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Study: Showering helps ease discomfort of women in labor
A study in Clinical Nursing Research reports that a 30-minute “therapeutic shower” taken when a woman is in active labor, can significantly…
Study: Longer military deployments increase divorce risk
The risk of divorce increases directly in relation to the length of time enlisted service members have been deployed to combats zones,…
Study: Faster hospital MI care has not reduced mortality
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Study: Dementia increases risk of incontinence
A UK study in PLOS Medicine found that people with dementia have about three times the rate of urinary incontinence and more…
FDA defines ‘gluten free’
On August 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a new regulation defining the term “gluten free” for voluntary food…
Study: Flu shots reduce risk of MI in middle-aged people with narrowed arteries
A study in Heart has found another benefit of influenza vaccination: It may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction in middle-aged (50…
Study: Grandmothers raising grandchildren struggle with depression
Grandmothers who care for their grandchildren fulltime need help for depression and family strains, according to researchers from the Case Western Reserve…
FDA approves Tivicay for HIV infection
On August 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tivicay (dolutegravir), a new drug to treat HIV-1 infection. Read more.
FDA tells companies to stop illegal sale of treatments for diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to 15 companies, notifying them the sale of their illegally marketed…
Updated guidelines for managing occupational HIV exposure released
Infection Control and Epidemiology has published “Updated US Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus…
Children of obese mothers are at greater risk for early cardiovascular death
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Study: Cocoa improves cognitive function in older adults
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