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Sep 4, 2013
Archive: 04/09/2013
Back of pack health warnings make little impact on teen smokers
Back of pack picture or text warnings depicting the dangers of smoking, make little impact on teen smokers, particularly those who smoke regularly, suggests research published online in Tobacco Control.
Sep 4, 2013
Chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections linked to pregnancy complications
Becoming infected with chlamydia or gonorrhoea in the lead-up to, or during, pregnancy, increases the risk of complications, such as stillbirth or unplanned premature birth, indicates research published online in the journal ...
Sep 4, 2013
NFL, Under Armour and GE work together on research
(AP)—The NFL, Under Armour and GE have together issued a challenge for new engineering to help protect athletes from brain injury.
Sep 4, 2013
MRI right before or after surgery does not benefit women with early breast cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center study shows that the use of MRI before or immediately after surgery in women with DCIS was not associated with reduced local recurrence or contralateral breast cancer rates. The findings ...
Sep 4, 2013
Ashtray availability, signage may determine success of smoke-free legislation
Signs banning smoking may not have as much of an impact on secondhand smoke concentrations as the presence of ashtrays or ashtray equivalents, according to research published September 4 in the open access journal PLOS ONE ...
Sep 4, 2013
DNA changes during pregnancy persist into childhood
Even before they are born, babies accumulate changes in their DNA through a process called DNA methylation that may interfere with gene expression, and in turn, their health as they grow up. But until now it's been unclear ...
Sep 4, 2013
Surgical gear quarantined over rare brain disease
New Hampshire public health officials believe one person died of a rare, degenerative brain disease, and there's a remote chance up to 13 others in multiple states were exposed to it through surgical equipment.
Sep 4, 2013
