Skin Care :: Protecting your skin from the sun
When spending your holiday weekend outdoors, you should think about protecting yourself from the sun’s harmful rays.
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HIV :: Self-monitoring helps reduce high-risk behavior among HIV-positive people
There are many effective, albeit expensive, intervention programs aimed at encouraging HIV-positive people to practice less risky behavior. But a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that self-monitoring by these patients is not only an effective strategy but is inexpensive and easy to implement as well.
Stroke :: Hospital operators may fail to steer people with stroke symptoms to call 9-1-1
Nearly a quarter of hospital or “healthline” operators mistakenly routed a caller describing classic stroke symptoms to primary care doctors rather than to 9-1-1, according to a research project published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Heart Disease :: New heart disease risk score will help minimize health inequalities
A new score for predicting the risk of heart disease gives a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing the disease and which adults are most likely to benefit from treatment.
Diabetes :: Wesley Research Institute study targets pharmacists to help diabetes sufferers
A new Wesley Research Institute project aims to make it much easier for people to manager their type 2 diabetes by using community pharmacists.
Bladder Cancer :: UF scientists work to develop simple bladder cancer test
University of Florida and University of Michigan scientists isolated nearly 200 proteins from the urine of patients with and without bladder cancer. Several appear promising as potential biomarkers, including one that studies conducted elsewhere have already linked to liver and ovarian cancer.
Cancer :: Cancer on the agenda of the Portuguese EU Council Presidency
The European Society for Medical Oncology is proud to announce that it is collaborating closely with the Portuguese EU Presidency on a key European meeting on health care issues, where cancer will be an important part of the agenda.
Weight Loss :: White women more likely than black women to seek dieting help
In the battle of the bulge, dieters often seek reinforcements ? such as a doctor?s prescription, counseling by a mental health professional, suggestions from a trainer or membership in a weight-loss support group. However, some people might be more reluctant to look for outside assistance than others.
Pregnancy :: Smoking, Nicotine and Pregnancy SNAP – patches and stop
1050 pregnant women are being recruited for the most extensive trial of its kind to establish the effect of using nicotine patches during pregnancy. The ?1.3m clinical trial ? Smoking, Nicotine and Pregnancy (SNAP) trial ? will investigate whether nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is safe, effective and cost-effective for mums-to-be who want to give up smoking. It will also study the effect on the behaviour and development of the child.
Motherhood :: FOGSI to launch Safe Motherhood campaign through DD, AIR
In an effort to counter maternal mortality, the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) is set to spread its ‘Safe Motherhood campaign’ through AIR and Doordarshan.