A new study finds that shooting survivors may not seek the mental health services they need after experiencing gun violence due to stigma, fear and a lack of trusted resources. The study, led by assistant professor Lauren Magee with the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Indianapolis, is featured in the JAMA Network Open. Magee and […]
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With the creation of Cancer InFocus, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s Community Impact Office introduced a new tool monitoring the geographic burden of cancer. This resource—launched in 2022—combines powerful data collection software with an interactive online application to accelerate gaining insight from data in the fight against America’s second leading cause of death. A recent article published in […]
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After enduring a difficult pregnancy marred with severe bouts of nausea and vomiting, Christina Roberto recalls the overwhelming sense of relief she felt two years ago when she finally brought her newborn daughter, Charlotte, safely home from the hospital. “It was a really stressful pregnancy,” she said. “So there was this relief I felt getting home with Charlotte—and thinking everyone’s […]
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Dementia diagnosis rates have reached a three-year high after falling during the pandemic, the head of the NHS has said. The ambition to diagnose 66.7 percent of over 65s who have the condition has not been met since March 2020. But Amanda Pritchard promised progress was being made through interventions such as specialist teams being sent to assess people in […]
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Monitoring brain injury biomarkers and glucose variation in patients who have suffered an acute cranial injury during the entire first week of hospitalization can provide a more accurate picture of the pathological process. This is according to a paper published in The Lancet Neurology by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. It is hoped that their findings can eventually lead […]
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MADRID — Fine particulate matter pollution in the atmosphere around homes and workplaces increases the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of the XENAIR study presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2023 Congress. Béatrice Fervers, MD, buying nardil online PhD, head of the environmental cancer prevention department at the Léon Bérard Center in Lyon, […]
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Adding sugar to tea and coffee may not be bad for your health, new research claims Government advice in 2015 recommended limiting sugar intake to 30g a day A new study suggests adding sugar to tea and coffee is not a major health risk Adding sugar to tea or coffee may not have a negative impact on our overall health, […]
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When tornadoes tore through Spalding County, Georgia—an hour south of Atlanta—on January 12, Spalding County Animal Shelter contacted the ASPCA for help caring for animals impacted by the storms. The ASPCA established a temporary shelter for unowned pets and animals displaced by the tornadoes and relocated other animals to shelters outside the impacted communities to free up space in local shelters. More than […]
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Teresa Quattrin, MD, University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor of pediatrics, is a co-author on a new global study that suggests a novel treatment option for children with achondroplasia—a form of severe short stature. Achondroplasia is one of the most frequent bone disorders that prevents bone growth, especially in the arms and legs, resulting in very severe short stature, with average […]
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Reviewed Research has shown that music might be a drug-free way to lower humans’ pain perception. This decreased sensitivity to pain – also known as hypoalgesia – can occur when pain stimuli are disrupted between their point of input and where they are recognized as pain by the conscious mind. In a new study, researchers in Canada have examined what […]
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