Month: February 2019
Younger siblings with older brothers more likely to be bullied
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – That younger siblings are most likely to experience bullying within a family, and the eldest is most likely to do the bullying may not come as a surprise to those who grew up in large...
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U.S. health spending to rise 5.5 percent per year over next decade: CMS
By Tamara Mathias and Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – U.S. health spending is expected to grow at...
Read MorePrescription opioids may play role in some fatal two-car crashes
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – In fatal two-car crashes, drivers deemed to have caused the wreck were almost twice as likely as those who were not at fault to test positive for opioids, a U.S. study finds. The most...
Read MoreFriendly texts tied to fewer suicide attempts in the military
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Military service members who are at risk for suicide may be less likely to attempt to harm themselves when they receive supportive text messages, a U.S. study suggests. Soldiers in the...
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Expired drugs may remain effective, safe to use in a pinch
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Even medicines that are years past their expiration date...
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Doctors share amusing comments seen in patient charts
This tweet started it. @sargsyanz wrote, “My favorite exam finding in hospitalized patients:...
Read MoreCzechs order inspection of all Polish beef imports: CTK agency
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech authorities will inspect all beef imported into the Czech Republic from neighboring Poland following the discovery of salmonella in a 700 kg batch of imported Polish beef, news agency CTK said on...
Read MoreIsraeli biopharma firm BiomX raises $32 million in private funding
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli biopharma firm BiomX said on Wednesday it raised $32 million in a private funding round that will primarily be used to advance the company’s drug candidates for the treatment of acne and...
Read MoreIndivior launches generic version of its Suboxone opioid drug
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) – British drugmaker Indivior Plc said on Wednesday it had launched a copycat version of its blockbuster opioid addiction drug Suboxone in the United States, just one day after a court decision...
Read MoreChina confirms African swine fever hits Shandong province as national outbreak spreads
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it has confirmed the country’s ongoing African swine fever outbreak continues to spread across the nation, hitting the major livestock...
Read MoreBritish start-up breeds high performance bugs for animal feed
LONDON (Reuters) – After centuries of selective breeding of animals and plants to maximize yields in agriculture, bugs are getting the same treatment, as demand for insect protein grows. British start-up Beta Bugs is...
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Glottic Carcinoma Can Be HPV-Related Disease in Young Adults
Cases of glottic carcinoma in patients aged 30 years or younger tested positive for high-risk HPV
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Prenatal Fluconazole Exposure Increases Neonatal Risks
Any exposure increases spontaneous abortion risk; cardiac septal defects up for use in early pregnancy
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Structural, Clinical Barriers Prevent Cancer Trial Participation
Trial unavailable at patients’ institution 55.6 percent of the time; 21.5 percent of patients ineligible
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Early Intensive Treatment May Improve Long-Term MS Outcomes
Mean five-year change lower in Expanded Disability Status Scale score with early intensive treatment
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Black-White Cancer Mortality Gap Decreasing in Some Age Groups
Cancer deaths rates decreasing faster for black men and women vs. white men and women in U.S.
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Eating Nuts Tied to Reduced CVD Incidence, Death in T2DM Patients
Reduced risk seen for total CVD, coronary heart disease incidence for men and women
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1997 to 2014 Saw Large Hike in Screen Time for Ages 0 to 2
Television accounted for most screen time in children aged 0 to 2 and 3 to 5 years in 2014
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Combo Regimens Effective for Tx of Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
Two large trials show benefits for pembrolizumab-axitinib and avelumab-axitinib versus sunitinib
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