Researchers from Sweden say that women who have been treated for cervical precancer should receive lifelong follow-up, after finding that their risk for dying from vaginal or cervical cancer markedly increases after the age of 60 years. ...
Tags: Bjrn Strander, CIN3, Sweden, Marc Arbyn
Feeling a little fat after the holidays? Beware. Reading a news story that seems to devalue people who are overweight might make you more likely to reach for snacks to soothe your anxiety. Media stories that focus on topics such as the ...
Truck drivers, cleaning-service employees and mechanics are among the most obese groups of workers, new research contends. Not far behind are health-service workers and administrative and clerical personnel, the study out of Washington ...
Overweight adults often turn to diet beverages to help them slim down, but this tactic might backfire, new research suggests. Compared to people who drink sweetened beverages, heavy people with a diet-soda habit actually consume more ...
Experts and social organizations have warned of the negative effects that the economic crisis could mean for the health of the population. But it was not easy to demonstrate with data what is happening. A new comparative analysis of the ...
Women who have been diagnosed with and treated for precancerous cells on the cervix may be at increased risk for developing and dying from cervical or vaginal cancer, new research suggests. However, the researchers added that the overall ...
Tags: vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, precancerous cells, women health
The banning of certain types of a common class of chemicals known as phthalates has reduced Americans' exposure to the chemicals' potential harms, a new study suggests. However, the researchers also found evidence of increased exposure to ...
Tags: phthalates, chemicals'potential harms, banning, health risks
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Feb. 11-12, 2014, in Washington, D.C. A work group meeting will be held on Feb. 11 and the full ...
Tags: NACOSH, Dr.David Michaels, labor health, U.S.Department of Labor
Packaging defects have prompted a recall of a combination cholesterol drug called Liptruzet, produced by Merck & Co., temporarily affecting the entire U.S. stock. Merck said the foil pouches holding Liptruzet pills could allow air and ...
Tags: recall, Liptruzet, Merck, packaging defects
Hepatitis C treatment isn't pretty, but the dark days of weekly injections, rough side effects and no guarantee of full recovery from the liver-damaging disease may soon be over, researchers report. Two studies, both published in the Jan. ...
Up to half of women with postpartum depression -- a mood disorder that can occur after childbirth -- develop long-term depression, according to a new review. The findings show the need for doctors to closely monitor women with postpartum ...
Future research needed on full effect of public policies on both women's and men's health Government policies that allow both parents to take time off after a child is born provide positive benefits for the physical and mental health of ...
Aligned with its commitment to help move reproductive health management forward, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has received clearance for its new Access Total βhCG (5th IS) assay from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k), ...
Three-year project will encourage national expansion of Workplace Standard The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), along with its partners, CSA Group (CSA) and Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ), joined Labour Minister ...
The 11th ZOOM will take place under the Première Vision Pluriel banner from 18 to 20 February 2014 at Paris-Nord Villepinte, Hall 2. The show’s integration within the group is now complete under the management of PV ...
Tags: PV Manufacturing, Apparel