The net benefit of sharing notes with patients could be significant because people not properly taking their medications costs the health care system about $300 billion a year.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2JTbk0i
Friday 31 May 2019
Can People in Heart Failure Safely Reduce Diuretics?
Diuretics help people with heart failure reduce excess fluids that can cause shortness of breath, swollen legs, coughing and weight gain.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2KfSO1v
World’s Smallest Surviving Baby Leaves Hospital
According to CDC data, more than half of all babies born at 23 weeks do not survive
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2YWudms
Impossible? New Veggie Burgers Make a Run at Beef
They claim to make vegan burgers that would satisfy even a sworn carnivore. They also aim to save the planet by reducing the environmental impact of cattle farming. And, they’re becoming big business.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/3111peC
Violent Video Games, Unlocked Guns a Dangerous Combo
The new results are in line with a 2017 study that found that kids who watched movies featuring gun violence were more likely to handle and use guns.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2JPLKtb
Why Gulping Down a Cold Drink Feels So Rewarding
By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2Kjr0t5
How Much Coffee Is Too Much?
Researchers set out to discover the point when too much caffeine causes high blood pressure, a key heart disease risk factor.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2wrO80o
U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Fall
Overall, cancer death rates decreased 1.8% per year in men and 1.4% per year in women, continuing a trend.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2EXfuAn
Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults
Team sports can increase self-esteem and help vulnerable adolescents feel socially accepted and connected. These benefits can help build resilience, the study author said.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Mzw5Av
Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults
Team sports can increase self-esteem and help vulnerable adolescents feel socially accepted and connected. These benefits can help build resilience, the study author said.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2IfbgF4
Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2KeJMlr
Thursday 30 May 2019
Measles Cases Reach Highest Level in More Than 25 Years, C.D.C. Says
By LIAM STACK from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EKYIEt
Trial: Gains Seen on Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer
In the clinical trial, 49 patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer received intensive chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as the blood pressure drug losartan.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2KfdiaP
Teasing Kids About Weight Linked to Gaining More
Kids who had been teased more about their weight gained more weight and fat over time, and they gained it faster, said study author said.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Im2ntp
Fighting the Gender Stereotypes That Warp Biomedical Research
By JOANNA KLEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2WCFcDY
'Highly Processed' Food Linked to Earlier Death
They include not only "junk food" -- like chips, sweets and fast food -- but also the breads, processed meats, jarred sauces and frozen meals that many people consider staples.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2XfMafj
Ariana Grande Postpones Shows Due to Tomato Allergy
On Instagram, the pop star said she had "an unfortunate allergic reaction to tomatoes and my throat pretty much closed."
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Qzh9AB
Middle-Aged Men May Need to Check For Thinning Bones
The fact that osteopenia was just as common in men came as a surprise, said researcher Allison Ford, a professor of health and exercise science at the University of Mississippi.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Xg8wgR
TSA OKs Some CBD Oils, Pot-Derived Drug on Flights
Previously, all forms of marijuana were prohibited in carry-on bags and checked luggage, the Associated Press reported.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2MxuDi3
Wednesday 29 May 2019
An Experimental Ebola Cure May Also Protect Against Nipah Virus
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2XdRorT
Sensor-Laden Glove Helps Robotic Hands 'Feel'
The researchers developed the glove to help improve the fine motor skills of robot hands
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2JNBAJx
Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?
