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As little as one hour of exposure to tobacco smoke per week can significantly impact the health of teens, according to a University of Cincinnati study published in the September 2018 issue of Pediatrics. “There is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure,” says Ashley Merianos, the lead author of the study and an assistant […]
The source of the outbreak that sickened nearly 650 people at a Chipotle in Ohio last month has been identified. Stool samples taken from sick customers tested positive for Clostridium perfringens, a bacterium that can cause food poisoning when food is stored at unsafe temperatures, according to the Delaware General Health District, the public health […]
Elderly individuals with fewer teeth, poor dental hygiene, and more cavities constantly ingest more dysbiotic microbiota, which could be harmful to their respiratory health, according to new research published in the journal mSphere. The findings come from a large, population-based study that identified variations in the tongue microbiota among community-dwelling elderly adults in Japan. “Fewer […]
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Zika, West Nile Cases Reported in Alabama Multiple reports of Zika virus and West Nile virus are being investigated by Alabama health officials. They noted that Zika hasn’t been transmitted locally, the New York Post reported. “To date […]
When it comes to shedding pounds, it pays to think big, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The study, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, focused on Americans looking to slim down and found those who lost more than a fifth of their body weight […]
New mothers and an expert talk about whether feeding a child each time he or she cries is healthy. By Disha Roy Choudhury How often have you resorted to your comfort food just because you are stressed or upset about something or ended up overeating on occasions? If you are among those constantly fighting the […]
Delight as health ministers finally bow to pressure to lower the bowel cancer screening age to 50 Health ministers finally bow to pressure to lower the bowel cancer screening age to 50 in England in move that will save thousands of lives Under current guidelines, patients aged 60 to 74 are offered a home testing […]
Melbourne’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, in partnership with Harvard Medical School, has discovered that adolescent health programs across the developing world receive only a tiny share of international aid, even though young people make up 30 per cent of the population of low-income countries. Published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the US and Australia […]
The statistics around heart attack diagnosis and treatment in women around the world are alarming. Not only are females half as likely as men to receive proper treatment, they’re also twice as likely to die within six months after being discharged. Julie Anne Mitchell, Director of Prevention at the Heart Foundation, says this shows a […]
Women in health IT face a number of challenges in the industry, from pay disparity to low numbers of women in the boardroom. In fact, a recent Rock Health survey found that more than half of women expect it will take 25 years or more to achieve gender parity. But it’s not all bad news. […]