Archive: 14/07/2016

Caution urged after camp worker gets bacterial meningitis

Officials say roughly 200 children ages 5-12 who attended a day camp at a suburban Detroit gym may have been exposed to bacterial meningitis from an infected worker.

Jul 14, 2016

After sinus surgery, uncontrolled chronic rhinosinusitis common

(HealthDay)—More than 40 percent of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are uncontrolled at three to five years after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), according to a study published online July 8 in Allergy.

Jul 14, 2016

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Public health benefits of e-cigarette use tend to outweigh the harms, new study says

A modeling study by top tobacco control experts finds that e-cigarettes are likely to provide public health benefits based on "conservative estimates" of the likely uptake of vaping and smoking by adolescents and young adults.

Jul 14, 2016

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Red meat consumption linked with increased risk of developing kidney failure

A new study indicates that red meat intake may increase the risk of kidney failure in the general population, and substituting red meat with alternative sources of protein from time to time may significantly reduce this risk. ...

Jul 14, 2016