“Physical activity is good for you. What's new and striking is how little you need to do to make a difference," the study's lead author said.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2VUhvTm
Exercise Apps Help Boost Women's Activity Levels
A combination of an exercise app, an activity tracker and personal counseling increased women's physical activity levels, researchers found.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Qz6mXe
New Brain Cells Grow Later In Life Than We Think
The findings could lead to new treatments for mental decline in older adults, the researchers said.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2QwxIwP
CDC: Fewer Adults Getting Diagnosed With Diabetes
Possible reasons for the decline include changes in testing and getting people to make healthy lifestyle changes before they develop diabetes, the AP reported.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Xerep4
Being Transgender Not a Mental Disorder, WHO Says
The term gender incongruence is used by the WHO to describe people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2I47T3u
Breaking the Ultrasound Barrier to Fight Disease
Ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease is the latest in the growing field of focused ultrasound. With focused ultrasound, doctors use the sound waves to actively treat a condition rather than passively produce images of it.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Kd2ee4
First Trial of Opioid Maker Begins
The case, Oklahoma vs. J&J, is being closely watched by lawyers in nearly 1,900 similar state and federal cases in the U.S.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2KcSVen
FDA OKs Wearable Device for Migraine Pain
The FDA has cleared a noninvasive device that uses smartphone-controlled electronic pulses to relieve acute migraine pain.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2JL3ztq
'Bad' Cholesterol, Rare Alzheimer's May Be Linked
If research confirms that high cholesterol plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, officials may need to reduce our target levels for “bad” LDL cholesterol, the study author said.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2KaIRSZ
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Oklahoma Faces Off Against J & J in First Trial of an Opioid Maker
By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2KaTLbt
Opioids Still Often Prescribed to Teens, Young Adults
The reasons for the opioid prescriptions ranged from bone fractures and sprained ankles to dental problems and low back pain, the study authors said.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2wp7kfd
Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Heart Issue Linked?
The study shows that the risk of a particular kind of heart failure that happens in pregnancy, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), is five times higher in women who have fertility treatment,
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2EAB25h
Vaping May Hurt the Lining of Your Blood Vessels
Exposure to cinnamon and menthol e-liquids proved particularly damaging to cells, the researchers reported.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2VRHoDf
Recall: Baker’s Corner Flour Sold at Aldi
The strain of E. coli found in the flour is closely related to a bug that has already sickened 17 people in eight states.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2I3EB50
WHO: Work Burnout, Gaming Addiction Are Diseases
Both will be included in the WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), which guides medical providers in making diagnoses.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2wp4mYj
Monday 27 May 2019
Half of H.I.V. Patients Are Women. Most Research Subjects Are Men.
By APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EAVymk
Scientists Wanted: Recruited by Juul, Many Researchers Say No
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2MeovLg
Sunday 26 May 2019
Friday 24 May 2019
Older People Are Contributing to Climate Change, and Suffering From It
By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2JFsuyb
First Mesothelioma Treatment in 15 Years Approved
The new device was approved under the Humanitarian Device Exemption, which was created to encourage innovation in rare diseases.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2W7lWzn
Summer of Mosquito Swarms a Possibility This Year
Mosquitoes could wreck your summer if you're not prepared and a warm, wet spring means the blood-suckers will be out in force.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2VY5zF7
Colon Cancer Screenings Rise When Medicaid Arrives
American Cancer Society researchers analyzed CDC data and found that in states that were very early adopters of the Medicaid expansion, the rate of low-income adults ages 50-64 who were up to date with colon cancer screening rose from 42.3% in 2012 to 51.1% in 2016.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2HSw4Sr
This New Treatment Could Save the Lives of Babies. But It Costs $2.1 Million.
By KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2HYjDo2
Study: Roundup Linked to Human Liver Damage
A group of people who have liver disease also had elevated urine levels of glyphosate, the main weed-killing ingredient in Roundup, researchers found.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2wiEgGg
To Calm Nervous Families, Pakistan Changes Polio Vaccination Tactics
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2QkOU8y
To Calm Nervous Families, Pakistan Changes Polio Vaccination Tactics
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2W0NxBX
4 Women With Lives Scarred by Genital Cutting: Could a Surgeon Heal Them?
By PAM BELLUCK and MADDIE McGARVEY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2QlxFEj
Thursday 23 May 2019
New Gene Variations for Type 2 Diabetes Found
The genes identified in the study and the proteins they encode are potential targets for new diabetes medicines, and may help improve understanding and treatment of the disease, according to the study authors.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2QlGmyj
