Archive: 15/02/2016

Study debunks claim that drug treatment centers are unsafe

(HealthDay)—Violent crimes are less likely to occur near outpatient drug treatment centers than near liquor and corner stores, a new study finds.

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Teen dating violence is target of new CDC program

(HealthDay)—Reducing teen dating violence in the United States is the aim of a new program introduced by federal health officials.

Feb 15, 2016

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How to keep your New Year's exercise mojo all year long

(HealthDay)—If your New Year's resolution to get regular exercise is waning, there are a number of ways you can maintain your momentum, a nutrition expert says.

Feb 15, 2016

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Anemia drugs may not boost kidney patients' well-being: study

(HealthDay)—The pricey anemia drugs often given to people with chronic kidney disease may make no difference in how they feel day to day, a new research review confirms.

Feb 15, 2016

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Sticks, not carrots, may work best to boost employees' health (Update)

(HealthDay)—Financial penalties work better than cash rewards for motivating employees to meet physical activity goals in a workplace wellness program, a new study reports.

Feb 15, 2016

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Brazil finds Zika in microcephaly babies' brains

Brazilian researchers said Monday that the discovery of Zika in the brains of babies with microcephaly adds to growing evidence of a link between the mosquito-transmitted virus and the birth defect.

Feb 15, 2016

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200 Pennsylvania college students were sickened by norovirus

Norovirus has been confirmed as the cause of a stomach illness that sickened more than 200 students at a Pennsylvania college last week, school officials said Monday.

Feb 15, 2016

Genetic variation shown in patients with severe vascular complications of infection

Major infections such as influenza and bacterial sepsis kill millions of people each year, often resulting fro dangerous complications that impair the body's blood vessels. But the reasons why some patients experience these ...

Feb 15, 2016

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Heart attack patients with cardiogenic shock fair well 60 days post-discharge

Heart attack patients who experience cardiogenic shock have a higher risk of death or rehospitalization than non-shock patients in the first 60 days post-discharge, but by the end of the first year, the gap between the two ...

Feb 15, 2016

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Researchers report possible therapeutic approach to fatty liver disease

(Medical Xpress)—Steatosis is a condition in which the body fails to properly synthesize or eliminate triglyceride fat, causing abnormal retention of lipids inside cells. Steatohepatitis, then, is liver disease characterized ...

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