Archive: 10/07/2017

Hiking accidents—take care when descending mountains

Falls account for about half of all hiking accidents. With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a team led by Martin Faulhaber from the University of Innsbruck is currently investigating what makes hikers slip, trip ...

Jul 10, 2017

Which bar patrons underestimate their inebriation the most?

Prior research suggests that college students, males, and people drinking alcohol at restaurants, bars, and nightclubs are at particularly high risk for driving after drinking. Breath-testing devices are not usually found ...

Jul 10, 2017

Survey: US uninsured up by 2M this year as gains erode

The number of U.S. adults without health insurance has grown by some 2 million this year, according to a major new survey that finds recent coverage gains beginning to erode.

Jul 10, 2017

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Researchers hope new biomarkers will lead to sports pitch-side test for brain injury

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury. The team, led by Professor Antonio Belli, at the University's College of Medical and ...

Jul 10, 2017

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Women's wellness: Learn more about Zika if you're traveling

The Zika infection in pregnant women can cause severe birth defects in their babies. So the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all pregnant women avoid traveling to areas where there is ...

Jul 10, 2017

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Study finds rate of medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes rising

Every 21 seconds someone in the United States calls Poison Control because of a medication error. A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital ...

Jul 10, 2017

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Purpose in life by day linked to better sleep at night

Having a good reason to get out of bed in the morning means you are more likely to sleep better at night with less sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, reports a new Northwestern Medicine and Rush University Medical Center ...

Jul 10, 2017

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Study reveals an elevated cancer risk in Holocaust survivors

A new study indicates that survivors of the Holocaust have experienced a small but consistent increase in the risk of developing cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, ...

Jul 10, 2017