Archive: 21/03/2017

Genetic assessment developed to determine risk for age-associated Alzheimer's disease

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of California San Francisco, has developed a novel genetic score that allows individuals to calculate ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Serum periostin IDs comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis in asthma

(HealthDay)—For patients with asthma, serum periostin is useful for detecting chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, according to a study published online March 1 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Mar 21, 2017

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Ads for low-testosterone treatments benefit sales but not necessarily health

Direct-to-consumer advertising for drugs to treat testosterone deficiency—or "low T"—increases prescriptions to men for hormone-replacement therapies but may not improve their health, UC Davis physician Richard Kravitz ...

Mar 21, 2017

Lack of recent health care tied to unawareness of diabetes

(HealthDay)—Factors that are associated with being unaware of diabetes include not receiving health care in the past year, while a family history of diabetes and hospitalizations in the past year are factors associated ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Pathogen demonstrates genome flexibility in cystic fibrosis

Chronic lung infections can be devastating for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and infection by Burkholderia cenocepacia, one of the most common species found in cystic fibrosis patients, is often antibiotic resistant. ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Intradiscal steroid offers short-term relief of lower back pain

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) with active discopathy, a single glucocorticoid intradiscal injection (GC IDI) is associated with reduced LBP at one month but not 12 months after the intervention, ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Phthalate, paraben levels up in children with atopic dermatitis

(HealthDay)—Children aged 4 to 9 years with atopic dermatitis and with frequent use of emollients have increased urinary levels of low-molecular weight (LMW) phthalate metabolites and parabens, according to a study published ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Inappropriate use of PCI drops under increased scrutiny in N.Y.

(HealthDay)—From 2010 to 2014 there was a decrease in the rate of inappropriate percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed in New York State, according to a study published in the March 14 issue of the Journal ...

Mar 21, 2017

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For adolescents, pre-pregnancy BMI directly linked to excess pregnancy weight gain

Specific messaging and resources are needed to promote healthy weight gain during pregnancy for young mothers, a new study suggests.

Mar 21, 2017

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Antenatal screening in Europe: How to avoid mother-to-child transmission of infections

Transmission of infections with HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis or rubella from mother to child before and during birth as well as in infancy still occur across Europe - despite existing prevention methods. A new ECDC report outlines ...

Mar 21, 2017

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