2020

December

• When and Who can get a coronavirus vaccine?

2017

November

• Is a common shoulder surgery useless?

2016

October

• Preventing child obesity in the next generation must start before conception

• It’s time to consider propranolol as an anti-cancer drug, researchers say

• How long should children play video games?

• E-cigarette vapor does not cause oxidative stress in viable lung epithelial cells

• Heavy hitters: Obesity rate soars among professional baseball players

September

• Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity

• Belief about nicotine content in cigarette may change brain activity and craving

July

• You Can Stop Feeling Bad About Eating Chocolate

June

• Overweight and obese type 2 patients show improvements with structured nutrition therapy

• Researchers explore epigenetic influences of chronic pain

• Global study shows diabetes and heart disease can be a deadly combination

• A family-based weight management program improved self-perception among obese children

May

• Changes needed to increase access to colorectal cancer screening

April

• Despite efforts, childhood obesity remains on the rise

• Infant BMI is good predictor of obesity at age 2

• People with hepatitis C are two to five times more likely to develop certain head and neck cancers

• Researcher finds potential new source for pain inhibition

• Electrical stimulation of deep brain structures to ease chronic pain

March

• Infrequent home computer use may be indicative of early cognitive decline

• Keep an eye on children’s calories, researchers say

• A boost in microRNA may protect against obesity and diabetes

• Antidepressants linked to tooth implant failure, new study finds

• Can mindful eating help lower risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

• Better way to treat abscesses: Add antibiotic to conventional approach

• Drinking more water associated with numerous dietary benefits, study finds

• Increases in state and local spending could decrease mortality rates, researcher finds

February

• New front opens in battle against stroke

• Can virtual reality help fight obesity?

• New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat

• Genetic variation shown in patients with severe vascular complications of infection

• Better quality of care may reduce risk of death for patients on opioid painkillers

• Predicting periodontitis at state and local levels in the United States

January

• Smartphone app linked to increase in contraceptive use in India

• Wearing glasses improves reading fluency for kids with ‘high’ astigmatism

• Basic research led to first FDA-approved immunotherapy for pediatric cancer

• New study holds hope for improving outcomes for children exposed to methamphetamine

• Brain study reveals mindfulness could help prevent obesity in children

2015

December

• Let hunger be your guide

• Cell harm seen in lab tests of e-cigarettes

• Study identifies liver-generated hormone that regulates ‘sweet tooth’

• Financial burden of cancer survivorship varies by age, cancer site

• Eating healthy or feeling empty?

• Researchers see promising results in treating age-related decline in muscle mass and power

• International study offers new insight for understanding leading cause of blindness

• Low zinc levels may suggest potential breast-feeding problems

• Mathematics for child health

• How graphic photos on cigarette packs help smokers consider quitting

• Brain differences in premature babies who later develop autism

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