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Intervention cuts risk for HIV in young transgender women

15.08.2018 Kids Health

(HealthDay)—A culturally specific, empowerment-based, and group-delivered behavioral prevention intervention can reduce sexual risk for HIV acquisition and transmission in sexually active young transgender women (YTW), according to a study published online Aug. 13 in JAMA Pediatrics. Robert Garofalo, M.D., M.P.H., from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a randomized efficacy trial of a […]

Ethiopian 7-year trial finds that childhood eye infection increases after antibiotic program ends

15.08.2018 Health Problems

Continuous mass distribution of azithromycin in northern Ethiopia, where the childhood eye infection trachoma is a major cause of blindness, is effective in preventing recurrence of trachoma but does not eliminate the infection entirely, according to a new study in PLOS Medicine by Jeremy Keenan and colleagues from the University of California in San Francisco, USA and the Carter Center […]

Artificial placenta created in the laboratory

14.08.2018 Health Problems

In order to better understand important biological membranes, it is necessary to explore new methods. Researchers at Vienna University of Technology (Vienna) have succeeded in creating an artificial placental barrier on a chip, using a high-resolution 3-D printing process. The placenta has an essential and highly complex task: it must ensure the exchange of important substances between the mother and […]

Chemicals found in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice

14.08.2018 Health Problems

Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage and broccoli could help to maintain a healthy gut and prevent colon cancer, a new study from the Francis Crick Institute shows. The research, published in Immunity, shows that mice fed on a diet rich in indole-3-carbinol—which is produced when we digest vegetables from the Brassica genus—were protected from gut inflammation and […]

Congo’s health ministry says Ebola spreads to 2nd province

14.08.2018 Health Problems

Congo’s latest deadly Ebola outbreak has spread into a neighboring province, the health ministry said Tuesday, as health workers began using an experimental treatment for the disease. Health officials are hoping the mAb114 therapy, isolated from a survivor of an Ebola outbreak in 1995, will be effective in this outbreak that so far has 30 confirmed cases including 14 deaths. […]

Using DeepMind’s neural network learning system to diagnose eye diseases

14.08.2018 Health Problems

Three institutions working together have applied DeepMind’s neural network learning system to the task of discovering and diagnosing eye diseases. Moorfields Eye Hospital has been working with Google’s DeepMind Health subsidiary and University College London in the effort, and have documented their progress in a paper published in Nature Medicine. As the researchers note, eye doctors currently use a machine […]

Lymphatic vessels unexpectedly promote the spread of cancer metastases

14.08.2018 Health Problems

Lymphatic vessels actively contribute to the spread of cancer metastases from various organs. This unexpected realisation is the result of a joint study by researchers from ETH Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich as part of the research initiative Skintegrity. Together with medical experts from the University Hospital Zurich, researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered a new mechanism by which […]

Independence Day 2018: Quotes from freedom fighters for kids

14.08.2018 Kids Health

Here are some powerful quotes by India’s freedom fighters that you should introduce your kids to, on the occasion of Independence Day. India will be celebrating its 72nd Independence Day on August 15, this year. Citizens across the country are gearing up to celebrate the day by hoisting the national flag and singing the national anthem and other patriotic songs. […]

Women’s Preventive Services Initiative says screen all women annually for urinary incontinence

14.08.2018 Health Problems

All women should be screened annually for urinary incontinence, according to new guidelines from the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI). Screening should assess whether women experience urinary incontinence and whether it affects their activities and quality of life. If treatment is indicated, women should be referred for further evaluation. The clinical guideline and evidence review are published in Annals of […]

Doctor-patient discussions neglect potential harms of lung cancer screening, study finds

13.08.2018 Health Problems

Although national guidelines advise doctors to discuss the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening with high-risk patients because of a high rate of false positives and other factors, those conversations aren’t happening the way they should be, according to a study by researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Lung cancer screening is recommended for […]

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