Public Health
- Gallbladder Surgery Can Wait Until Morning
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a minimally invasive procedure to remove the gallbladder, is one of the most common abdominal surgeries in the U.S. Some medical centers move patients quickly into surgery while others wait. Being told to wait can alarm patie ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2014 - 1:30pm
- US Diabetes Leveled Off Among Whites
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Diabetes doubled in the U.S. from 1990 to 2008 and while it remains high, new data suggest at least it isn't continuing to rise across the board. Rates among adults from 2008 and 2012 for adults leveled among whites, though it continued to increase i ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2014 - 7:00pm
- Alcohol Consumption Influenced By Chemosensory Genes
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How people perceive and taste alcohol depends on genetic factors, and that influences whether they "like" and consume alcoholic beverages, according to a nutritionist and colleagues at Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2014 - 11:00am
- HPV Vaccination Lasts Longer Than Believed
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been controversial in both the United States and European countries like Germany. It prevents about 70% of cervical cancers, cervical cancer is uncommon and highly treatable, and it will need another vaccine befo ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2014 - 9:49am
- Healthy Food Might Be Bad For Patients – Here’s Why
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Healthy food might be bad for patients. Food for thought. Photo by By Amanda Squire, Cardiff Metropolitan University ...
Article - The Conversation - Sep 25 2014 - 4:30pm
- Periodontitis Is Sixth Most Prevalent Health Condition In The World
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Periodontitis, gum infection that damages the soft tissue and destroys the bone that supports teeth, is the sixth most prevalent condition in the world affecting 743 million people worldwide, according to research from 2010. Between 1990 and 2010, the glo ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 26 2014 - 2:14pm
- Science Of Liver Detox? Jet Fuel Seeds!
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University of Illinois nutritionists say they have found compounds that boost liver detoxification enzymes nearly 5X, and they've found them in the crushed seeds left over after oil extraction from an oilseed crop, Camelina sativa, used in jet fuel. ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2014 - 7:00pm
- How long until the California Legislature Gets It: What’s Wrong with SB1283
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How long until the California Legislature Gets It: What’s Wrong with SB1283 ...
Blog Post - Richard Taite - Sep 30 2014 - 10:21am
- Americans Get Too Many Colonoscopies
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Colonoscopies are a very valuable procedure by which to screen for the presence of colorectal cancer but healthy Americans who undergo the uncomfortable examination often have repeat screenings long before they actually should, finds Gina Kruse of Massach ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2014 - 1:22pm
- Multiple Sclerosis Patients Benefit From Exercise
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A new study has found that people with multiple sclerosis may reduce perceived fatigue and increase mobility through a series of combined strength training and fitness exercises. The research from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche, supervised by Pr ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2014 - 6:01pm
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