The United States Public Health Service recently updated their guidelines for managing and preventing HIV exposure in the workplace. The biggest revision in the recommendations is the addition of a postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimen. Under the previous guidelines, healthcare professionals would be evaluated before determining a PEP regimen. Now, exposed workers will automatically receive a combination […]
Sugary Drinks Linked to Obesity in Children
Children who consume more than eight ounces of sugary beverages on a daily basis are more likely to gain weight and be obese compared to children who avoid such concoctions, a new study revealed. For their study, researchers evaluated the drinking habits of nearly 10,000 children at 9 months, 2 years, 4 years, and 5 […]
College Football Linked to High Blood Pressure in Athletes
Freshman college football players experienced a significant spike in blood pressure as their first season progressed, according to research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers found that by the end of the season, more than half of the players had developed either pre-hypertension or stage 1 hypertension, which is especially concerning […]
Over 50% of Alzheimer’s Cases Could Potentially Be Preventable
A study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center found that over half of all Alzheimer’s cases could potentially be prevented through early symptom detection and lifestyle changes in patients. For her study, Dr. Deborah Barnes examined data from multiple studies involving hundreds of thousands of patients around the world. After analyzing the […]
More Children Being Injured By Falling Televisions
The likelihood of a child being injured by a falling TV has increased by 95% over the last 22 years, according to researchers at the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. For their study, researchers looked at hospital records and injury data to determine how many children had been injured by a television from 1990 […]
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