News tagged with epidemiologic transition
Species down, disease up: Study shows biodiversity loss drives human infections
The extinction of plant and animal species can be likened to emptying a museum of its collection, or dumping a cabinet full of potential medicines into the trash, or replacing every local cuisine with McDonald's burgers.
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Air-quality researchers tackle health implications of ultra-fine particles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three studies by a University of California, Davis, air-quality research group are adding to the growing body of data suggesting that very fine and ultra-fine airborne metal particles are closely linked to ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Taming nature, then man
The short version of human history might go something like this: First we were prey, then we were hunter-gatherers, then farmers — and from that came civilization.
May 06, 2011 |
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Long-term poverty but not family instability affects children's cognitive development
Children from homes that experience persistent poverty are more likely to have their cognitive development affected than children in better off homes, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology an ...
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Estrogen linked with lower dementia risk when taken in middle age, higher risk later in life
Estrogen therapy taken around the time of menopause was associated with a lowered risk of dementia in old age, but when taken in late life was linked with an increased dementia risk, according to a study led by a physician ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Older driver screening program expands to other counties, law enforcement
Keeping older drivers safe behind the wheel is the goal of a successful program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now expanding into additional counties. A team of experts from the School's Trauma ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Antibiotic use in infancy may increase risk of childhood asthma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who receive antibiotics within the first six months of life are at a significantly increased risk of developing asthma and allergies by 6 years of age, even without a genetic predisposition, new ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Lymphedema risk after breast cancer treatment reduced with weightlifting
Weightlifting may play a key role in a program to prevent the painful limb-swelling condition lymphedema following breast cancer treatment, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Weightlifting slashes lymphedema risk after breast cancer treatment
Weightlifting may play a key role in the prevention of the painful limb-swelling condition lymphedema following breast cancer treatment, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Combined ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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More lives saved with 24/7 enhanced staffing in medical ICU
In a first-of-its-kind study to measure the impact of the highest recommended specialist staffing levels in an intensive care unit, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that increased staffing ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
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New study tracks factors leading to physical decline in older adults
A study by Yale School of Medicine researchers reveals that the illnesses and injuries that can restrict the activity of older adults or land them in the hospital are linked to worsening functional ability, especially among ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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