Fear of psychiatric hospitalization is one of the primary reasons that older men an age and gender group at high risk for suicide do not talk about suicide with their physicians. Researchers discovered this finding as part of a pre-launch; stakeholder assessment of a multimedia program designed to encourage men to open up to their…
Caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions can create challenging situations. For example, some treatments may be harmful to older adults who live with and manage several chronic conditions. In some cases, several treatments might be available but healthcare providers; may not know which are best for a particular individual. In other cases, older…
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process of fertilization where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body; in vitro (“in glass”). The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman’s ovulatory process; removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman’s ovaries and letting sperm fertilize them in a liquid in a laboratory.…
Respiratory tract infection (RTI) is the most common reason parents take children to consult in primary care worldwide; many of these children are prescribed antibiotics unnecessarily. The decision to seek medical advice is complex,2,3 as parents rely on their child’s physical expression of illness and their own interpretation of the symptoms. Clinicians also report consultations…
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, diagnosing disease faster and potentially with greater accuracy than physicians, some have suggested that technology may soon replace tasks that physicians currently perform. But a new study from the Google AI research group shows that physicians and algorithms working together are more effective than either alone. It’s one of…
University of Cincinnati research on adolescent use of electronic cigarettes was featured prominently at the American Academy of Health Behavior 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting in Greenville, South Carolina. “Electronic Cigarette Acquisition Means Among Adolescent Daily Users” earned Ashley Merianos. Black Award, which is presented by the AAHB in recognition of early-career health behavior research that…
Around 2 % of infertile women are with cancers; the researcher authors from Stanford University explain. The study, which is entitled “Risk of cancer in infertile women; analysis of US claims data” published in the latest issue of the journal Human Reproduction. The researchers explain that women with fertility problems who undergo In VitroFertilization (IVF);…
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed; the greater their risk of premature death–particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer; according to a large long-term study of U.S. men and women. The risk of early death linked with drinking SSBs was more pronounced among women. The study, led by Harvard…
Neuropathy is the most common complication of prediabetes and diabetes and presents as distal-to-proximal loss of peripheral nerve function in the lower extremities. So, neuropathy progression and disease severity in prediabetes and diabetes correlates with dyslipidemia in man and murine models of disease. Moreover, Dyslipidemia is characterized by elevated levels of circulating saturated fatty acids…
Increases in chronic inflammation—not the passage of time—is the main reason why injured bones do not heal as well with age. This is the finding of a study in mice and humans published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The results revolve around the known breakdown, due to wear and tear, of…
Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Therefore symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. So These may occur a few times a day or a few times per week. Depending on the person, they…
Skin is the body’s largest organ, and scientists at UC San Francisco and the San Francisco Veterans Administration (VA) Health Care System think it may be to blame for body wide inflammation linked to numerous chronic diseases of aging. The good news is that properly caring for the skin with a moisturizing cream may lower…