More Americans have been sickened with E. coli after eating romaine lettuce thought to be grown in Salinas, Calif., federal
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HbA1c variability linked to cardiovascular disease risk
(HealthDay)—For patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, visit-to-visit hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) variability is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular
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UBC expert immobilizes tiny structures linked to metastatic breast cancer
Although breast cancer treatment has made great strides, around 5,000 Canadian women are still expected to succumb to the disease
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Prenatal exposure to pollution linked to brain changes related to behavioral problems
Over the past few decades, various studies have investigated the impact of air pollution on cognitive capacities in children. However,
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Medicare fraud and abuse linked to patient deaths and hospitalizations
Patients treated by health care professionals later excluded from the Medicare program for committing fraud and abuse were between 14
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3+ hours daily social media use linked to poor sleep patterns in UK teens
Spending three or more hours a day on social media is associated with poor sleep patterns, such as falling asleep
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Frequent male pot use linked to early miscarriages
(HealthDay)—Men who use marijuana at least once a week are twice as likely to see their partner’s pregnancy end in
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Fragmented physical activity linked to greater mortality risk
Although reduced physical activity during the day is widely seen as a harbinger of mortality in older people, fragmentation of
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Teen birth control use linked to depression risk in adulthood
Women who used oral contraceptives during adolescence are more likely to develop depression as adults, suggests new research from the
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Antibiotic use linked to heightened bowel cancer risk
Antibiotic use (pills/capsules) is linked to a heightened risk of bowel (colon) cancer, but a lower risk of rectal cancer,
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