Archive: 02/08/2017

"Code blue" equals lower survival for cancer patients

Patients with advanced cancer who suffer cardiac arrest in the hospital have a survival rate of less than 10 percent—half the rate of other patients without cancer, according to a nationwide study led by the University ...

Aug 2, 2017

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How infant directed speech shapes your child's development

The way you speak to your baby can tell a very specific story.

Aug 2, 2017

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Preparing for college when you have a chronic condition or disability

Preparing to go off to college can be challenging for anyone, but for some, these preparations are especially important. One Baylor College of Medicine expert explains how those with a chronic illness or disability can best ...

Aug 2, 2017

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Fashionable FitBits discourage young teens from exercising, study finds

Wearable activity trackers could be doing more harm than good in encouraging young teenagers to exercise, new research from Brunel University London suggests.

Aug 2, 2017

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Workplace accident death rate higher for older workers

Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics.

Aug 2, 2017

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Pneumonia or sepsis in adults associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Pneumonia or sepsis in adults that results in hospital admission is associated with a six-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the first year, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive ...

Aug 2, 2017

Risk of a fatty heart linked to race, type of weight gain in middle-aged women

A woman's race and where on her body she packs on pounds at midlife could give her doctor valuable clues to her likelihood of having greater volumes of heart fat, a potential risk factor for heart disease, according to new ...

Aug 2, 2017

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