How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?
A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials are battling back Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the area. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials a..>> view originalUConn Study: Being the Primary Breadwinner is Bad for Men's Psychological Well-Being and Health
STORRS, CT — Gendered expectations in marriage are not just bad for women, they are also bad for men, according to a new study by University of Connecticut sociologists. The study, “Relative Income, Psychological Well-Being, and Health: Is Breadwinning Hazardous or Protective?” by Christin Munsch, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut, and graduate students Matthew Rogers and Jessica Yorks, was presented Sunday at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociologic..>> view originalSocioeconomic Factors, Not Race, Influenced Myeloma Survival in Younger Patients
Socioeconomic factors affected the care and survival of younger patients with multiple myeloma, but race/ethnicity itself did not influence survival, according to the results of a study published in Cancer. Although there have been advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma in the last few years, improved survival has been seen predominantly among young and white patients.“This finding strongly suggests that there is a huge disparity in outcomes that could potentially be overcome by improv..>> view originalFDA Okays Marketing of First Cognitive Testing Devices for Patients With Head Injury
Two medical devices for evaluating symptoms and cognitive function after a head injury have received marketing permission, according to an announcement today from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The computerized Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) system and ImPACT Pediatric are both manufactured by the ImPACT Applications company. The first product was created for individuals aged 12 to 59 years who have sustained a head trauma. Using a desktop or ..>> view originalTwo senators urge scrutiny of EpiPen price boost
Chris Woodyard and Mary Jo Layton, USA TODAY and Asbury Park (N.J.) Press 9:41 p.m. EDT August 22, 2016EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector, a Mylan product(Photo: Mark Zaleski, AP)Two U.S. senators are raising concerns about massive price increases on a drug used under emergency conditions for food allergy reactions to see if they are justified.Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has written the manufacturer, Mylan, asking for the reasons behind the price boosts for EpiPen, an epinephine au..>> view originalNew York Region Swings Into Action on Zika
New York City is getting most of the attention as the region contends with the Zika virus, but a growing number of cases in New Jersey and Connecticut are raising the stakes for those states’ mosquito-control efforts. As of last week, 97 people in New Jersey, 58 in Connecticut and 140 in New York state outside the five boroughs had tested positive for the virus, according to public records. The virus can cause severe birth defects in...>> view originalScience|Seeing Through to a Mouse's Nervous System
Photo A mouse tagged with fluorescent protein that has undergone treatment with uDisco to become transparent. Credit Ali Erturk Neuroscientists have developed a way to turn an entire mouse, including its muscles and internal organs, transparent while illuminating the nerve paths that run throughout its body.The process, called uDisco, provides an alternate way for researchers to study an organism’s nervous system without having to slice into sections of its organs or ti..>> view originalNot So Sweet: New Sugar Limits for Kids Announced
Kids in the United States are sweet on sugar, but a major health organization is issuing new guidelines to curb children's consumption of sugary foods and beverages. In the first of three new recommendations from the American Heart Association (AHA), a panel of health and nutrition experts suggested that children ages 2 to 18 consume no more than 6 teaspoons (30 milliliters) of added sugar a day, according to the organization's statement published today (Aug. 22) in the journal Circulatio..>> view originalDoctors in India Remove 40 Knives From Man's Stomach
NEW DELHI — Doctors in northern India have surgically removed 40 knives from the stomach of a man who had swallowed them over the past two months, one of the physicians said Tuesday.The 42-year-old man is recovering in a hospital in Punjab state after undergoing surgery Friday in which doctors removed the knives — some folded and some with exposed blades up to 18 centimeters (7 inches) long.Dr. Jatinder Malhotra, who assisted during the five-hour operation, said the man, who works as a police ..>> view originalHow often should you get a mammogram? It depends on whether you have dense breast tissue, experts say
For women older than 50 who have been confused by conflicting advice on how frequently to get a mammogram, some new science is here to guide their decisions.An ambitious research effort published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine set out to tailor women’s breast cancer screening practices to match their actual risk of breast cancer. It concludes that a woman’s breast density should influence the frequency with which she is screened for breast cancer, in addition to such long-recognized ..>> view original
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