Public Health

Chiropractor Caution: Neck Manipulation May Be Associated With Stroke

Treatments that involve neck manipulation may be associated with strokes, according to an American Heart Association Scientific Statement written by lead author Dr. Jose Biller, chair of the Department of Neurology at Loyola University and other stroke ex ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2014 - 8:59pm

NIH Study Shows That Addicts Have Lower Mindfulness

Studies have shown the benefit of mindfulness training added to substance abuse treatment. Now a study from the National Institutes of Health shows that lack of mindfulness may be one of the causes of substance abuse, in the first place. ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Aug 14 2014 - 9:38am

Reduced Testosterone Tied To Phthalates

Men, women and children exposed to high levels of phthalates tended to have reduced levels of testosterone in their blood compared to those with lower chemical exposure, according to a new paper in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrin ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2014 - 7:00am

Cystic Fibrosis Mucus Defect Present At Birth

Mucus is key to keeping our lungs clean and clear of bacteria, viruses, and other foreign particles that can cause infection and inflammation. When we inhale microbes and dust, they are trapped in the mucus and then swept up and out of the lungs via a pro ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2014 - 5:40pm

Gender Disparity In Desire For Living Donor Kidney Transplants- By Recipients

Kidney failure is a devastating condition and there are never enough donors for recipients- so it seems strange that anyone would be hesitant about getting one, but a new paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology suggest that int ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2014 - 8:23pm

Soy Protein More Effective Than Animal Protein In Preventing Heart Disease- Study

Scientists have known for years that women are protected from cardiovascular disease before menopause, but their risk increases significantly after menopause. Although estrogen is thought to be the protective factor, post-menopausal hormone replacement the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 16 2014 - 6:52pm

White Heterosexual Women 2X As Likely To Get Fertility Treatments

Heterosexual white women in America were twice as likely as racial or sexual minority women to obtain medical help to get pregnant, according to an analysis of surveys from 2002 and 2006. Will political involvement in health care coverage make the differe ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 18 2014 - 9:51am

Two Vaccines Cut Spread Of Meningitis Up To 40 Percent

Two new vaccines can prevent the transmission of meningitis from person to person by reducing 'carriage' of the responsible bacteria in the nose and throats of the population. Meningitis can be a devastating condition. The most common causes of ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 18 2014 - 7:30pm

Common Antibiotic Clarithromycin Linked With Heart Deaths

The antibiotic clarithromycin is widely used for treating common bacterial infections and has been linked to an increased risk of heart deaths by a study on BMJ. The absolute risk is small and prescribing practice should not be changed until results have ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2014 - 9:16pm

Medicaid Reimbursements: The More Doctors Get Paid, The More Likely They Do Cancer Screening

Cancer screening is one of the controversial aspects of health care; America has long had a 'defensive medicine' problem, where in some cases doctors and hospitals run many unnecessary tests to check off the boxes so that if something does go wro ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2014 - 11:30pm