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New Rochelle, NY, March 4, 2020--Little data is available about the ability of antiviral drugs used to treat COVID-19, coronavirus, to enter breastmilk, let alone the potential adverse effects on breastfeeding infants. A new perspective article reviewing what is known about the most commonly used drugs to treat coronavirus and influenza is published in Breastfeeding Medicine, the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
What The Study Did: This population-based study describes the risk of experiencing violent assault among young immigrants and refugees (ages 10 to 24) compared with nonimmigrants in an analysis of linked health and administrative databases in Ontario, Canada. Researchers acknowledge some important factors are unknown, including the circumstances of some events.
Authors: Natasha Ruth Saunders, M.D., M.Sc., of The Hospital for Sick Children, in Ontario, Canada, is the corresponding author.
WASHINGTON -- With today's JAMA Surgery publication of findings on how many adults see their Type 2 diabetes go away and come back following weight-loss surgery, the PCORnet Bariatric Study now provides patients and their doctors with a more complete picture about the comparative benefi
What The Study Did: This randomized clinical trial conducted at 60 workplaces in urban ares of China examined whether a wellness program with a hypertension management component would improve blood pressure control among employees compared to usual care.
Authors: Zengwu Wang, M.D., Ph.D., of the Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing, and Chun Chang, M.D., Ph.D., of Peking University in Beijing, are the corresponding authors.
Excessive or uncontrolled buying or shopping is a highly prevalent, disabling and growing problem, yet measuring the extent and effects of this significant psychological problem and social issue remains problematic.
Buying-Shopping Disorder has not been formally accepted as a separate diagnosis, but a research team led by Flinders University's Professor Mike Kyrios and Dr Dan Fassnacht has developed diagnostic criteria that can apply a measurable scale of excessive buying.
Researchers have found that the #Fitspiration philosophy is flawed, making many women feel worse about themselves and their bodies rather than inspiring them to exercise.
Despite the positive intentions and popularity of social media images depicting women being active in exercise programs, researchers at Flinders University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences have studied whether the #fitspiration Instagram movement is having its desired inspirational effect - and found the opposite to be true.
Dental teams could play an integral role in identifying people at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes as well as in the early detection of the condition in those who are undiagnosed, new research suggests.
The systematic review, led by researchers in the University of Birmingham, found that using risk assessment tools such as patient questionnaires and point of care blood testing within a dental surgery setting could lead to better outcomes for patients and improved management of the condition.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 4, 2020)--Women who proactively have their ovaries removed to minimize their cancer risk may face a greater risk--premature death because of heart disease. That's according to a new study that identifies an increased risk for women with a family history of premature heart disease who underwent prophylactic oophorectomies before the age of 45. Study results are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
New research has shown that older workers with obesity are at a higher risk of prolonged sickness absence or losing their jobs for health reasons than those of normal weight, with women affected significantly more than men.
Scientists from the University of Southampton studied the association between BMI and prolonged sickness absence, cutting down at work and health-related job loss among 2299 men and 2425 women aged between 50 and 64 years.
Los Angeles, Calif. - The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world's largest and longest-established HIV research network, will make 28 presentations at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2020) held in Boston, March 8-11.
Bottom Line: Young women with breast cancer experienced substantial financial difficulties in the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis, even if they had stable jobs with insurance benefits.
Journal in Which the Study was Published: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Author: Florence K.L. Tangka, PhD, MS, a health economist in the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Only 1 in 13 everyday patients could have participated in a pivotal international clinical trial looking at the use of catheter ablation to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib) among people with heart failure. However, new Mayo Clinic research provides evidence supporting the benefit of ablation, and shows what the outcomes might be for everyday patients. The Mayo study will be published in Heart Rhythm Journal.
An antidepressant in use for decades, repurposed to fight prostate cancer, shows promise in helping patients whose disease has returned following surgery or radiation, a pilot study at USC shows.
The drug -- an MAO inhibitor called phenelzine -- represents a potential new treatment direction with fewer side effects for men with recurrent prostate cancer, researchers said.
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were each associated with increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis in a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
New research indicates that a prior induced abortion poses only a very small risk of negative effects on births from subsequent pregnancies, but the risk is higher if the abortion is performed later in the pregnancy.