Many of these deaths involved conditioning with over-the-top workouts and punishment drills; plus inadequate medical response when a player starts to show signs of distress. An annual rite of summer: sending young men out on football fields across America in the sweltering August heat for grueling practice sessions. A new study shows the ritual can…
Scientists from the University, in partnership with the Respiratory Research Network of India; have reported results from a study of more than 2000 Indian patients with evidence of permanent lung damage. Researchers have found that more than 1/3 of patients who successfully cured of Tuberculosis with antibiotics developed permanent lung damage which; in the worst…
A paper published today in Pediatrics suggests that children and youth who do not sleep enough; and use screens more than recommended are more likely to act impulsively and make poorer decisions. The findings come from the globally recognized Healthy Active Living; and Obesity Research Group (HALO) at the CHEO Research Institute in Ottawa. Impulsive…
Unused pharmaceutical products during phacoemulsification result in relatively high financial and environmental costs; according to a study published online in JAMA Ophthalmology. Pharmaceutical products, including unused portions; may contribute to financial and environmental costs in the United States. Because cataract surgery, performed millions of times each year in the United States and throughout the rest…
Sufferers of recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) could expect more effective treatments thanks to University of Queensland-led research. UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections; according to Professor Mark Schembri from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. “They are a major burden on global healthcare,” he said. “Approximately 25 % of women…
Study stating the application of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles; in tumor associating the bone segmental defect. Materials scientists widely incorporate hydroxyapatite for bone repair in bone tissue engineering due to its superior biocompatibility as a natural component of human bones and teeth. Study highlighting the proliferation suppressive effect of HA nanoparticles against a variety of cancer cells…
Research led by a University of Maine sociology professor explores how family members of children with severe mental illness and violent tendencies persevere through stressful situations. Therefore In a recently published study; Karyn Sporer looks at the importance of positivity, education and community; and examines strategies family members identify as being helpful when challenge by stressors…
According to the study as the legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use are both on the rise in the United States; many people are not necessarily using alcohol less and may be unaware of the risks of combining alcohol; and marijuana, according to researchers. A new study from Penn State found that compared to…
The airline is telling pilots they must abstain from alcohol for 12 hours before flights; up from the previous eight hours. The change in the rule it’s called “bottle-to-throttle” in the airline business comes several days after two United pilots; were arrested in Scotland and charged with suspicion of being under the influence before a…
Hospitalization; Patients who meet an addiction medicine consult team while they’re in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorder after they go home, according to new research. The study, published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, measured one key outcome for patients who participated in a…
Skin Emollients; Care providers were alerted to a house fire involving one of their patients at 4am on May 30, 2015. The fire and rescue services discover a 74-year-old lady who had succumbed to a blaze that develop rapidly while she was still lying in bed. She had bed bound, know to smoke in bed…
Typical medications didn’t make a significant difference in her mental health, so her psychiatrist recommended she try ketamine infusions. Ketamine is a drug that’s been use in medical settings as an anesthetic for decades (and as a party drug for just as long) but lately; there’s been a lot of buzz about how ketamine can…