Archive: 10/11/2015

Study finds teasing girls about weight is more than a playground joke

Current research about childhood obesity has illustrated the complexity of the epidemic—how it intertwines with hunger, poverty, food deserts and socioeconomic status. A new University of Houston study examined a practice ...

Nov 10, 2015

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Changing habits to improve health: New study indicates behavior changes work

Improving your heart health may be as simple as making small behavioral changes - a new study of behavioral health interventions suggests that they are effective at helping people alter their lifestyles and lead to physical ...

Nov 10, 2015

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Prevention of macular degeneration possible, research shows

A University of Arizona-led study on age-related macular degeneration - the eye disease that gradually destroys the ability to read, drive, write and see close-up in 30 percent of older Americans - likely will lead to a way ...

Nov 10, 2015

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Virginia Tech shooting has lessons for strengthening college mental health services

As the nation reels from another mass shooting on a college campus, analysis of the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech University highlights the need for "comprehensive and coordinated mental health services on college campuses, ...

Nov 10, 2015

A clinical score for predicting risk of venous thromboembolism

A new clinical prediction model can help identify high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients with a leg cast, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine. The study was conducted by Banne Nemeth ...

Nov 10, 2015

How a mutant worm's reaction to a foul smell could lead to new disease treatment avenues

Several years ago, University at Buffalo biologists noticed something odd.

Nov 10, 2015

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Heart transplant mental toll may be greater for women

(HealthDay)—Women may have more mental stress after a heart transplant than men, a new study finds.

Nov 10, 2015

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'Missing' data complicate picture of where patients choose to die

An NIHR-funded study from the University of Cambridge has raised questions about the widely-held assumption that most patients at the end of their lives prefer to die at home rather than a hospice or hospital.

Nov 10, 2015

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Heavy drinking may strain the heart

(HealthDay)—Heavy drinking may dramatically increase a person's risk of heart failure, even if they're young and healthy, a new study suggests.

Nov 10, 2015

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FDA clears first new tobacco products under federal pathway

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first new tobacco products for the U.S. market, under a system authorized more than 5 years ago.

Nov 10, 2015

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