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Study highlights the factors that cause occupational burnout syndrome in professional drivers

Occupational burnout syndrome may lead to an increase in collisions involving professional drivers and injuries in the workplace.

29 Oct 2021

Women with familial hypercholesterolemia miss out on active treatment because of pregnancy

One in five participants were without treatment for 4 years before, during and after pregnancy. Over 9 000 people live with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Norway, but another 16 000 people may have hereditary high cholesterol without knowing it.

29 Oct 2021

University of Huddersfield and Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt collaborate for wound management projects

The Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at Huddersfield has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt that will create a satellite office of the ISIaIP south of the Austrian capital Vienna.

29 Oct 2021

New project seeks to develop greener inhalers for treating asthma and COPD

Researchers are looking at ways to boost the performance and lower the environmental impact of millions of inhalers used for treating asthma and COPD.

29 Oct 2021

Brown fat could be the key to healthy metabolism in obese people

Not all forms are obesity are the same and brown fat could make all the difference. A study led by Florian Kiefer's research group from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Department of Medicine III at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital shows that people who are seriously overweight (obese) who also have active brown fat have a healthier metabolism and use more energy than obese people without brown fat.

29 Oct 2021

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with higher risk of ASD in offspring

Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy was associated with 44% increased risk of ASD in the offspring when compared to mothers who had sufficient levels of vitamin D during pregnancy.

29 Oct 2021

Forgotten antibiotic may be useful in treating severe febrile urinary tract infections

A forgotten antibiotic, temocillin, led to lower selection of resistant bacteria than the standard treatment for febrile urinary tract infection, in a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

29 Oct 2021

Study discovers inflammatory mediator critically involved in bacterial pneumonia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that a recently discovered inflammatory mediator, interleukin-26, appears to have an important role in pneumonia and contribute to the killing of bacteria.

29 Oct 2021

Environmental and social factors associated with higher rates of pediatric pneumonia

A new study led by researchers in the Louisiana State University Superfund Research Program demonstrates that children who are exposed to a certain type of environmental air pollution are more likely to contract community acquired pneumonia, or CAP, and to be hospitalized for longer periods of time.

29 Oct 2021

UKHSA’s Green Book updated to allow flexibility in COVID-19 booster vaccines for vulnerable people

COVID-19 booster vaccines can now be given sooner than six months after their second dose to certain vulnerable people where this makes operational sense, as the UKHSA's Green Book has been updated.

29 Oct 2021

More than seven million of UK's most vulnerable people receive COVID-19 booster jabs

Over seven million of the UK's most vulnerable people have now received their COVID-19 booster jab, the latest figures show today (Friday 29 October 2021).

29 Oct 2021

Radical decarbonization in cities has potential to dramatically improve child health, study says

Improved air quality in cities resulting from cutting carbon emissions could lead to large reductions in childhood asthma cases, premature births and incidences of babies born at an unhealthily low weight, according to a study carried out by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

29 Oct 2021

Large study reveals worldwide trends in childhood asthma rates

The prevalence of asthma in children was found to have decreased in low-income countries, but increased in lower-middle income countries, according to the latest phase of the largest face-to-face health survey ever conducted, published in The Lancet.

29 Oct 2021

UCLA research identifies several factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy among people of color in L.A

New UCLA research identifies several factors influencing how people of color in Los Angeles County are making decisions about COVID-19 vaccination.

29 Oct 2021

Magnus Medical receives FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation for rapid-acting technology to treat major depression

Magnus Medical, Inc., a medical device company, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation for its individualized, rapid-acting, non-invasive neurostimulation technology designed to treat major depressive disorder (MDD) in people who have not improved sufficiently from antidepressant medication or other treatments.

29 Oct 2021

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Study highlights the factors that cause occupational burnout syndrome in professional drivers

Women with familial hypercholesterolemia miss out on active treatment because of pregnancy

University of Huddersfield and Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt collaborate for wound management projects

New project seeks to develop greener inhalers for treating asthma and COPD

Brown fat could be the key to healthy metabolism in obese people

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with higher risk of ASD in offspring

Forgotten antibiotic may be useful in treating severe febrile urinary tract infections

Study discovers inflammatory mediator critically involved in bacterial pneumonia

Environmental and social factors associated with higher rates of pediatric pneumonia

UKHSA’s Green Book updated to allow flexibility in COVID-19 booster vaccines for vulnerable people

More than seven million of UK's most vulnerable people receive COVID-19 booster jabs

Radical decarbonization in cities has potential to dramatically improve child health, study says

Large study reveals worldwide trends in childhood asthma rates

UCLA research identifies several factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy among people of color in L.A

Magnus Medical receives FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation for rapid-acting technology to treat major depression

UT Southwestern study suggests potential way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Study focuses on the high hepatitis C rates in pregnant people

Individuals who purchased firearms during the surge period exhibit a higher risk for suicidal thoughts

NIH study identifies distinct mechanisms of long-term HIV control in two people after treatment disruption

Neighborhood fast-food environment associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

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