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Distracted driving dangers initiative taken by Vanderbilt nurses
Newswise — Nurses at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Level-1 Trauma Center are taking a pledge to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving. These caregivers, who treat hundreds of seriously injured patients each year due to distracted driving, … Continue reading
Tot crib tent recall for strangulation hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and five retailers are announcing a voluntary recall to provide refunds to consumers who own crib tents and play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc. CPSC is warning … Continue reading
Posted in Pediatric Health: Infants, Recalls
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Stress is the topic of an international conference
More stress updates The term ‘stress’ emerged about 70 years ago as a medico-social concept that was developed in the West and then rapidly spread. Heidelberg University’s Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” will take a … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior: Stress
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Most people brush their teeth incorrectly
More posts about oral health Almost all Swedes brush their teeth, yet only one in ten does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Now researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, are eager to teach Swedes … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior: Habits, Oral Health
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Non-religious funerals becoming more common
Funeral directors need to be aware of the needs of non-religious people. A unique investigation into the subject funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) provides a snapshot of a defining aspect of life – or indeed death. … Continue reading
Golf course, food crop fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems
Chlorothalonil, one of the world’s most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Florida researchers said Wednesday. Biologists Taegan McMahon and … Continue reading
Parkinson’s patients may benefit from new locomotion study
More Parkinson’s posts While experiments in the 1970s using electrical brain stimulation identified areas of the brain responsible for starting locomotion, the precise neuron-by-neuron pathway has not been described in any vertebrate – until now. To find this pathway, Dr … Continue reading
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FDA says VMaxx Rx contains hidden drug ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use “VMaxx Rx,” a product for sexual enhancement sold on various websites, including www.vmaxxrx.com. FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that “VMaxx Rx” contains the undeclared ingredient sulfoaildenafil. Sulfoaildenafil … Continue reading
Posted in Men's Health
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Marathoner death risk remains low during or soon after race: American Journal of Sports Medicine
Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United States in 2009 compared to a decade earlier, a runner’s risk of dying during or soon after the race has remained very low — about … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise: Marathons, Fitness: Running, Sports Medicine
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Physician burnout stats are staggering
More posts about stress FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwire – May 16, 2012) – While physicians tell patients to exercise and de-stress, they are not practicing this healthy advice themselves. A survey from Weatherby Healthcare finds more than 82 percent of those … Continue reading
Virtual exercise partners boost performance, motivation: Annals of Behavioral Medicine
A competent, virtual exercise partner can boost motivation and improve team performance A new study, testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner, shows that the presence of a moderately more capable cycling partner boosts motivation to stick to an … Continue reading
More elderly falls? Or just more reporting of same?
More posts about elders and falls The recent dramatic increase in the fall death rate in older Americans is likely the effect of improved reporting quality, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and … Continue reading
Posted in Elder Care: Falls
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A form of breast cancer is effectively treated with chemical found in celery, parsley
More breast cancer posts Apigenin, a natural substance found in grocery store produce aisles, shows promise as a non-toxic treatment for an aggressive form of human breast cancer, following a new study at the University of Missouri. MU researchers found … Continue reading
Pancreatic cancer: early biomarker identified
More pancreatic cancer posts Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified a new biomarker and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, an often-fatal disease for which there is currently no reliable … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer: Pancreatic
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Arthritis may be predicted earlier because of newly discovered biomarker test
More arthritis posts More than 27 million adults currently suffer from osteoarthritis, which is the most common form of arthritis. In the past, doctors have been unable to diagnose patients with arthritis until they begin to show symptoms, which include … Continue reading
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