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'Resist urge to control e-cigarettes', WHO told A letter signed by more than 50 researchers and public health specialists is urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to "resist the urge to control and suppress e-cigarettes". The letter says the devices - which deliver nicotine in a vapour - could be a ...
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Lasers 'could prevent' need for root canal treatment Lasers have been used to regenerate parts of damaged teeth and could one day be used to prevent root canal treatments, claim US researchers. The laser beam triggered a series of changes that led to the formation of new dentin, the layer below the enamel, ...
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One-Third of People Worldwide Are Obese or Overweight: Study About 2.1 billion people, or almost one-third of the world's population, were obese or overweight last year, researchers estimated after examining data from 183 countries. The estimated number of overweight or obese people almost tripled from 857 million in ...
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Global population of obese and overweight tops 2.1bn The number of people in the world who are obese or overweight has topped 2.1 billion, up from 875 million in 1980, the latest figures published in the Lancet show. And not one country is succeeding in treating it, said the research. US, China and Russia had ...
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Many Delay Blood Thinners After Stent Placement, Risking Death WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Many patients undergoing coronary stent placement don't fill their prescription for vital blood-thinning medication within the recommended time frame, a lapse leaving them much more likely to die within a ...
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Being a cynic linked to tripled risk of developing dementia, Finland study suggests Cynics are three times more likely to develop dementia than those who have faith in humanity, a study has shown. Believing that others are motivated by selfishness, or that they lie to get what they want, appears to radically increase the risk of cognitive ...
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Federal grants to states up for health care, down for everything else The federal government has paid out about 20 percent more to states since the start of the recession, an increase that's almost entirely driven by exploding health-care costs. Federal spending on health care spiked 34 percent between 2008 and 2014, though ...
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| Women Catch Baby Bug from High School Friends Women are more likely to have children in the two years after their high school friends have their first child, a new study finds. "Friendships that were formed a long time ago have a big influence on the decision to have a child," said study co-author Nicoletta ...
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On Heroin: More Users White And Suburban Than Ever Before Four years ago, the makers of OxyContin changed the formulation so that it would be more difficult to abuse. It became less crushable and less dissolvable, so users would have more trouble snorting or injecting it. Some people predicted that this change ...
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Mental illness can reduce life expectancy more than heavy smoking The study looked at reviews over 20 review papers, which involved more than 1.7 million individuals and over 250,000 deaths. These review papers reported on mortality risk for a range of disorders, including mental health problems, substance and alcohol ...
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Study says diet soda aids weight loss A new study finds that those who drink diet soda lose more weight then those who only drink water. CBS Atlanta reports that a recent study found that those who drink diet beverages lose more weight than those who drink water, only. A 12-week study was ...
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INSIGHT-Insurers scrutinize drug costs after $84000 Sovaldi surprise NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES May 28 (Reuters) - Shocked by the rapid adoption of a new $84,000 hepatitis C treatment, U.S. health insurers are trying to make sure they aren't blindsided by other drugs being developed and are looking for ways to limit their ...
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OncoBriefs: Delayed Tx for Prostate Ca, New Antiandrogen Oncology/Hematology. OncoBriefs: Delayed Tx for Prostate Ca, New Antiandrogen. Published: May 28, 2014. By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. CHICAGO -- Prostate cancer mortality has ...
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The Latest on Dealing with Hot Flashes Women typically seek medicinal cures for hot flashes when they realize dressing in layers and carrying a portable fan just do not help them enough. Doctors would then traditionally treat the hot flashes by starting a hormone therapy regime. Given concerns ...
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Six reasons teen births are plummeting The United States' teen birth rate hit a new low in 2013, preliminary federal data published Thursday shows. The Center for Disease Control's new report finds there were 26.6 births for every 1,000 women between 15 and 19 last year. That's a 10 percent ...
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