Archive: 30/03/2017

Chronic tension-type headache tied to cognitive impairment

(HealthDay)—Patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) have impairments in cognitive ability and dysfunction in the neuroendocrine state, according to a study published online March 24 in Pain Practice.

Mar 30, 2017

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Climate change may cloud Americans' mental health: report

(HealthDay)—As the Trump Administration moves to undo certain climate change policies, a leading group of U.S. psychologists has issued a report that says warming trends and related extreme weather events could wreak havoc ...

Mar 30, 2017

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Common post-op ear drops tied to eardrum perforations in kids

(HealthDay)—Children who suffer through multiple ear infections are often candidates for ear tube surgery. But a new study finds that the use of one type of ear drops—quinolones—after these surgeries may raise a child's ...

Mar 30, 2017

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US pedestrian deaths surged to record levels in 2016

(HealthDay)—For the second straight year, U.S. pedestrian deaths are setting alarming new records.

Mar 30, 2017

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Stem cells help explain varied genetics behind rare neurologic disease

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have successfully grown stem cells from children with a devastating neurological disease to help explain how different genetic backgrounds can cause common ...

Mar 30, 2017

Different databases, differing statistics on racial disparities in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Three major national databases include varying estimates of racial gaps in the use of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) after mastectomy for breast cancer, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive ...

Mar 30, 2017