Archive: 23/03/2015

Conscientiousness in childhood is a predictor of adult smoking behavior

Conscientious children are less likely to smoke in later life and the personality trait could help explain health inequalities, indicates a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Mar 23, 2015

India needs to do much more to tackle its alarming TB epidemic

Effective tuberculosis control in India needs political will and commitment, backed by sufficient resources, says a senior doctor in The BMJ this week.

Mar 23, 2015

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Adopting US culture ups diabetes risk in Mexican-American kids

(HealthDay)—The more that Mexican-American children adopt mainstream U.S. culture, the greater their risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

Mar 23, 2015

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Adopted kids' average IQ higher than non-adopted siblings, study finds

Adopted children tend to have a slightly higher IQ than siblings who remained with their biological parents, a recent study found.

Mar 23, 2015

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Latest diabetes care guidelines focus on individual approach

(HealthDay)— When caring for people with diabetes, primary care doctors need to tailor blood sugar targets and treatments to the individual patient, new recommendations suggest.

Mar 23, 2015

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WHO denies politics swayed Ebola emergency declaration

The World Health Organization denied Monday that politics swayed the decision to declare an international emergency over the spread of the Ebola virus last year, despite evidence senior staffers repeatedly discussed the diplomatic ...

Mar 23, 2015

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New insights into survival outcomes of Asian Americans diagnosed with cancer

Numerous studies have documented racial differences in deaths from cancer among non-Hispanic whites and African Americans, but little has been known about survival outcomes for Asian Americans who have been diagnosed with ...

Mar 23, 2015

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Clinical professor shows pain diaries may slow patient recovery

For some people suffering from chronic pain, part of their daily routine is recording the extent of it in a pain diary. Often done at the request of their physician or therapist, patients may be asked to record how severe ...

Mar 23, 2015

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Metabolic compensation underlies drug resistance in glioblastoma

Gliobststoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain tumor that is resistant to many conventional cancer therapies. The kinase mTOR induces pathways that are aberrantly activated in GBM. However, mTOR inhibitors have not shown ...

Mar 23, 2015

Report reveals alarming lack of water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities

The World Health Organization and UNICEF have commissioned the first comprehensive, multi-country analysis on water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) services in health care facilities, calling for global action to push toward ...

Mar 23, 2015

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Archive: 23/03/2015

Conscientiousness in childhood is a predictor of adult smoking behavior

India needs to do much more to tackle its alarming TB epidemic

Adopting US culture ups diabetes risk in Mexican-American kids

Adopted kids' average IQ higher than non-adopted siblings, study finds

Latest diabetes care guidelines focus on individual approach

WHO denies politics swayed Ebola emergency declaration

New insights into survival outcomes of Asian Americans diagnosed with cancer

Clinical professor shows pain diaries may slow patient recovery

Metabolic compensation underlies drug resistance in glioblastoma

Report reveals alarming lack of water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities

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