Single-use vapes ‘harm children and the environment and should be banned’: Experts say the devices get young people hooked on nicotine and contain plastic and batteries Single-use e-cigarettes are a ‘rapidly escalating threat’, say health groups Therese Coffey and Health Secretary Steve Barclay wrote an open letter Cheap vapes are…
A chip to replace animal testing
New drugs made from nanoparticles that can easily penetrate any interface within our bodies are a great hope in medicine. For such hopefuls to reach the market, their safety must be ensured. In this context, it must also be clarified what happens if a substance manages to penetrate the natural…
Emotions may affect carbon offsetting willingness
The purpose of a flight may affect an individual’s willingness to compensate for carbon emissions, according to a new study. “Our thinking is not strictly rational when it comes to carbon offsetting. Emotions and systematic errors in thinking also play a role,” says Patrik Sörqvist, professor in psychology. The idea…
Is It a Surge? Flu Season Gains Strength Before Holidays
The 2022-2023 flu season continues its early start as respiratory illness activity climbed to levels typically seen in January or February, according to a new report from the CDC. One important measure of the season’s severity, the proportion of outpatient visits involving influenza-like illness (ILI), rose to 5.8% for the week of…
Overworked Nurses; Bacteria Resistance; and New Cancer Trials
Extra Nursing Shifts Endanger Care Nurses pick up extra shifts for the pay or incentives — but 50-plus-hour weeks may affect their health and patient care. Evidence suggests that long hours may hurt a nurse’s physical and mental health, diminish the quality of care, and lead to patient errors. More…
Food Network Star Giada De Laurentiis Answers All of Our Most Burning Holiday Questions
We love Giada De Laurentiis all year long, but her holiday recipes and tips are truly priceless. Sure, the Italian-American cook is known for her fresh and bright flavors that are inspired by Italy, but her comfort food recipes might be even more delicious than her summer fare. Just look…
Extensive time in early center-based child care does not cause behavior problems, study finds
Previous research indicates that extensive time in early center-based day care is correlated with high levels of behavior problems in young children. However, the validity of this work has been controversial and its relevance outside of the United States has been called into question. New research used longitudinal databases from…
Not every readers struggle is the same
Many children struggle to learn to read, and studies have shown that students from a lower socioeconomic status (SES) background are more likely to have difficulty than those from a higher SES background. MIT neuroscientists have now discovered that the types of difficulties that lower-SES students have with reading, and…
Modified CEUS criteria using perfluorobutane can help diagnose high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma
According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), diagnostic performance of LR-5 for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis was not significantly different between modified contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) using perfluorobutane and CT/MRI LI-RADS version 2018. The findings support the application of modified CEUS criteria using perfluorobutane for…
Review: Are climate change and air pollution making neurologic diseases worse?
People with neurologic diseases like headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease may experience worsening symptoms due to climate change, according to a scoping review of research published in the November 16, 2022, online issue of Neurology. The review also found that stroke may become more prevalent due to…