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Experts call to make parenting a national priority

Ask any mom or dad and they will tell you: parenting is hard work. For those parents and caregivers who struggle with the nature or the demands of child rearing, sometimes help is hard to find.

21 Jul 2016

Roche Diagnostics launches new mobile and tablet app to remotely manage POCCs' workload

Roche Diagnostics is today launching the first mobile and tablet application specifically designed to help point-of-care coordinators manage their workload remotely.

21 Jul 2016

Iowa State dietetic interns to connect virtually with low-income families for providing health care

A group of Iowa State University dietetic interns will provide nutrition coaching and wellness information to low-income families as part of a national health initiative.

21 Jul 2016

New process for eliminating harmful bacteria can extend shelf life of milk

A rapid heating and cooling of milk significantly reduces the amount of harmful bacteria present, extending by several weeks the shelf life of one of the most common refrigerator staples in the world, according to a Purdue University study.

21 Jul 2016

UC Riverside investigators to study impact of drought on public health

Drought and extreme temperatures continue to challenge policymakers in California and globally who grapple with managing limited water resources.

21 Jul 2016

WHO urges countries to take rapid action to reduce new infections, deaths from viral hepatitis

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services.

21 Jul 2016

Study explores positive aspects of physicians' attitudes towards patients

Physicians like the majority of their patients, but a majority like some more than others, a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds.

20 Jul 2016

JAIDS presents important information to prevent HIV epidemic among transgender individuals

Programs to reduce the high risk of HIV infection among transgender people are urgently needed—but efforts are hindered by a lack of accurate information on HIV prevalence, HIV incidence, and specific risk factors facing this key population.

20 Jul 2016

Patient characteristics, outcomes differ for indoor and outdoor fallers, study shows

Falling can have serious consequences for older adults, including a loss of function and increased risk of institutionalization.

20 Jul 2016

NYU Langone launches Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Family Support Program for caregivers

Two new grants from the New York State Department of Health will enable New Yorkers with Alzheimer's diseaseand dementia, and their families, to get the most comprehensive care and support services available in the New York City area.

20 Jul 2016

Discriminating remembrance may be marker for early stages of memory loss in older adults

People who selectively recalled positive information over neutral and negative information performed worse on memory tests conducted by University of California, Irvine neurobiologists, who said the results suggest that this discriminating remembrance may be a marker for early stages of memory loss in the elderly.

20 Jul 2016

New wonder compound offers strong protection against harmful effects of UVA rays

A new wonder compound developed by University of Bath scientists in collaboration with King's College London offers unprecedented protection against the harmful effects of UVA radiation in sunlight, which include photo-ageing, cell damage and cancer.

20 Jul 2016

Researchers say sale of menthol-like cigarettes violates spirit of new laws in Canada

Despite a recent ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia, cigarettes made with similar coloring and marketed as having the same taste are still being sold, new research from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.

20 Jul 2016

Noninvasive brain stimulation may curb cravings for appetitive foods

Available research suggests that noninvasive stimulation of a specific brain area can reduce food cravings—particularly for high-calorie, "appetitive" foods, according to a review in the Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

20 Jul 2016

Lack of female clinicians may influence muslim women to delay or forgo medical care

A new study of American Muslim women from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds found that the majority of women had delayed seeking medical care due to a perceived lack of female clinicians.

20 Jul 2016

New HIV infections stagnating globally at 2.5 million per year, study reveals

A major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study, published today in The Lancet HIV journal, reveals that although deaths from HIV/AIDS have been steadily declining from a peak in 2005, 2.5 million people worldwide became newly infected with HIV in 2015, a number that hasn't changed substantially in the past 10 years.

20 Jul 2016

Researchers find dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater from broken sewer lines

University of South Florida researchers investigating the aftermath of a September, 2014 sewer line break in St. Petersburg, Florida, have found dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the untreated wastewater that gushed into neighborhoods and into Boca Ciega Bay at a rate of 250 to 500 gallons per minute.

20 Jul 2016

Self-care: achieving accessibility safely. An interview with Zephanie Jordan

Self-care can be broadly defined to include measures taken by an individual in the pursuit of obtaining or maintaining good health. It ranges from healthy eating and exercise to good hygiene practices to appropriate use of products such as dietary supplements and over-the-counter medicines to accessing health promoting services.

20 Jul 2016

Pet dogs can reduce stress in families of children with ASD

Owning a pet dog reduces stress and significantly improves functioning in families who have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), new research has shown.

20 Jul 2016

Increasing rates of new HIV infections threaten 74 countries

AIDS deaths are falling in most countries worldwide, but the rate of new infections increased in several countries over the past decade, threatening to undermine efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, a new scientific paper shows.

20 Jul 2016

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Experts call to make parenting a national priority

Roche Diagnostics launches new mobile and tablet app to remotely manage POCCs' workload

Iowa State dietetic interns to connect virtually with low-income families for providing health care

New process for eliminating harmful bacteria can extend shelf life of milk

UC Riverside investigators to study impact of drought on public health

WHO urges countries to take rapid action to reduce new infections, deaths from viral hepatitis

Study explores positive aspects of physicians' attitudes towards patients

JAIDS presents important information to prevent HIV epidemic among transgender individuals

Patient characteristics, outcomes differ for indoor and outdoor fallers, study shows

NYU Langone launches Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Family Support Program for caregivers

Discriminating remembrance may be marker for early stages of memory loss in older adults

New wonder compound offers strong protection against harmful effects of UVA rays

Researchers say sale of menthol-like cigarettes violates spirit of new laws in Canada

Noninvasive brain stimulation may curb cravings for appetitive foods

Lack of female clinicians may influence muslim women to delay or forgo medical care

New HIV infections stagnating globally at 2.5 million per year, study reveals

Researchers find dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater from broken sewer lines

Self-care: achieving accessibility safely. An interview with Zephanie Jordan

Pet dogs can reduce stress in families of children with ASD

Increasing rates of new HIV infections threaten 74 countries

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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