The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A survey of 133 countries conducted by the World Health Organization finds that only 34 countries have compiled a national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1JUQPGg
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Medical News Today: WHO: most countries have no national plan to tackle drug resistance
Medical News Today: The dangers of working in an office
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! We take a look at the aspects of working in a traditional office environment that could be harmful to your health and what can be done to reduce these risks. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1QPadd1
Medical News Today: Breast cancer less likely to recur in women with history of breastfeeding
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A new study finds that women diagnosed with luminal A breast cancer have a 30% reduced risk of the cancer returning if they have a history of breastfeeding. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1HUy6M7
Medical News Today: Study probing link between silica and lung cancer offers new clue
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A new study shows how an inflammatory molecule and its receptor promote the lung cancer that can result from silicosis, an irreversible lung disease caused by crystalline silica. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1DYfvZK
Medical News Today: Alzheimer’s amyloid protein development halted in mice
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Treatment with a new compound that precisely targets and blocks only amyloid precursor protein reduced plaque accumulation by 50% in Alzheimer’s mice after 2 weeks. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1QO1g3D
Medical News Today: Women’s heart health endangered by traumatic life events and financial struggles
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A new study suggests that negative life events and lifetime traumatic events could increase the risk of heart attack among middle-aged and older women. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1IqjFA2
Medical News Today: Fresh whole blood for pediatric heart surgery ‘may reduce risk of transfusion-related illnesses’
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Fresh whole blood lowers donor exposure for pediatric heart surgery patients, which may reduce their risk of transfusion-related complications, according to new research. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1Etb4cR
Medical News Today: Complex medical information after acute heart failure can lead to death
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! In a new study, patients admitted to hospital for heart failure who had difficulty understanding care plans for discharge had a higher risk of mortality. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1Etb2lg
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Medical News Today: Women more likely than men to have ongoing memory problems after concussion
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Using fMRI to analyze the brain activity of men and women after concussion, researchers find that women are more likely to experience persistent problems with working memory. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1DKs5N8
Medical News Today: Children with ADHD more likely to have eating disorder
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Researchers have found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity are considerably more likely than other children to have loss of control eating syndrome. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1zp93j7
Medical News Today: Polygamy quadruples heart disease risk, claims new study
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A potentially controversial new study reports an increased risk of heart disease among men with multiple wives – with the severity of disease increasing with number of wives. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1bUaAmU
Medical News Today: Biodegradable artificial blood vessels perform well in rats thanks to new material
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Blocked blood vessels can be replaced with artificial ones that dissolve as new tissue grows in their place. Now, a new material looks set to vastly increase treatment success. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1DAKKtj
Medical News Today: ‘Diet swap’ shows how Westernization may raise colon cancer risks
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Researchers were surprised by how quickly and dramatically risk factors for colon cancer switched between two groups of Americans and Africans after they swapped diet for 2 weeks. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1ECmYSU
Medical News Today: Increased risk of spreading HIV while circumcision wounds heal
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Researchers have found that men with HIV may face an increased risk of infecting female partners with the disease while wounds from circumcision surgery heal. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1KsXc4m
Medical News Today: Study of 1,200 students finds obesity link with bullying
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Feelings of being unsafe at school are linked to levels of overweight and obesity in a new study, with victimization exacerbating the problem. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1drvYQO
Medical News Today: Scientists create selective embryo technique that could lead to cheaper, more successful IVF
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Researchers from Taiwan have created a ‘microwell system’ technique that they say could boost the effectiveness of IVF, as well as lower its cost and make it more accessible. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1zcpRtg
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Medical News Today: Bullying leads to worse mental health problems than childhood maltreatment
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A new study suggests that bullied children experience worse long-term mental health problems than children who are maltreated by adults. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1IjD3Pc
Medical News Today: Escalating alcohol use among American women ‘has driven up overall binge drinking rates’
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! The first study to analyze alcohol-use trends in the US at a county level finds disparities in drinking behaviors between men and women and from county to county. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1bA5lYE
Medical News Today: Researchers discover new gene strongly linked to breast cancer
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! From analyzing populations of Polish and French-Canadian women, researchers find mutations in a gene called RECQL are strongly linked to the development of breast cancer. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1HNSluM
Medical News Today: New tickborne disease found in China may pose ‘substantial health threat’
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A new tickborne bacterium found in goats in northern China can cause human disease and may pose a substantial threat to humans and animals in and around the region, a study finds. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1GBibkl
Medical News Today: Mitochondria’s other job is to control stem cell development
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A study of fruit flies shows that mitochondria – the tiny powerhouses inside cells that give them energy to work – also play an important role in the development of stem cells. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1GBidIZ
Medical News Today: Adolescent drinking has long-term impact on memory and learning skills
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A new study in rodents has found that repeated exposure to alcohol during adolescence can lead to changes in the brain that could impair learning and memory in the long term. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1HSDTn4
Medical News Today: Children’s health ‘worse’ if staying with one parent – ‘better’ if custody shared
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! A parental split is known to adversely affect kids’ psychosomatic health. Now, a new study investigates how domestic arrangements impact children’s health following the split. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1P1kjnr
Medical News Today: Less severe autism symptoms in girls may lead to delayed diagnosis, study suggests
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! Girls are likely to be diagnosed with autism later than boys, a new study claims, possibly because girls present less severe symptoms than boys. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1GCRw9v
Monday, April 27, 2015
Medical News Today: Wired Health: how are innovative technologies disrupting health care?
The latest dentistry news from Medical News Today! This year’s Wired Health summit in London featured the latest technological innovations in health care. Medical News Today were on the scene and report on the highlights. Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://ift.tt/1z6DRET