More than two-thirds of US adults now overweight or obese: study
(HealthDay)—Fewer than one-third of Americans are currently at a healthy weight, with the rest of the population either overweight or obese, a new report finds.
Jun 22, 2015
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Relationship seen across studies between cyberbullying, depression
The median percentage of children and adolescents who reported being bullied online was 23 percent and there appears to be a consistent relationship between cyberbullying and reports of depression in a review of social media ...
Jun 22, 2015
Heart patients can stop blood thinners when undergoing elective surgery
Patients with atrial fibrillation who stopped taking blood thinners before they had elective surgery had no higher risk of developing blood clots and less risk of major bleeding compared to patients who were given a "bridge" ...
Jun 22, 2015
Reforms aim to make medical research safer for its subjects
When University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers were looking for volunteers to test a vaccine for Ebola, which was killing thousands of people in West Africa, Andrea Buchwald raised her hand in Baltimore.
Jun 22, 2015
Current monitoring of pacemakers, defibrillators may underestimate device problems
The current monitoring of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators may be underestimating device problems, according to UC San Francisco researchers who propose systematic ...
Jun 22, 2015
Clinical trials launching to combat advanced skin cancer
Mayo Clinic and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) are helping launch a national clinical trial that will apply the latest in precision medicine to treat advanced melanoma skin cancer.
Jun 22, 2015
Florida bacteria alert: Beware of warm saltwater if you have open cuts
There's lots of ways Florida can kill you, not the least of which is Vibrio vulnificus, a rare and potentially deadly bacteria found in warm salt water.
Jun 22, 2015
Best Practice Framework is good benchmarking tool for Fracture Liaison Services worldwide
A new review by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has confirmed the success of the Capture the Fracture; Best Practice Framework as a single set of quality standards which can be used effectively to benchmark ...
Jun 22, 2015
