and education program for people with lupus is a valuable resource to help them cope with the disease, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

7 Nov 2017

Foreign-born workers less likely to receive disability benefits than people born in the U.S.

No matter where they came from, people born outside the United States but working here are much less likely to receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits than those born in the U.S. or its territories. Foreign-born adults, according to a study published in the December issue of the journal Demography, are less likely to report health-related impediments to working, to be covered by work-disability insurance, and to apply for disability benefits.

7 Nov 2017

FDA grants clearance to new blood cell count test that allows faster availability of results

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a complete blood cell count (CBC) test that, based on its categorization, can be run in more health care settings, including physicians' offices, clinics or other types of health care facilities, by a wider range of personnel (e.g. support staff). This broadened test access will allow for faster availability of results.

6 Nov 2017

Study: Racial and socioeconomic factors play role in hip replacement outcomes

A combination of race and socioeconomic factors play a role in hip replacement outcomes, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery.

6 Nov 2017

Special electric dressing can combat antibiotic resistance, biofilm infection

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown - for the first time - that special bandages using weak electric fields to disrupt bacterial biofilm infection can prevent infections, combat antibiotic resistance and enable healing in infected burn wounds.

6 Nov 2017

Study shows link between solvent exposure and high blood pressure in Hispanic workers

Hispanic/Latino workers exposed to organic solvents are more likely to have high blood pressure, according to a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

6 Nov 2017

Poor social skills may negatively affect physical and mental health

Those who struggle in social situations may be at greater risk for mental and physical health problems, according to a new study from the University of Arizona.

6 Nov 2017

Trial indicates blood-plasma infusions for Alzheimer’s patients are safe and may be effective

Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have found that giving blood plasma infusions taken from young donors to people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease is not only safe and feasible, but may improve recipients’ functional ability and capacity to perform daily tasks.

6 Nov 2017

Insurer tries a soft touch — puppies! — for this year’s hard sell of Obamacare plans

Can a puppy video get you to buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges? Florida Blue, a major insurer in that state, hopes the answer is yes.

6 Nov 2017

Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care — and shorter lives

For more than a year, NeDina Brocks-Capla avoided one room in her large, brightly colored San Francisco house — the bathroom on the second floor.

6 Nov 2017

Military veterans with VA insurance have greater barriers to kidney transplantation

Military veterans with VA insurance experience low rates of transplantation and high rates of death while on the transplant waiting list, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2017 October 31–November 5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

6 Nov 2017

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Energy-drink consumption influences alcohol-induced body sway

Most teas contain safe amounts of fluoride, UF study finds

Ohio’s drug-pricing ballot question triggers voter confusion

Beyond stigma and bias, many transgender people struggle with mental health

Interactive website positively influences parents to vaccinate their children

Hospice workers who care for the dying don’t plan ahead themselves

JTFPP guidelines offer practical advice on medications to treat seasonal allergic rhinitis

Research examines trend in hospitalizations from opioid poisonings

Researchers receive $2 million NIH grant to find if face masks protect against air pollution

Study shows lupus support line as valuable resource to help patients cope with disease

Foreign-born workers less likely to receive disability benefits than people born in the U.S.

FDA grants clearance to new blood cell count test that allows faster availability of results

Study: Racial and socioeconomic factors play role in hip replacement outcomes

Special electric dressing can combat antibiotic resistance, biofilm infection

Study shows link between solvent exposure and high blood pressure in Hispanic workers

Poor social skills may negatively affect physical and mental health

Trial indicates blood-plasma infusions for Alzheimer’s patients are safe and may be effective

Insurer tries a soft touch — puppies! — for this year’s hard sell of Obamacare plans

Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care — and shorter lives

Military veterans with VA insurance have greater barriers to kidney transplantation

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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