Groundskeeper in Bayer in U.S. weed-killer case accepts reduced award
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – The school groundskeeper who won a jury trial against Bayer...
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Month: October 2018
China birth rate set to continue decline this year: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s birth rate is set to decline further this year as well as...
Read MoreTreating early signs of diabetes risk may stave off the disease
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who have slightly elevated blood sugar and other early signs of risk for type 2 diabetes may avoid developing the full-blown disease if they start taking medications or make...
Read MoreLess-radical surgery may pose higher death risk in early cervical cancer
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Women with early cervical cancer who opt for minimally-invasive surgery die sooner and are more likely to have their tumors reappear than those who have a conventional hysterectomy,...
Read MoreMany African Americans may have undiagnosed sleep apnea
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Even though almost one in four black people in the U.S. may have moderate to severe sleep apnea, a common nighttime breathing disorder, a new study suggests the vast majority...
Read MoreA few interventions may work to reduce C-sections
By Will Boggs MD (Reuters Health) – Unnecessary cesarean-section deliveries (C-sections) might decline if a variety of interventions targeting patients, healthcare professionals and hospitals were implemented, suggests an...
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Click-on bionic arm could help amputees do the simple things
By Caroline Copley VIENNA (Reuters) – Edmund Rath, a 53-year-old from Austria, wants to do...
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France investigates reports of babies born without arms in rural areas
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – France has launched a nationwide investigation into why...
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FDA approves Novartis’ copy of AbbVie bestseller Humira
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis AG’s...
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Some reasons medical care is so expensive
A couple of recent papers highlight some issues contributing to the increasing cost of medical...
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Hunt the malaria bug – a new game for sniffer dogs
By Matthew Stock LONDON (Reuters) – In a lab room, two-year-old springer spaniel Freya...
Read MoreUK police charge pharmaceutical company over hospital baby deaths
LONDON (Reuters) – Police said on Wednesday they had charged pharmaceutical company ITH Pharma with a number of offences as part of an investigation into the deaths and illnesses of seven babies at several hospitals....
Read MoreChina to lift African swine fever limits for city in Jilin province
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese officials will lift African swine fever-related restrictions in Gongzhuling city of northeastern Jilin province, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday. The local government plans to...
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Black, Low-Income Women May Not Report Barriers to Care
They are less likely to report barriers to early breast CA detection, less likely to get timely mammogram
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Link Between Statins, Non-CVD Outcomes Lacks Evidence
Review of observational studies, randomized trials shows absence of convincing evidence
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Discharge Day Does Not Impact Readmission After Cardiac Sx
Readmission performance no worse with weekend, holiday discharge for cardiac surgery patients
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50 Percent of Children Aged 2 to 5 Years Fear Doctor Visits
Parents say most common worry is fear of getting a shot; some children also have stranger anxiety
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Sub-Concussive Hits May Not Be Tied to Neurocognitive Changes
Findings based on a small study of youth football players over the course of one football season
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Genetic Risk Score IDs Breast CA Risk in Female Child CA Survivors
Survivors in highest quintile of polygenic risk score have increased relative rate of breast cancer
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Diagnoses, Treatment of Mental Health Conditions Up in College
Highest odds ratios seen for anxiety, panic attacks, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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