CDC: General Mills' KC facility 'likely source' of outbreak
Most Children Receive Concussion Care in Primary Care, Not ED
Most children with concussions go first to their primary care provider, rather than an emergency department (ED), for treatment, a new study shows. The findings suggest that current incidence estimates for concussions are too low, and that primary care clinicians need to be prepared to diagnose and treat these injuries, the researchers say. "[U]sing a novel method to leverage rich data captured in a unified EHR [electronic health record] system on a diverse demographic and socioeconomic popu..>> view originalWhy Stroke in Middle Age Is More Deadly for Blacks Than Whites
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) THURSDAY, June 2, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A higher stroke rate -- not differences in care after a stroke -- is the reason why middle-aged black Americans are more likely to die from a stroke than whites, a new study suggests. Researchers reviewed data from almost 30,000 people across the United States. At age 45, blacks were four times more likely to die of stroke than whites. By age 85, stroke death rates were the same for blacks a..>> view originalWeight-Loss Surgery May Boost Survival
THURSDAY, June 2, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery might significantly lower obese people's risk of premature death, a new study finds.About five years after surgery, the death rate was just over 1 percent for those who had weight-loss surgery and 4 percent among those in the non-surgery group, researchers said.For the study, the researchers -- led by Christina Persson from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden -- reviewed data from almost 49,000 obese people in Sweden. They were b..>> view originalThe incredible rise of gay sex in America
A new study shows just how rapidly America has come to accept homosexuality after centuries of, at best, discomfort. In “Changes in American Adults’ Reported Same-Sex Sexual Experiences and Attitudes, 1973–2014,” published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior this week, three psychologists plot the acceptance of homosexual behavior, using previously unanalyzed data from the General Social Survey of Americans, which is administered annually by the University of Chicago. Here’s the chart they came ..>> view originalCancer survivorship to be celebrated at tonight's dinner
Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox.>> view originalMarijuana's only major possible side effect? Gum disease
Long-term marijuana use is not associated with a raft of physical health problems, according to a new study, with one surprising exception: gum disease.Researchers led by Madeline Meier of Arizona State University tracked the marijuana habits of 1,037 New Zealanders from birth to middle age to see what effect those habits have on some common measures of physical health, including lung function, systemic inflammation, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, body weight, blood sugar, and dental healt..>> view originalStanford researchers 'stunned' by stem cell experiment that helped stroke patient walk
CT scans of a brain show damage from a stroke. (iStock) Stanford researchers studying the effect of stem cells injected directly into the brains of stroke patients said Thursday that they were "stunned" by the extent to which the experimental treatment restored motor function in some of the patients. While the research involved only 18 patients and was designed primarily to look at the safety of such a procedure and not its effectiveness, it is creating significant buzz in the neuroscience c..>> view originalCDC Updates Interim Guidance on Zika Testing and Interpretation
Because it is difficult to differentiate, via antibody testing, between Zika virus infection and infection from other flaviviruses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its earlier recommendations regarding the timing of immunoglobulin M antibody testing and thresholds of plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). The new guidance, which expands on recommendations released by the agency in mid-April, are designed to reduce the possibility of missed diagnoses for ..>> view originalWhat Big Pharma doesn't want you to know about the opioid epidemic
This article originally appeared on AlterNet. The prescription opioid epidemic is not new. It began when Pharma rolled out and aggressively marketed time-released opioids like Oxycontin, driving “pill mills” that distributed as many as 9 million Oxys in a six-month span. What is new is the media finally calling Pharma out on the many cagey ways it got people hooked on opioids and heroin (and continues to do so)..>> view original
Friday, June 3, 2016
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