Archive: 04/04/2018

Most primary care offices do not offer reduced price care to the uninsured, study finds

A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the uninsured face significant barriers to primary care, highlighting a group that remains vulnerable even after the Affordable Care Act insurance ...

Apr 4, 2018

More communication needed regarding disposal of pet pharmaceuticals

If no one told you the proper way to get rid of those leftover heartworm pills, bottles of flea shampoo and other pet care products your household no longer needs, you're not alone.

Apr 4, 2018

Flu shots not a magic bullet for the elderly—and new research helps to explain why

Elderly people who find their annual flu shot is not helping them beat the virus may be lacking in effective natural killer cells, according to new research.

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Anti-psychotics used to manage autism and intellectual disability behaviour can have serious side effects—new study

Antipsychotic medication is typically licensed in the UK for people with serious mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia. But in recent years, some antipsychotic drugs have been prescribed more and more "off label". ...

Apr 4, 2018

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Not all vaginal implants are a problem and treating them the same puts many women at risk

Last week, a Senate Committee investigating the impacts of "transvaginal mesh implants" on women in Australia handed down its report, with 13 recommendations. The implants are medical devices surgically inserted to prevent ...

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From IQ to blood pressure, we should not be complacent about lead

We poisoned ourselves with lead during the 20th century in most industrial nations. We used the metal widely, because lead paint is durable, engines run better on leaded gasoline and lead water pipes don't rust.

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Six things you can do to reduce your risk of dementia

An ageing population is leading to a growing number of people living with dementia. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of symptoms including memory impairment, confusion, and loss of ability to carry out everyday activities.

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The type of sugar you eat may trigger fullness—or cravings for more food

Sugar gets a lot of bad press, and for good reason. Too much of it increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart attack and stroke. And Americans tend to eat a lot of it—more than 60 percent blow through the government's ...

Apr 4, 2018

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Men and women now on equal footing for cardiovascular risk, with both improving

Both men and women over 50 reduced their risk factors for heart disease and stroke between 1990 and 2010, according to a new study from USC demographers. The study also showed that differences related to age and gender had ...

Apr 4, 2018

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There's an allergy epidemic in Africa, and not enough specialists to deal with it

Allergies are on the rise in Africa, but with too few specialists to treat them, and a parallel increase in immune deficiency diseases, the situation is worse than we thought. According to researchers from Ain Shams University ...

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