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Antidepressants for Anxiety should be continued for at least a year after treatment response
Sep 15, 2017News Hour: Patients with anxiety disorders who respond to antidepressants and then stop treatment face increased the risk of relapse in the year after treatment discontinuation, finds a meta-analysis in The BMJ. The analysis included 28 studies... -
24-hour glucose monitoring during pregnancy improves birth outcomes for women with type 1 diabetes and their babies
Sep 15, 2017News Hour: For women with type 1 diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels continuously during pregnancy via an implanted device helps better manage the disease, and improves birth outcomes compared to traditional finger-prick tests, according to a... -
GBD study provides latest estimates for worldwide causes of death, disease and illness
Sep 15, 2017News Hour: The Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) publishes its latest global estimates for the state of the world’s health in The Lancet. The GBD is the only annual, comprehensive, peer-reviewed assessment of global trends... -
Sedentary time tied to higher death risk
Sep 15, 2017News Hour: Adults who spend much of their time sitting have increased mortality risk — and the risk is even higher when the sedentary time is uninterrupted — according to a prospective study in the Annals of... -
Dietary treatment maybe as good as PPIs for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Sep 11, 2017News Hour: A dietary approach is at least as effective as proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for treating symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux, according to a retrospective chart review study in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery. Researchers identified... -
A Bangladeshi researcher’s commitment to a cure for liver cancer
Sep 11, 2017News Hour: When Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., came to VCU Massey Cancer Center in 2008, he wanted to pursue a new direction in his research. Driven by the loss of his close friend and colleague, Sarkar... -
Survivors of childhood cancer experience high burden of chronic health conditions into adulthood
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Survivors of childhood cancer may experience, on average, nearly twice as much chronic health condition by the age of 45, compared to the general population, according to a new study led by St Jude... -
Online therapy for insomnia also helps improve mental health symptoms
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Treating insomnia via a digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program resulted in improvements in sleep, as well as reductions in transient experiences of paranoia and hallucinations, according to a large randomised trial published in... -
Parents who put babies to sleep in their own rooms report the infants get more rest
Sep 2, 2017News Hour: Parents who put babies to sleep in their own rooms report the infants get more rest and have more consistent bedtime routines than parents who share a room or a bed with their babies,... -
Replacing fat with high carbohydrate intake may be linked to worse health outcomes
Aug 31, 2017News Hour: Reducing total fat intake, and replacing it with a high intake of carbohydrates may be linked to worse health outcomes, according to an international study of diets, published in The Lancet. The study involved...
