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<p>Parents should quit smoking while their children are young to help prevent them from picking up the habit later on.</p>
Researchers investigated the effect of shift work on headache, as well as whether the association between shift work and headache could be explained by potential mediators such as perceived stress and poor sleep.
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Functional magnetic resonance imaging reveals different activity in the brains of cocaine addicts who have a lack of self-awareness, a new study has found.Compared with healthy controls and addicts who demonstrate normal self-awareness, the addicts with impaired insight had less activity in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) when they made errors on a test.
In this podcast, Eyitayo Owolabi, PhD, RN, discusses how diabetes technology is being used to support and educate patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, including addressing health care access barriers and promoting medication use, blood glucose monitoring, risk-reduction, problem-solving, healthy coping, engaging in healthy dietary practices, and physical activity. Dr Owolabi also presented on this topic at ADCES 2023 during a poster presentation titled Technology-Based Diabetes Education and Support for Persons Newly Diagnosed with T2D: A Scoping Review.
<p>Not all childhood asthma phenotypes respond alike to inhaled anti-inflammatories, suggesting a need for individualized treatment.</p>
Phil Lempert discusses the results of a recent study examining the relationship between lunch time duration and fruit and vegetable consumption in school-age children.
A systematic review published online in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health documents several studies that found reductions in depressive symptoms after probiotic therapy, either alone or in conjunction with prebiotics.
By Megan BrooksNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One or two doses of the diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine provides good protection against pertussis in the first year of life, new research from Australia shows.However, researchers also found the effectiveness of three doses wanes quickly in preschoolers without a booster dose.
The American College of Physicians has released the 7th edition of its ethics manual, which is the first update to the guidance since 2012.
There are still many unanswered questions regarding the most impactful way to treat diabetes. One of the most exciting of which surrounds the influence of glucagon and the alpha cell.
<p>In the 21st century, this safety rule is as important as the older "don't talk to strangers" and "look both ways before crossing the street." If you remember nothing else about Internet safety, remember this.</p>
New research examined how self-perceived age reflects health, well-being and risk of mortality.
New research examines a possible link between testosterone levels and uterine fibroids.
By Lisa Rapaport
(Reuters Health) - A recent research review finds that sugar substitutes may not promote eating more calories or packing on extra pounds.
The existing body of research on artificial sweeteners is a bit of a mixed bag. Some studies have linked sugar substitutes - especially in diet drinks - to increased appetite or changes in the way the body handles sugar. But other research has tied the products to successful weight loss.
Researchers tested the effects of a common herpes medication on levels of HIV-1 in patients with and without herpes infection.
Discontinuing warfarin in an attempt to reduce bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing dental surgery could increase the risk stroke.