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Study finds breastfeeding could lower a mothers risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life

A new study published in the American Heart Association has found that the risk of a heart attack or stroke is reduced later in life in mothers who breastfeed their babies.

22 Jun 2017

Survivors of childhood diseases struggle to find care as adults

Rachael Goldring was born with congenital heart disease. Had she been born a few decades earlier, she probably would have died as a baby. Now 24, Goldring is part of a population of patients who present new challenges to a health care system unaccustomed to dealing with survivors of once-fatal conditions.

22 Jun 2017

Text messaging provides effective support in improving care for HIV, tuberculosis patients

Mobile phone text messaging is a powerful tool for improving quality of care, as shown by José António Nhavoto in his doctoral thesis in informatics at örebro University. He has developed and tested a method in Mozambique, helping patients with severe diseases to follow through with their treatments.

22 Jun 2017

Study explores secondhand smoke exposure rates among nonsmoking adult cancer survivors

From 1999/2000 to 2011/2012, exposure to secondhand smoke among nonsmoking adult cancer survivors declined from 39.6 percent to 15.7 percent, but rates of exposure were higher among those with a history of a smoking-related cancer and those living below the federal poverty level compared with those with other types of cancer and those with the highest incomes, respectively.

22 Jun 2017

All-Star Healthcare Physical Medicine: Tailored therapies can decrease pain in neuropathy patients

As summer enters with a bang in South Texas, many have plans to head to the beach with family and friends. Sadly, for many, this idea is not a dream but a nightmare.

22 Jun 2017

Entomologist advises New Yorkers to take steps against disease-causing mosquitoes

The New York City Health Department has detected the first of the season's mosquitoes with West Nile virus.

22 Jun 2017

Negative body image perceptions related to increased tobacco, alcohol use among teenagers

How teenagers perceive their appearance, including their body image, can have significant impacts on health and wellness.

22 Jun 2017

Insurance expansion improves overall health and reduces mortality, analysis shows

There is strong evidence that expanding health insurance increases access to care, improves health in a variety of ways, and reduces mortality, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers who analyzed a decade's worth of evidence on the effects of insurance coverage on health.

22 Jun 2017

Study: Population aging likely to end in China, USA, and Germany

Population aging could peak by 2040 in Germany and by 2070 in China, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, which combines new measures of aging with probabilistic population projections from the UN. In the USA, the study shows very little population aging at all in the coming century.

22 Jun 2017

FDA ruling on Aussie biotech could boost congressman’s investment

An Australian biotech company whose largest shareholder is a U.S. congressman has the greenlight to begin human trials in the U.S. for a drug to treat advanced multiple sclerosis.

22 Jun 2017

Physicians use age-old practice to toilet train their infant daughter

You know that disposable diapers are ecologically questionable, but cloth diapers seem too messy for you and your child -- is there an alternative? The answer is 'yes' according to Jeffrey M. Bender, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Rosemary C. She, MD, a pathologist and medical microbiologist at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

21 Jun 2017

NYITCOM expert urges people to take caution of Legionnaires' disease during summer

For many, the months of July and August are a time for relaxation by the pool and vacation with the family, but this June, after several people in New York City were diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease in less than two weeks, an expert at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine urges people to take caution.

21 Jun 2017

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Study finds breastfeeding could lower a mothers risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life

Survivors of childhood diseases struggle to find care as adults

Text messaging provides effective support in improving care for HIV, tuberculosis patients

Study explores secondhand smoke exposure rates among nonsmoking adult cancer survivors

All-Star Healthcare Physical Medicine: Tailored therapies can decrease pain in neuropathy patients

Entomologist advises New Yorkers to take steps against disease-causing mosquitoes

Negative body image perceptions related to increased tobacco, alcohol use among teenagers

Insurance expansion improves overall health and reduces mortality, analysis shows

Study: Population aging likely to end in China, USA, and Germany

FDA ruling on Aussie biotech could boost congressman’s investment

Physicians use age-old practice to toilet train their infant daughter

NYITCOM expert urges people to take caution of Legionnaires' disease during summer

Cycling to work can help reduce stress and improve performance, research finds

New 3D display could solve eye fatigue problems of AR and VR devices

Vaccines can be blamed for any illness even with lack of evidence says EU court

New device removes medical alarm sounds to improve ICU patient recovery

Study finds substantial use of opioids among older rheumatoid arthritis patients

Reducing health care disparities through changes in payment and delivery system

Study finds high prevalence of suicide attempts among women with learning disabilities

Could a blood test predict how cancer spreads in children?

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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