Elderly people with short chromosome caps, or telomeres, are more likely to have difficulty performing daily activities such as carrying
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Hospital outbreak linked to eye exam killed newborn, family’s lawsuit claims
The hospital acknowledged the outbreak in a 2017 medical journal and said that staff worked quickly to identify the source
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Cool indoor temperatures linked to high blood pressure
Turning up the thermostat may help manage hypertension, finds a new UCL study into the link between indoor temperatures and
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DNR orders linked to increased mortality in older adults
(HealthDay)—For hospitalized older patients, the presence of a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order is associated with poor short-term clinical outcomes, including mortality,
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Neurodevelopmental anomalies, birth defects linked to Zika ID’d
(HealthDay)—Many children of mothers with evidence of confirmed or possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy do not undergo all recommended
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Parents’ smoking and depression linked to increased ADHD risk in children
A new study has identified adults’ smoking and depression as family environmental factors associated with the development of attention-deficit hyperactivity
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Military sexual assault linked to PTSD and depression in LGB veterans
In a Journal of Traumatic Stress study of military veterans, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) veterans were twice as likely
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Modifiable midlife risk factors linked to late-onset epilepsy
(HealthDay)—Potentially modifiable risk factors in midlife are associated with the risk of developing late-onset epilepsy, according to a study published
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Unfavorable Prepregnancy Lipid Levels Linked to Low Parity
FRIDAY, July 20, 2018 — The risk of having no or only one child is elevated for women with an
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Gammaherpesviruses linked to tumors in macaques with simian immunodeficiency virus
Viruses known as gammaherpesviruses may raise the risk of cancer in macaques infected with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus or Simian Human
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