
Delaying measles-related vaccines may raise seizure risk
(HealthDay)—Delaying certain routine immunizations past the first 15 months of life could boost the risk of fever-related seizures, new research suggests.
May 19, 2014
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Women diagnosed with diabetes before or during pregnancy are less likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding their newborns than women without diabetes, a new study suggests. Led by clinician-scientists in The Research ...
May 19, 2014
Increased physical activity among women who had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can lower the risk of progression to Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
May 19, 2014
Hospitalizations and costs for treating irregular heartbeats are escalating—increasing the burden on the U.S. healthcare system, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
May 19, 2014
Parents in low-income families were less likely to delay asthma care for their children or avoid taking their children to see a doctor is they had lower vs. higher levels of health insurance cost-sharing.
May 19, 2014
Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic group in the United States, and they suffer from major health disparities, including higher rates of cancers of the cervix, stomach and liver.
May 19, 2014
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a technique that can predict—with 95 percent accuracy—which stroke victims will benefit from intravenous, clot-busting drugs and which will suffer dangerous and potentially ...
May 19, 2014