Survey Shows Americans Feel Stressed
The online survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, also found that 56% of respondents have significant stress about the 2020 presidential election, an increase from 52% in the period before the 2016 election.
Survey Shows Americans Feel Stressed
The online survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, also found that 56% of respondents have significant stress about the 2020 presidential election, an increase from 52% in the period before the 2016 election.
Trauma outcomes worse with risk factors for heart disease and stroke
(Reuters Health) – Severely injured patients are more likely to have complications or die if they have a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, a recent study suggests.
Celgene’s drug for anemia in beta thalassemia priced at $3,441/ 25 mg vial
Celgene Corp’s treatment for anemia in patients with beta thalassemia, a rare blood disorder, would be priced at $3,441 for a 25-milligram vial of the drug, partner Acceleron Pharma Inc said.
Vitamin E Acetate Now Directly Linked to Vaping Injury: CDC
Vitamin E acetate was universally found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from patients with vaping lung injury, providing the first direct evidence of vitamin E acetate at the site of injury. News Alerts
Kratom May Cause Liver Damage: Study
The use of kratom has risen sharply since the start of the opioid epidemic, and more than 90 deaths have been linked to it, researchers say.
Even A Little Running Lowers Risk for Death
Less than an hour a week of running can significantly reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and death. Medscape Medical News
Safety data on AstraZeneca anemia drug points to potential use in dialysis
AstraZeneca said on Friday that safety data on roxadustat underpinned the British drugmaker’s hopes for the anemia drug to become a standard treatment for patients with kidney disease.
Buffalo Wild Wings worker dies after accidentally mixing two cleaning products — here’s how to stay safe
A Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant manager died and at least 10 people were hospitalized after being overcome with toxic fumes from a powerful cleaning agent.
CDC reports ‘breakthrough’ over vaping lung illnesses as cases top 2,000
US health body links vitamin E acetate with e-cigarette illnessSubstance has been used as thickener in vaping fluidUS health officials are reporting a breakthrough in their investigation into the cause of a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses that …
Eritrean refugee, 19, killed himself as he ‘feared he would be sent back’
Osman Ahmed Nur and three friends killed themselves in space of 16 months, inquest hearsA teenage refugee was found hanged in London after fearing that he would be sent back to his home country where he had been imprisoned and tortured as a child, an i…
Omega-3 and Vit D of No Benefit for Kidney Function in Diabetes
Neither vitamin D3 nor omega-3 fatty acids affected eGFR at 5 years in a sub-study of the VITAL trial. Doctors need to make it clear to patients that there are no benefits of these supplements, says author. Medscape Medical News
HIV Care Shaped by Menopause as Women Age
The number of women with HIV going through menopause has ballooned in the past decade, but research is lacking as clinicians navigate approaches. Medscape Medical News
Century-old food testing method updated to include complex fluid dynamics
The texture of food is an important part of enjoying foods. In order to completely understand these properties, better methods for testing are required to capture the motion inside liquid materials, especially in the case of foods that are complex liqu…
Investigational Drug Promising in Obese Patients With Diabetes
An investigational agent originally developed for sarcopenia has shown promise in a phase 2 trial in those with obesity and type 2 diabetes, leading to a loss of body fat as well as weight reduction. Medscape Medical News
U.S. CDC reports ‘breakthrough’ in vaping lung injury probe as cases top 2,000
Tests of lung samples taken from 29 patients with vaping-related injuries suggest all contained Vitamin E acetate, a discovery U.S. officials described on Friday as a “breakthrough” in the investigation of the nationwide outbreak that has topped 2,000 …
Best practice treatment guidelines help doctors identify, treat vaping-associated lung injuries
As the outbreak of lung injuries and deaths associated with e-cigarettes, or vaping, continues to spread across the US, researchers have effectively developed a best practice treatment guide to quickly identify and treat patients who develop the new an…
DNA technology as a novel strategy for delivery of anti-HIV antibodies
Scientists applied synthetic DNA-based technology to drive in vivo production of broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies in small and large-animal models, providing proof of concept for a simple and effective next generation approach to HIV prevention…
Study vaccine protects monkeys against four types of hemorrhagic fever viruses
Scientists have developed an investigational vaccine that protected cynomolgus macaques against four types of hemorrhagic fever viruses endemic to overlapping regions in Africa. Scientists are developing and testing the candidate quadrivalent VesiculoV…