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Daily time with controlled blood sugar tied to risk of diabetic eye disease
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - For people with diabetes, the chance of developing eye damage that can lead to blindness may depend on how many hours per day they can keep their blood sugar levels under control, a Chinese study suggests. This eye damage, known as diabetic retinopathy, is often caused by diabetes-related changes in blood vessels in the eye and is one of the leading causes of… → Read More
One-third of US military injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are not from battle
Non-battle injuries were most common in the Air Force, accounting for 67% of cases, followed by the Navy at 48%, the Army at 35%, and the Marine Corps at 26%, according to a recent report. → Read More
Sound therapy may train the brain to ignore tinnitus
(Reuters Health) - A sound-emitting device worn in the ear during sleep may train the brain to ignore an annoying chronic ringing in the ears, a new study suggests. People with the disorder, known as tinnitus, who slept with the in-ear devices felt less bothered than patients who used bedside noise machines, researchers found in a study funded by the device manufacturer. Tinnitus is the… → Read More
Kids who see guns in movies may be more apt to play with firearms
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Watching movie characters use guns may not necessarily make kids more likely to pick up a weapon themselves, but it may mean children who play with guns are more apt to fire them, a new experiment suggests. For the experiment, researchers had children watch a 20-minute clip from the PG-rated films “The Rocketeer” or “National Treasure.” The kids were randomly… → Read More
A psychiatry researcher explains the ‘real and urgent need’ for more research into medical marijuana
"Until the time that federal law changes, we are not able to be able to prescribe medical marijuana for conditions that may be helpful.” → Read More
Freestanding ERs may give patients sticker shock
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Care at freestanding emergency departments may cost about 10 times more than similar treatment at urgent care centers, according to a Texas study that highlights the potential for patients to be surprised by their bills. The average cost of care at a freestanding emergency room in Texas was $2,199 in 2015, compared with $168 at urgent care, the study found.… → Read More
Task force advises routine preeclampsia screening in pregnancy
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women should get routine blood pressure checks at every prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, according to new proposed U.S. guidelines aimed at preventing deaths from this complication. Even though many doctors already monitor blood pressure throughout pregnancy, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-backed panel of… → Read More
People are increasingly relying on Siri for advice on suicide, rape and heart attacks
Smartphones aren't so smart when it comes to a medical crisis. → Read More
This is how researchers think anxious people see the world
“Our study suggests that people with anxiety cannot discriminate ... between stimuli that have an emotional content and similar mundane or daily stimuli." → Read More
Drinking more coffee may undo liver damage from booze
Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind... → Read More
Teenagers who try e-cigarettes are more than twice as likely to start smoking
A study adds to evidence that e-cigarettes are a gateway to traditional cigarettes. → Read More
New research suggests students could benefit from classroom standing desks
Standing desks could help make students' lives more active, researchers wrote. → Read More
After mastectomy, breast reconstruction may boost body image
Women who get breast reconstruction right after a mastectomy may feel this helps improve their body image and overall quality of life, a small U.S. study suggests. → Read More
Millions of people take medicine that might make the flu vaccine less effective
AP(Reuters Health) - Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest. Both studies looked at the effectiveness of flu vaccines in people who were or were not using statins. Taken together, the results connect statins to a dampened immune response to flu vaccines and greater odds of respiratory infections during… → Read More
Doctors and nurses don't always have healthy lifestyles
Even doctors and nurses don't always follow the healthy lifestyle choices they recommend for patients to reduce the risk of medical problems like obesity, heart disease and diabetes, a → Read More
Skipping blood pressure pills may raise heart failure risk
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - Patients who... → Read More
Study: There are 2 key factors that could hurt some women's chances of getting pregnant
Women who work more than 40 hours a week or routinely lift heavy loads may take longer to get pregnant than women who don’t, a U.S. study suggests. → Read More
Study looks at how much slower you walk while texting
Texting while driving is clearly a bad idea, but it may be dangerously distracting while walking, too, a new study suggests. → Read More
A decades-old Medicare rule may be needlessly extending hospital stays
This minimum-stay rule dates back to the 1960s. → Read More
Unpaid family caregivers are bearing a $470 billion burden
Those unpaid services are worth more than total Medicaid spending for 2013. → Read More