Archive: 30/12/2019

Americans need to tackle youth obesity: US task force

(HealthDay)—Childhood obesity is such a crisis in America that officials have been updating recommendations for how early intervention should begin.

Dec 30, 2019

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Vaping, opioids and 'Anti-vaxxers' top health stories of 2019

(HealthDay)—The scourge of addiction among Americans young and old made big headlines in 2019, as did one big change in heart health guidelines.

Dec 30, 2019

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Cases of flu continue to mount across america

(HealthDay)—Flu continues to spread throughout the United States and has reached elevated levels in nearly every state.

Dec 30, 2019

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Inflammation linked to thyroid dysfunction in psoriasis patients

(HealthDay)—While the rate of thyroid dysfunction among patients with psoriasis generally is not higher than expected, psoriasis in patients with thyroid dysfunction is more clinically severe and serum levels of C-reactive ...

Dec 30, 2019

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Intervention cuts preoperative anxiety in young children

(HealthDay)—Among children undergoing elective day surgery, a brief, targeted Child Life preparation (CLP) intervention reduces preoperative anxiety prior to intravenous induction of anesthesia, according to a study published ...

Dec 30, 2019

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Individualized physical therapy reduces incontinence, pain in men after prostate surgery

For decades, therapy to strengthen pelvic muscles has been the standard treatment for men dealing with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery. But a new study from UT Southwestern's Departments of Urology and Physical ...

Dec 30, 2019

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Combining neurologic and blood pressure drugs reduces breast tumor development in mice

Adding a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high fat diet ...

Dec 30, 2019

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Scientists link La Niña climate cycle to increased diarrhea

A study in Botswana by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health scientists finds that spikes in cases of life-threatening diarrhea in young children are associated with La Niña climate conditions. The findings ...

Dec 30, 2019

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Study: Children who drank whole milk had lower risk of being overweight or obese

A systematic review and meta-analysis led by St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto found children who drank whole milk had 40 per cent lower odds of being overweight or obese compared with children who consumed reduced-fat ...

Dec 30, 2019

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Persistent organic pollutants in mother's blood linked to smaller fetal size

Pregnant women exposed to persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, had slightly smaller fetuses than women who haven't been exposed to these chemicals, according to an analysis of ultrasound scans by researchers at the National ...

Dec 30, 2019

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