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Study: Most pediatricians do not tell parents about early peanut introduction to prevent allergy

Guidelines to help parents introduce peanut-containing products to infants to prevent peanut allergies aren't being discussed. New research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting shows pediatricians are not only not having the discussion, they're not referring high-risk babies for testing prior to peanut introduction.

27 Oct 2017

AJPH supplement focuses on how climate change impacts public health

In the American Public Health Association's Year of Climate Change and Health, the American Journal of Public Health will release a special supplement focused on climate change and its effect on public health.

27 Oct 2017

International initiative led by Vanderbilt aims to develop universal flu vaccine

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are leading an international effort to develop a universal influenza vaccine that would protect everyone against all strains of the flu anywhere in the world.

27 Oct 2017

NHS beds "Airbnb" style

Soon NHS may try out a new scheme where patients who are discharged from the hospital can recover in private houses or rented places nearby. The rents could touch up to £1,000 a month. A pilot project trying this new scheme out is underway in Essex and the startup is called CareRooms.

27 Oct 2017

New device that fits on a key chain can accurately test for allergens

More than 50 million Americans have food allergies and often just trace amounts of allergens can trigger life-threatening reactions.

26 Oct 2017

WVU neuroscientist explores need for greater rigor in mindfulness research

The mindfulness movement has grown in popularity over the past two decades, but research on its effectiveness is still catching up. According to a West Virginia University neuroscientist, increasing the precision of mindfulness research can multiply the potential benefits that meditation and similar practices impart.

26 Oct 2017

New research may protect Navy divers from oxygen toxicity in the deep

Special Operations divers like Navy SEALs take on life-threatening risks such as enemy combatants and harsh environments. But another hazard is silent and unseen -- oxygen toxicity, the result of breathing lethal levels of oxygen that occur at depth and pressure.

26 Oct 2017

Penn researchers awarded $3.75 million grant to investigate how meal timings affect human health

Disrupting sleep-wake cycles from a predominantly daytime to a delayed eating lifestyle, -- i.e., skipping breakfast and making lunch the first meal of the day, plus eating late dinner, disrupts the body's natural circadian (24-hour) rhythm, the cycle that tells us when to sleep, wake up, eat, and influences hormones and other functions.

26 Oct 2017

Overall assault rate drops by 3% on Monday after start of DST

On Sunday, Nov. 5, Daylight Saving Time officially ends. That means as we "fall back," we add an hour of sleep and return to Standard Time. When DST officially begins, which happened this year on Mar. 12, we lose that same hour.

26 Oct 2017

IOF study: Critically low calcium intake found in Asian, African, and Latin American countries

A new study led by an International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) research committee has found that daily average calcium intake among adults varies widely around the world. Critically low intake was found in certain Asian, African and Latin American countries - while studies showed nearly double the intake in many European countries and in the USA.

26 Oct 2017

Education may help increase awareness of HPV risk and vaccination rates in college-age men

Male collegiate athletes have high rates of risk factors for infection with the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), but have low HPV vaccination rates and low awareness of their personal health risks, according to a study in the November issue of The Nurse Practitioner, published by Wolters Kluwer.

26 Oct 2017

Healthy heart may protect older adults from disability

A healthy heart is important to the well-being of older adults. The American Heart Association (AHA) defines "ideal cardiovascular health" based on four health behaviors (current smoking, body mass index, physical activity, and healthy diet and three health factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure), and fasting blood glucose level).

26 Oct 2017

Poor mental health sees hundreds of thousands of people leaving their jobs every year

Poor mental health causes up to 300,000 people to leave their jobs every year, according to a review called “Thriving at Work.”

26 Oct 2017

Norwegian doctors show little competency in understanding different cultures, study shows

A Norwegian study shows that general practitioners in Norway show little competency in understanding different cultures. Researcher Esperanza Diaz at the University of Bergen asks for mandatory training.

26 Oct 2017

Partnerships between academic surgery departments and rural hospitals increase patient satisfaction

Obtaining surgical care can be a troublesome task for patients in rural areas. Not only is quality care often hours away by car, but rural hospitals commonly face financial difficulties in recruiting and keeping surgeons on staff.

26 Oct 2017

Easier to read discharge instructions improve patients’ understanding of their own recovery care

The National Institutes of Health and the American Medical Association recommend that health information should be written at a sixth grade level in order to be effectively understood by an average adult. However, disparities in health literacy can often be a barrier to patients being involved in their own care.

26 Oct 2017

Cloth skullcaps found to be effective at minimizing airborne contamination in the OR

One of the first studies testing the effectiveness of different operating room (OR) head coverings in preventing airborne contamination has found that surgeon's caps that expose small amounts of the ears and hair are not inferior to the bouffant-style, disposable scrub hats that cover those features.

26 Oct 2017

Perinatal social worker at Loyola Medicine wins national award for excellence

Rasa Ragas, LSW, was awarded the National Association of Perinatal Social Work Award for Excellence at the organization's recent national conference.

25 Oct 2017

Mother or mother-in-law in household associated with lesser number of kids

Until now evolutionary biologists have assumed that the presence of a woman's mother or her mother in law in the household increases the woman's number of children and, thus, the grandmother's number of grandchildren. Furthermore, it was assumed that women frequently move to the families and households of their husbands.

25 Oct 2017

Cassava could partially replace wheat flour in bread to prevent scarcity

In coming decades, the rise in global temperatures owing to climate change may hinder the production of wheat in many temperate regions where the crop is grown today. The raw material for bread, one of the world's most consumed foods, may become scarce and more expensive as a result.

25 Oct 2017

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Study: Most pediatricians do not tell parents about early peanut introduction to prevent allergy

AJPH supplement focuses on how climate change impacts public health

International initiative led by Vanderbilt aims to develop universal flu vaccine

NHS beds "Airbnb" style

New device that fits on a key chain can accurately test for allergens

WVU neuroscientist explores need for greater rigor in mindfulness research

New research may protect Navy divers from oxygen toxicity in the deep

Penn researchers awarded $3.75 million grant to investigate how meal timings affect human health

Overall assault rate drops by 3% on Monday after start of DST

IOF study: Critically low calcium intake found in Asian, African, and Latin American countries

Education may help increase awareness of HPV risk and vaccination rates in college-age men

Healthy heart may protect older adults from disability

Poor mental health sees hundreds of thousands of people leaving their jobs every year

Norwegian doctors show little competency in understanding different cultures, study shows

Partnerships between academic surgery departments and rural hospitals increase patient satisfaction

Easier to read discharge instructions improve patients’ understanding of their own recovery care

Cloth skullcaps found to be effective at minimizing airborne contamination in the OR

Perinatal social worker at Loyola Medicine wins national award for excellence

Mother or mother-in-law in household associated with lesser number of kids

Cassava could partially replace wheat flour in bread to prevent scarcity

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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