Archive: 15/07/2016

Action needed now on unhealthy marketing to kids

Governments and food companies globally are failing to act on protecting children from the marketing of unhealthy food, according to a new study.

Jul 15, 2016

How can medical centers transform their patient safety culture?

Though healthcare is not without risks or error, hospital employees can support a culture of patient safety by identifying, reporting, and learning from medical mistakes that have or could have harmed patients. In a new study, ...

Jul 15, 2016

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Race influences how anger impacts cardiovascular health

Hostility and anger have been shown to be bad for us, particularly for our cardiovascular health, but a new University of Michigan study finds that it may not be an equal threat across all groups.

Jul 15, 2016

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High levels of urinary paracetamol may impair male fertility, study suggests

Couples in which the male partner had high levels of paracetamol in his urine took longer to achieve pregnancy than couples in which the male had lower levels of the compound, according to a preliminary study by researchers ...

Jul 15, 2016

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Prisons need better drug treatment programs to control infectious diseases

Worldwide, around 30 million people enter and leave prison each year. Of these people, around 4.5 million have hepatitis C, almost 1 million have HIV and 1.5 million have hepatitis B infections.

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Half of patients with depression are inadequately treated

New UBC research shows that about 50 per cent of British Columbians with depression are not receiving even the most basic level of care. Authors say the findings highlight the challenges of accessing mental health services ...

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Bariatric surgery increases risk of depression and self-harm

Gastric bypass surgery is used to help obese patients lose weight, but a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Annals of Surgery shows that people with a history of depression run a high risk of severe post-operative ...

Jul 15, 2016

Psychologist finds that controlling parents have the same negative impacts in the U.S. and China

It doesn't matter if you're an American "tiger mom," or a Chinese one, evidence shows that parents' attempts to control children through psychological means (e.g., shaming children) are associated with academic and emotional ...

Jul 15, 2016

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Artificial receptors kill cells infected with the virus that causes AIDS, study finds

A type of immunotherapy that has shown promising results against cancer could also be used against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Jul 15, 2016

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Results of European health survey of pregnant women released

Almost 2,500 pregnant women and new mothers have participated in research on their diet and lifestyle behaviours

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