The study describing that consuming alcohol use during pregnancy; can have a variety of harmful consequences on the fetus. Lifelong effects include growth restriction, characteristic facial anomalies, and neurobehavioral dysfunction. According to study no amount of alcohol use during pregnancy has been proven safe. By this a recent survey of midwives and nurses who provide…
The study find that the Tickling’ the ear with a small electrical current appears to rebalance the autonomic nervous system for over-55s, potentially slowing down one of the effects of ageing, according to new research. Scientists found that a short daily therapy delivered for two weeks led to both physiological and wellbeing improvements; but including…
For the fourth consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, claimed the number one spot in the annual honor roll of best top hospital published today by US News & World Report. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston holds the number two spot this year (up from number four last year) in the magazine’s annual honor…
The study finding a group of microorganisms known as kinetoplastids including the parasites; that cause devastating diseases such as African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis. For each species, this includes a stage in which parasites adhere to insect tissue via a hemidesmosome-like structure. They share an ability to adhere to the insides of their…
The study showing that the ongoing transmission of the viral hepatitis with more than 50 000 newly diagnosing cases of hepatitis B and hepatitis C each year. These figures do not provide the full picture of the epidemiological burden, as ECDC estimates that around 9 million Europeans live with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C.…
Teenagers report higher levels of stress than adults; and cite school as the highest contributing factor, according to the American Psychological Association’s annual report. A summary from 2013 concluded that while stress among Americans was not new; “what’s troubling is the stress outlook for teens in the United States.” In response, recently some schools have…
The researches find that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved multiple applications for first generics of Lyrica (pregabalin) for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy; for the management of postherpetic neuralgia; but as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial onset seizures in patients 17 years of age and…
Among patients with knee osteoarthritis, higher intake with both vitamins D and C is associated with less cartilage degeneration, while supplementation with vitamin Dalone over 4 years is linked with significantly less progression of knee joint abnormalities. “Various vitamin deficiencies have identified in subjects with OA, including decreased vitamin C and D serum levels,” Gabby…
The researches find that the most common organisms responsible for symptomatic and serious food poisoning. Methods to detect this have evolved from crude microscopic identification to serotype detection. Now scientists at Cornell University and the Mars Global Food Safety Center (GFSC), Beijing report that they can use high-resolution whole genome sequencing technology to safely and consistently…
Here women and minority groups are underrepresented in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the US and workforce diversity is not likely undergo big changes anytime soon, according to a new ten-year study of almost 700,000 newly certified emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, published in Prehospital Emergency Care. “A diverse healthcare workforce can reduce health…
The researches find that the The IQWiG report is now available for the first indication investigate; stem cell transplantation. According to the findings; studies based on registry data show that there is indeed a correlation between treatment results and the frequency of the service provided (stem cell transplantation). This applies in particular to the survival…
The study finding that antibiotic resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae; an opportunistic pathogen that can cause respiratory and bloodstream infections in humans; are spreading through hospitals. But Certain strains of K. pneumoniae are more resistant to the carbapenem antibiotics; that representing the last line of the defence in treating infections and are therefore regarding as extremely…